Exhibit 31.1

      CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING GFSI, INC.'S
       QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 1, 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:  February 14, 2005



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