Exhibit 99.1


                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 Liz Claiborne,  Inc. (the "Company")
on Form  10-Q  for the  period  ending  September  28,  2002 as  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Paul R.
Charron,  Chairman  of the Board and Chief  Executive  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:

     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/ Paul R. Charron
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Paul R. Charron
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
November 12, 2002