Exhibit 99.2


                            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 Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.
(formerly Designs, Inc., the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended August 3, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"), I, Dennis R. Hernreich, Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350,
as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (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.

Date:  September 17, 2002



                                          /s/ Dennis R. Hernreich
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                                          Dennis R. Hernreich
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                          Officer)

      This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to ss.906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.