Exhibit 99.1



                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


        I, DOUGLAS B. OTTO, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the
Quarterly Report of DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information
contained in such Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations of DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION.

Date:   November 13, 2002


                                             /s/ Douglas B. Otto
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                                             DOUGLAS B. OTTO,
                                             Chief Executive Officer of
                                             Deckers Outdoor Corporation



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