Kate Spade & Co (KATE) 10-K 2011 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32(b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Liz Claiborne, Inc. (the “Company”) onForm 10-K for the period ending January 1, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Andrew Warren, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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.

/s/  Andrew Warren

Andrew Warren

Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 17, 2011

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) and is not being filed as part of theForm 10-K or as a separate disclosure document.

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