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 Candie's,  Inc. (the  "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period  ended July 31, 2002 as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, Neil Cole, as 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/ Neil Cole
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                                    Neil Cole
                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                    September 16, 2002