Exhibit 32.2


                                 CANDIE'S, 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 Annual  Report of Candie's Inc. (the  "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period  ending  January 31, 2004 (the  "Report"),  I,  Richard
Danderline,  Executive  Vice  President - Finance and Operations 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 to the best of my knowledge:

(1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) 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 result of operations of
         the Company.


/s/Richard Danderline
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Richard Danderline
Executive Vice President - Finance and Operations
(principal financial officer)

May 13, 2004