Exhibit 31.1

      CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING GFSI, INC.'S
      QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 3, 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 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:    February 13, 2004


/S/  ROBERT M. WOLFF
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Robert M. Wolff
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer