POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Rosemary Trudeau,
Filing Coordinator for Perry Ellis International, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"),
signing singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5 relating to the undersigned's
interests in the securities of the Company, in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 and the rules thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other appropriate authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
 of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned,
is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 24th day of March, 2005.

	/s/ Gary Dix
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	Gary Dix
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