Exhibit 31.1

 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING GFSI, INC.'S
      QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 27,2003


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)) 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)     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

       (c)     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 5, 2003

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