Chaus Bernard 10-Q 2012 Q2 Quarterly report

BERNARD CHAUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Exhibit 32.2

BERNARD CHAUS, INC.

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 Quarterly Report of Bernard Chaus, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies, 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.

Date: February 14, 2012

/s/ William P. Runge

William P. Runge

Interim Chief Financial Officer