Exhibit 32.2

                               STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                               ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Steven Madden, Ltd. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 (the "Report"), I, Arvind
Dharia, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 18
U.S.C. 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) 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/ ARVIND DHARIA
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Arvind Dharia
Chief Financial Officer
May 7, 2004