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 Annual Report of Liz Claiborne, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period ending December 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
March 26, 2003