Michael W Rayden Form 3 PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL / MICHAEL W RAYDEN ownership change

POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Cory Shade and Anita Britt, of Perry Ellis International,
Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), signing singly, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") Forms 3, 4 and 5 relating to the undersigned's
interests in the securities of the Company, in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the SEC and any
other appropriate authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights
and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 17th day of July, 2015.


                                        /s/ Michael W. Rayden