EXHIBIT 32.1


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

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Phoenix Footwear
Group, Inc., (the "Company"), does hereby certify with respect to the Annual
Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2003, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "10-K Report"), that:

      (1)   the 10-K Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections
            13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
            and

      (2)   the information contained in the 10-K Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

      The undersigned have executed this Certification effective as of March 26,
2004.

                                /s/ JIM R REIDMAN
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                                  Jim R. Riedman
                        Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

                                /s/ KENNETH WOLF
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                                   Kenneth Wolf
                        Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

A signed original of this Certification has been provided to Phoenix Footwear
Group, Inc. and will be retained by Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.