Perry Ellis International Announces Organizational Changes Within Its Women’s Division

Perry Ellis International (NASDAQ:PERY) announced today that Christa Michalaros President of PEI Womenswear is leaving her position to pursue other interests. The Company named Lana Todorovich, currently President of Swim, Ladies Activewear & Shapewear as interim head of PEI Womenswear until a successor is named.

"We want to thank Christa for her service to Perry Ellis International. Over the last year she has helped guide the Company through the successful integration of Rafaella Apparel Group. We wish Christa the best in her new endeavor," said Oscar Feldenkreis, Vice Chairman and C.O.O. of Perry Ellis International.

Lana Todorovich possesses an extensive career in design, merchandising and sales spanning more than 20 years. Prior to joining Perry Ellis, she served as Senior Vice President of Calvin Klein Swimwear at Warnaco, Inc.

"Lana is a gifted merchant and has made significant contributions to our Company since joining us earlier this year. She shares our vision and culture and has proven leadership ability, which makes her the perfect choice to assume the role of interim President of Womenswear. Importantly, we have deep bench strength and leadership at the helm of Rafaella sportswear, lead by an extremely strong group of executives overseeing design, merchandising, sourcing, and sales. I am confident in the ability of our women’s organization and expect their collective efforts to allow us to continue to advance our goals and objectives in this portion of our business,” continued Mr. Feldenkreis.

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, as well as select children's apparel. The Company's collection of dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress pants, casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear, dresses and men's and women's swimwear is available through all major levels of retail distribution. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands, including: Perry Ellis^(R), Jantzen^(R), Laundry by Shelli Segal^(R), C&C California^(R), Rafaella^(R), Cubavera^(R), Centro^(R), Solero^(R), Munsingwear^(R), Savane^(R), Original Penguin^(R) by Munsingwear^(R), Grand Slam^(R), Natural Issue^(R), Pro Player^(R), the Havanera Co.^(R), Axis^(R), Tricots St. Raphael^(R), Gotcha^(R), Girl Star^(R), MCD^(R), John Henry^(R), Mondo di Marco^(R), Redsand^(R), Manhattan^(R), Axist^(R), Farah^(R), Anchor Blue^(R) and Miller's Outpost^(R). The Company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Pierre Cardin^(R) for men's sportswear, Nike^(R) and Jag^(R) for swimwear, and Callaway^(R), TOP-FLITE^(R), PGA TOUR^(R) and Champions Tour^(R) for golf apparel. Additional information on the Company is available at http://www.pery.com.

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