Perry Ellis International to Present at the Sidoti & Company Ninth Annual New York Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum

Business Wire, April 6, 2005

MIAMI -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to a revision.

The corrected release reads:

PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL TO PRESENT AT THE SIDOTI & COMPANY NINTH ANNUAL NEW YORK EMERGING GROWTH INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR FORUM

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PERY) announced today that the company will be presenting at the Sidoti & Company Ninth Annual New York Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum that takes place April 6-7 in New York City. The investor presentation by Perry Ellis' management is scheduled for 9:40 a.m. ET on April 7.

About Perry Ellis International

Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories, and fragrances, including dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress and casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and men's and women's swimwear to all major levels of retail distribution. The company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of highly recognized brands including Perry Ellis(R), Jantzen(R), Cubavera(R), Munsingwear(R), John Henry(R), Original Penguin(R), Grand Slam(R), Natural Issue(R), Pro Player(R), the Havanera Co.(R), Axis(R), and Tricots St. Raphael(R). The company also licenses trademarks from third parties including Nike(R) for swimwear, and PING(R) and PGA TOUR(R) for golf apparel. Additional information on the company is available at http://www.pery.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Forward-looking statements (statements which are not historical facts) in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The actual results of Perry Ellis could differ materially from those expressed or indicated by forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, a significant decrease in business from or loss of any of Perry Ellis' major customers, the effectiveness of Perry Ellis' planned advertising, marketing and promotional campaigns, the ability of Perry Ellis to contain costs, disruption in the supply chain, general economic conditions, Perry Ellis' future capital needs and ability to obtain financing, changes in fashion trends and consumer acceptance of both new designs and newly introduced products, ability to predict consumer preferences, anticipated trends and conditions in Perry Ellis' industry, including future consolidation, the seasonality of Perry Ellis' swimwear business, termination or non-renewal of any material license agreements to which Perry Ellis is a party, ability to integrate businesses, trademarks, trade names and licenses, including Salant, the level of consumer spending for apparel and other merchandise, exposure to foreign currency risk, possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity and armed conflict and other factors, including those set forth in Perry Ellis' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those risks and uncertainties detailed in Perry Ellis' filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the day hereof and Perry Ellis disclaims any intent or obligation to update the same.