Exhibit 31.1

      CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING GFSI, INC.'S
       QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED APRIL 2, 2005


I, Robert M. Wolff, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer) of GFSI, Inc., certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of GFSI, Inc.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this Quarterly Report does not contain any untrue
       statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
       to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
       such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
       covered by this Quarterly Report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
       information included in this Quarterly Report, fairly present in all
       material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
       flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
       Quarterly Report;

4.     The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
       establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
       defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
       control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
       13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:

       (a)     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
               disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
               supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
               registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
               known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
               the period in which this Quarterly Report is being prepared;

       (b)     Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
               caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
               designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
               regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
               preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
               accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

       (c)     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
               controls and procedures and presented in this Quarterly Report
               our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
               controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
               this Quarterly Report based on such evaluation; and

       (d)     Disclosed in this Quarterly Report any change in the registrant's
               internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
               the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
               affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
               registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.     The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
       our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
       to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
       board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

       (a)     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
               design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
               which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
               ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
               information; and

       (b)     Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
               other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
               internal control over financial reporting.

Date:    May 3, 2005


/s/ Robert M. Wolff
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Robert M. Wolff
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer


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