Exhibit 32.1

                               STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
                            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 Steven Madden,  Ltd. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended March 31, 2005 as filed with the  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof  (the  "Report"),  I,  Jamieson A.
Karson, Chairman and 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 to 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/ JAMIESON A. KARSON
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Jamieson A. Karson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 10, 2005