Exhibit 32.2


                                 CANDIE'S, INC.
                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 Candie's Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 31, 2003 (the "Report"), I,
Richard Danderline, Executive Vice President - Finance and Operations 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 the best of my knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of section 13(a) 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 result of operations of the Company.


/s/ Richard Danderline
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Richard Danderline
Executive Vice President - Finance and Operations
(Principal Financial Officer)

September 15, 2003