Exhibit 31.1

      CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING GFSI, INC.'S
       QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 2, 2004


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:    November 11, 2004



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