Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. (the
"Company"), do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my
knowledge the foregoing Quarterly Report of the Company:

(1) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78 m or 78o(d), and, (2) the
information contained in the periodic report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  May 12, 2003            /s/ James R. Riedman
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                                James R. Riedman
                                Chairman and Chief Executive Officer