EXHIBIT31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Josephine Chaus, certifythat:

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|  | 1.  | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report onForm 10-Q of Bernard Chaus, Inc. (the‘‘Company’’) for the three months endedDecember  31,  2006 (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 on my knowledge,the consolidated financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this Report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition and results of operations and cash flows of theCompany as of, and for, the periods presented in thisReport; |

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|  | 4.  | The Company’s other certifyingofficers and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and wehave: |

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|  | (a)  | designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under our supervision, to ensure that material informationrelating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly duringthe period in which this Report is beingprepared; |

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|  | (b)  | evaluated the effectiveness of theCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented inthis Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisReport based on such evaluation;and |

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|  | (c)  | disclosed in this Report any change inthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter thathas materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,the Company’s internal control over financial reporting;and; |

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|  | 5.  | The Company’s other certifyingofficers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the Company’sauditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board ofdirectors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions): |

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|  | (a)  | all significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect theCompany’s ability to record, process, summarize, and reportfinancial information; and |

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|  | (b)  | any fraud, whetheror not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the Company’s internal control over financialreporting. |

February  2,2007

|  | /s/ JosephineChaus                                    JosephineChausChairwoman of the Board andChief ExecutiveOfficer |
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