EXHIBIT 3.6

                     AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 2 OF
               THE BYLAWS OF PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
                            A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

        SECTION 2. NUMBER AND QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. The authorized number
of directors shall be not less than five nor more than nine until changed by
Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or by a Bylaw duly adopted by
approval of the outstanding shares. The exact number of directors shall be
fixed, within the limits specified, by amendment of the next sentence duly
adopted either by the Board of Directors or the shareholders. The exact number
of directors shall be seven until changed as provided in this Section 2.