EXHIBIT31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Josephine Chaus, certify that:

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|  | 1.  | I have reviewed this annual Report onForm 10-K of Bernard Chaus, Inc. (the"Company") for the fiscal year ended June 30,2005 (this"Report"); |

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|  | 2.  | Basedon my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order tomake the statements made, in light of the circumstances under whichsuch statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this Report; |

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|  | 3.  | Based onmy knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and otherfinancial information included in this Report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition and results of operations andcash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in thisReport; |

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|  | 4.  | The Company's othercertifying officers and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and wehave: |

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|  | (a)  | designed such disclosurecontrols and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the Company, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this Report is beingprepared; |

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|  | (b)  | evaluated theeffectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and proceduresand presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness ofthe disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periodcovered by this Report based on such evaluation;and |

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|  | (c)  | disclosed in this Report anychange in the Company's internal control over financial reportingthat occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarterthat has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting;and; |

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|  | 5.  | The Company's othercertifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theCompany's auditors and the audit committee of the Company'sboard of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions): |

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|  | (a)  | all significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process,summarize, and report financial information; and |

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|  | (b)  | any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant rolein the Company's internal control over financial reporting. |

September 19, 2005

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|   |  | /s/Josephine Chaus                                                |
|   |  | Josephine ChausChairwoman of the Board and Chief ExecutiveOfficer |
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