Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-72086, 33-86040, 333-05643, 333-56215, 333-42708, 333-101037, 333-107317, and 333-119262 on Forms S-8 of our report dated April 10, 2007 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment and SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)), relating to the financial statements of The Talbots, Inc. and subsidiaries and our report dated April 10, 2007 relating to management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Talbots, Inc. for the year ended February 3, 2007.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
April 10, 2007