J Crew (JCG) 10-K 2005 FY Annual report

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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Annual Report of J.Crew Group, Inc. and J.Crew Operating Corp. (collectively, the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended January 29, 2005 (the "Report") as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Millard S. Drexler, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Amanda J. Bokman, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

        1.     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        2.     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: April 29, 2005

/s/  MILLARD S. DREXLER      Millard S. Drexler
Chief Executive Officer

/s/  AMANDA J. BOKMAN      Amanda J. Bokman
Executive Vice-President and
Chief Financial Officer

        The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002