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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
       CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934
  
  
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   June 1, 2000
  
                           Commission file number 0-28596
  
                                THE NORTH FACE, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                    DELAWARE                           94-3204082
          (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)          Identification Number)
  
      2013 Farallon Drive, San Leandro, California        94577
        (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 618-3500
  
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  ITEM 1.  CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
  
           VF Corporation ("VF") has reported that, pursuant to a tender offer by
           Sequoia Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF ("Sub"), for
           all the outstanding shares of common stock of The North Face, Inc. (the
           "Company"), which expired on May 23, 2000, it has accepted for payment
           approximately 10,460,000 shares of common stock of the Company. As a
           consequence, VF, through Sub, owns approximately 82% of the outstanding
           shares of common stock of the Company.
  
           Pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated as of April 7, 2000
           among the Company, VF and Sub, Geoffrey D. Lurie, Karl H. Salzburger
           and William N. Simon are resigning, or are expected to resign, from the
           five-member board of directors of the Company, to be replaced by the
           following designees of VF: Mackey J. MacDonald, Robert K. Shearer and
           Candace S. Cummings. Robert P. Bunje and Michael Doyle are expected to
           continue as members of the board of directors of the Company.
  
           VF has reported that it has funded the tender offer and the related
           fees and expenses from internally generated funds.
  
  ITEM 4.    CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS
  
             (a)  Previous independent accountants
  
                  On June 1, 2000, Deloitte & Touche LLP ("D&T") resigned as the
                  principal accountants of the Company.
  
                  D&T's report on the Company's financial statements for the years
                  ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 contained an explanatory
                  paragraph regarding certain matters which raise substantial
                  doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going
                  concern.
  
                  During the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the
                  interim period through June 1, 2000, there were no disagreements
                  between the Company and D&T on any matter of accounting
                  principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
                  auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the
                  satisfaction of D&T, would have caused it to make reference to
                  the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its
                  report.
  
                  In May 1999, D&T advised the Company's Audit Committee that,
                  in planning and performing their audit of the consolidated
                  financial statements of the Company for the year ended
                  December 31, 1998, they noted two matters involving the
                  Company's internal controls and its operation that they
                  considered to be reportable conditions under standards
                  established by the American Institute of Certified Public
                  Accountants.
  
                  As a result of the advice received by the Company's Audit
                  Committee, the Audit Committee discussed the subject matter of
                  the letter with D&T and subsequently recommended to the Board of
                  Directors that the Company adopt the recommendations of D&T.
  
                  Except as noted above, during the two most recent years and
                  through June 1, 2000, there have been no reportable events (as
                  defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(v)).
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                  The Company has requested that D&T furnish it with a letter
                  addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the
                  above statements. A copy of such letter, dated June 7, 2000, is
                  filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.
  
  
  ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
             (c) Exhibit 16 - Letter re:  change in certifying accountant
  
  
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                          THE NORTH FACE, INC.
  
  Date:  June 7, 2000                     By:  /s/ Geoffrey D. Lurie
                                              _________________________________
                                          Name:  Geoffrey D. Lurie
                                          Title:  Chief Executive Officer
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
       CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934
  
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   June 1, 2000
  
                           Commission file number 0-28596
  
                                THE NORTH FACE, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                    DELAWARE                           94-3204082
          (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)          Identification Number)
  
      2013 Farallon Drive, San Leandro, California        94577
        (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 618-3500
  
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  ITEM 1.  CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
  
           VF Corporation ("VF") has reported that, pursuant to a tender offer by
           Sequoia Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF ("Sub"), for
           all the outstanding shares of common stock of The North Face, Inc. (the
           "Company"), which expired on May 23, 2000, it has accepted for payment
           approximately 10,460,000 shares of common stock of the Company. As a
           consequence, VF, through Sub, owns approximately 82% of the outstanding
           shares of common stock of the Company.
  
           Pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated as of April 7, 2000
           among the Company, VF and Sub, Geoffrey D. Lurie, Karl H. Salzburger
           and William N. Simon are resigning, or are expected to resign, from the
           five-member board of directors of the Company, to be replaced by the
           following designees of VF: Mackey J. MacDonald, Robert K. Shearer and
           Candace S. Cummings. Robert P. Bunje and Michael Doyle are expected to
           continue as members of the board of directors of the Company.
  
           VF has reported that it has funded the tender offer and the related
           fees and expenses from internally generated funds.
  
  ITEM 4.    CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS
  
             (a)  Previous independent accountants
  
                  On June 1, 2000, Deloitte & Touche LLP ("D&T") resigned as the
                  principal accountants of the Company.
  
                  D&T's report on the Company's financial statements for the years
                  ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 contained an explanatory
                  paragraph regarding certain matters which raise substantial
                  doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going
                  concern.
  
                  During the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the
                  interim period through June 1, 2000, there were no disagreements
                  between the Company and D&T on any matter of accounting
                  principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
                  auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the
                  satisfaction of D&T, would have caused it to make reference to
                  the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its
                  report.
  
                  In May 1999, D&T advised the Company's Audit Committee that,
                  in planning and performing their audit of the consolidated
                  financial statements of the Company for the year ended
                  December 31, 1998, they noted two matters involving the
                  Company's internal controls and its operation that they
                  considered to be reportable conditions under standards
                  established by the American Institute of Certified Public
                  Accountants.
  
                  As a result of the advice received by the Company's Audit
                  Committee, the Audit Committee discussed the subject matter of
                  the letter with D&T and subsequently recommended to the Board of
                  Directors that the Company adopt the recommendations of D&T.
  
                  Except as noted above, during the two most recent years and
                  through June 1, 2000, there have been no reportable events (as
                  defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(v)).
  The Company has requested that D&T furnish it with a letter
                  addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the
                  above statements. A copy of such letter, dated June 7, 2000, is
                  filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.
  
  ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
             (c) Exhibit 16 - Letter re:  change in certifying accountant
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          THE NORTH FACE, INC.
  
  Date:  June 7, 2000                     By:  /s/ Geoffrey D. Lurie
                                              _________________________________
                                          Name:  Geoffrey D. Lurie
                                          Title:  Chief Executive Officer