EXHIBIT II

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated April 15, 2002,  accompanying  the  consolidated
financial  statements  and  schedule  included in the Annual  Report of Lakeland
Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 1O-K for the fiscal year ended January
31, 2002. We hereby consent to the  incorporation by reference of said report in
the Registration Statement of Lakeland Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form
S-8 (File No. 33-92564, effective May 15,1995).



/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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GRANT THORNTON LLP



Melville, New York
April 15, 2002