Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER I, Jill Granoff, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Kenneth Cole
                     Productions, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, the report does not contain any untrue
                     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
                     necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
                     under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
                     the period covered by the report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
                     financial information included in the report, fairly present in all
                     material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
                     cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
                     the report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible
                     for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
                     (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
                     internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
                     Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a.
                           
                           
                           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
                              disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
                              supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
                              registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
                              us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
                              which this quarterly report is being prepared;b.
                           
                           
                           Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
                              such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
                              our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
                              reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
                              statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
                              accepted accounting principles;c.
                           
                           
                           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
                              and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
                              effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the
                              end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd.
                           
                           
                           Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
                              control over financial reporting that occurred during the
                              registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected,
                              or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
                              registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and


5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
                     based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
                     financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
                     committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons
                     performing the equivalent functions): a.
                           
                           
                           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
                              operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
                              reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
                              record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb.
                           
                           
                           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
                              employees who have a significant role in the
                              registrant's internal control over financial reporting.  By: /s/ JILL GRANOFF
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                              Jill Granoff
                              Chief Executive Officer Date: November 8, 2010