EXHIBIT 99.1

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

            NOT FILED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

In connection with the Annual Report of The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. 401(k) Savings
Plan (the "Plan") on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, George Zimmer, Chief Executive Officer of The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (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:

(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 Plan.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


Dated: June 20, 2003

                            By                 /s/ GEORGE ZIMMER
                               -------------------------------------------------
                                                 George Zimmer
                               Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer