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                                                                      EXHIBIT 24
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                        /s/ LESLIE H. WEXNER
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Leslie H. Wexner


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                    /s/ KENNETH B. GILMAN
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Kenneth B. Gilman


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                    /s/ ROGER D. BLACKWELL
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Roger D. Blackwell



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                     /s/ CYNTHIA A. FIELDS
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Cynthia A. Fields
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                   /s/ E. GORDON GEE
                                                   -------------------------
                                                   E. Gordon Gee



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                  /s/ GRACE A. NICHOLS
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Grace A. Nichols



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                  /s/ BETH M. PRITCHARD
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Beth M. Pritchard


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                 /s/ ALEX SHUMATE
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                 Alex Shumate


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                            OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.



             The undersigned officer and/or director of Intimate Brands, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
its 1997 fiscal year under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., hereby
constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as attorney to sign
for the undersigned in any and all capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K
and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all applications or other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to
such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if
personally present. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                EXECUTED as of the 30th day of January, 1998.



                                                      /s/ DONALD B. SHACKELFORD
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Donald B. Shackelford