UNITED STATES

                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                       Washington, D.C. 20549

                              Form 10-Q

     (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

            For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003


   (  )  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   Commission File Number  1-13082

                   KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                New York                           13-3131650
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                 Identification Number)

    603 West 50th Street, New York, NY                  10019
  (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

  Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 265-1500

Indicate  by  check  mark whether the registrant (1)  has  filed  all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange  Act  of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") during the  preceding  12
months  (or for such shorter period that the registrant was  required
to  file  such  reports),  and (2) has been subject  to  such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes (X)   No (  )

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes (X )  No ( )

Indicate  the  number of shares outstanding of each of  the  issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

              Class                                    May 7, 2003

     Class A Common Stock ( $.01 par value)             11,260,699
     Class B Common Stock ( $.01 par value)              8,246,497
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                   Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
                            Index to 10-Q


Part I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2003 and
     December 31, 2002..................................................3

     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months
     ended March 31, 2003 and 2002......................................5

     Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders'
     Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2003...................6

     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three
     months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002...............................7

     Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements...............8

Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
     and Results of Operations..........................................14

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk.......18

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.........................................18

Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings................................................19

Item 2.Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds........................19

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities..................................19

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..............19

Item 5.Other Information................................................19

Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.................................19

Signatures..............................................................20
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           Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Part I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements
<CAPTION>
                                                 March 31,    December 31,
                                                   2003         2002
                                                (Unaudited)
<S>                                              <C>           <C>
Assets
Current assets:
Cash                                              $ 81,439,000  $ 91,549,000
Due from factor                                     42,481,000    30,886,000
Accounts receivable, net                             6,776,000     7,884,000
Inventories                                         43,075,000    43,724,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets              874,000     1,074,000
Deferred taxes                                       2,900,000     2,900,000
                                                  ------------  ------------
Total current assets                               177,545,000   178,017,000

Property and equipment - at cost, less
accumulated depreciation                            35,309,000    36,002,000

Other assets:
 Deposits and deferred taxes                        13,842,000    14,243,000
 Deferred compensation plans assets                 14,539,000    12,055,000
                                                  ------------  ------------
Total other assets                                  28,381,000    26,298,000
                                                  ------------  ------------
Total assets                                      $241,235,000  $240,317,000
                                                  ============  ============
</TABLE>

   See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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           Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
<CAPTION>
                                                 March 31,    December 31,
                                                   2003         2002
                                                (Unaudited)
<S>                                              <C>           <C>
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                                  $ 33,715,000  $ 33,634,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      10,475,000    14,040,000
Income taxes payable                                 5,563,000     6,240,000
                                                  ------------  ------------
Total current liabilities                           49,753,000    53,914,000

Deferred compensation                               14,539,000    12,055,000
Other                                                9,675,000     9,446,000

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00,
  1,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01, 20,000,000
  shares authorized, 14,038,876 and 13,921,817
  issued and outstanding in 2003 and 2002              140,000       139,000
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01, 9,000,000
  shares authorized, 8,291,497 and 8,360,497
  issued and outstanding in 2003 and 2002               83,000        84,000
Additional paid-in capital                          64,195,000    63,476,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income                 468,000       654,000
Retained earnings                                  168,603,000   162,244,000
                                                  ------------  ------------
                                                   233,489,000   226,597,000
Class A Common Stock in treasury, at cost,
  2,888,400 and 2,688,400 shares in 2003 and 2002  (66,221,000)  (61,695,000)
                                                  ------------  ------------
Total shareholders' equity                         167,268,000   164,902,000
                                                  ------------  ------------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity        $241,235,000  $240,317,000
                                                  ============  ============
</TABLE>

   See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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           Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

             Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                             (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                             Three Months Ended
                                                 March 31,
                                             2003          2002
<S>                                      <C>           <C>
Net sales                                 $102,117,000  $ 87,290,000
Royalty revenue                              8,007,000     5,621,000
                                          ------------  ------------
Net revenue                                110,124,000    92,911,000
Cost of goods sold                          62,542,000    49,147,000
                                          ------------  ------------
Gross profit                                47,582,000    43,764,000

Selling, general and administrative
expenses                                    37,731,000    35,267,000
                                          ------------  ------------
Operating income                             9,851,000     8,497,000

Interest and other income, net                 242,000       267,000
                                          ------------  ------------
Income before provision for income taxes    10,093,000     8,764,000

Provision for income taxes                   3,734,000     3,243,000
                                          ------------  ------------
Net income                                $  6,359,000  $  5,521,000
                                          ============  ============

Earnings per share:
      Basic                                       $.33          $.28
      Diluted                                     $.31          $.27
Shares used to compute earnings per share:
      Basic                                 19,543,000    19,641,000
      Diluted                               20,448,000    20,403,000
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                 Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. and Subsidiaries
<TABLE>
       Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
                                   (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                              Class A                   Class B
                           Common Stock              Common Stock
                        Number                    Number
                       of shares    Amount       of shares    Amount
<S>                    <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
Shareholders' equity
 January 1, 2003        13,921,817  $139,000     8,360,497    $84,000

Net income

Translation adjustments
 foreign currency
 forward contracts

Comprehensive income

Exercise of stock
 options, including tax
 benefit of $199,000        45,236

Issuance of Class A
 Common Stock                2,823

Purchase of Class A
 Common Stock

Conversion of Class B
 to Class A shares          69,000     1,000       (69,000)    (1,000)
                        -------------------------------------------------
Shareholders' equity
 March 31, 2003         14,038,876  $140,000     8,291,497    $83,000
                        =================================================
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
                                          Accumulated
                           Additional        Other
                            Paid-in      Comprehensive     Retained
                            Capital          Income        Earnings
<S>                      <C>              <C>            <C>
Shareholders' equity
 January 1, 2003          $63,476,000      $654,000       $162,244,000

Net income                                                   6,359,000

Translation adjustments
 foreign currency                           (17,000)
 forward contracts                         (169,000)

Comprehensive income

Exercise of stock
 options, including tax
 benefit of $199,000          670,000

Issuance of Class A
 Common Stock                  49,000

Purchase of Class A
 Common Stock

Conversion of Class B
 to Class A shares
                          -------------------------------------------------
Shareholders' equity
 March 31, 2003           $64,195,000      $468,000       $168,603,000
                          =================================================
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 Treasury Stock
                              Number of
                               Shares        Amount            Total
<S>                        <C>            <C>             <C>
Shareholders' equity
 January 1, 2003            (2,688,400)    $(61,695,000)   $164,902,000

Net income                                                    6,359,000

Translation adjustments
 foreign currency                                               (17,000)
 forward contracts                                             (169,000)
                                                           ------------
Comprehensive income                                          6,173,000

Exercise of stock
 options, including tax
 benefit of $199,000                                            670,000

Issuance of Class A
 Common Stock                                                    49,000

Purchase of Class A
 Common Stock                 (200,000)      (4,526,000)     (4,526,000)

Conversion of Class B
 to Class A shares
                            ----------------------------------------------
Shareholders' equity
 March 31, 2003             (2,888,400)    $(66,221,000)   $167,268,000
                            ==============================================
</TABLE>


     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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           Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

             Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                             (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                          March 31,
                                                      2003         2002
<S>                                               <C>          <C>
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income                                         $ 6,359,000  $ 5,521,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 (used in) provided by operating activities:
 Depreciation                                        1,834,000    1,831,000
 Unrealized loss on deferred compensation plans         54,000      476,000
 Provision for bad debts                                70,000       89,000
 Tax benefit from exercise of stock options            199,000        5,000
 Changes in assets and liabilities:
  Increase in due from factor                      (11,595,000)  (8,279,000)
  Decrease in accounts receivable                    1,038,000    3,975,000
  Decrease (increase) in inventories                   480,000   (9,571,000)
  Decrease in prepaid expenses and other
    current assets                                     200,000      367,000
  Increase in other assets                          (2,137,000)    (921,000)
  Increase in accounts payable                          81,000    5,300,000
  (Decrease) increase in income taxes payable         (677,000)   3,087,000
  Decrease in accrued expenses and other
    current liabilities                             (3,523,000)  (1,970,000)
  Increase in other non-current liabilities          2,713,000    1,083,000
                                                   -----------  -----------
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (4,904,000)     993,000
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment, net          (1,141,000)  (1,489,000)
                                                   -----------  -----------
Net cash used in investing activities               (1,141,000)  (1,489,000)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options                471,000       14,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock                  49,000       56,000
Purchases of treasury stock                         (4,526,000)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations        (56,000)     (51,000)
                                                   -----------  -----------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (4,062,000)      19,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                 (3,000)     (44,000)
                                                   -----------  -----------
Net decrease in cash                               (10,110,000)    (521,000)
Cash, beginning of period                           91,549,000   68,966,000
                                                   -----------  -----------
Cash, end of period                                $81,439,000  $68,445,000
                                                   ===========  ===========
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for:
  Interest                                         $    16,000  $     8,000
  Income taxes                                     $ 4,169,000  $   495,000
</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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           Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. and Subsidiaries
        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                             (Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

     The  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements have been prepared by Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.  (the
"Company")   in   accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles  in  the United States for interim financial  information.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes
required  by generally accepted accounting principles in  the  United
States for complete financial statements.  Certain items contained in
these financial statements are based on estimates.  In the opinion of
management,  the accompanying unaudited financial statements  reflect
all adjustments, consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments,
necessary  for  a  fair  presentation of the financial  position  and
results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.   All
significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

     Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2003  are
not  necessarily indicative of the results that may be  expected  for
the   year  ended  December  31,  2003.   These  unaudited  financial
statements   should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the   financial
statements and footnotes included in the Company's annual  report  on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

     The  consolidated  balance  sheet  at  December  31,  2002,   as
presented,  was derived from the audited financial statements  as  of
December 31, 2002 included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-
K.

2.  New Accounting Pronouncements

      In  April  2001,  the  Financial Accounting  Standards  Board's
Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") reached a consensus on Issue  No.
00-25,  "Vendor  Income Statement Characterization  of  Consideration
Paid  to  a Reseller of the Vendor's Products."  This issue addresses
the  recognition, measurement and income statement classification  of
consideration  from  a vendor to a customer in  connection  with  the
customer's  purchase  or  promotion of the  vendor's  products.   The
Company's  adoption of the EITF Issue No. 00-25 on  January  1,  2002
increased  both revenue and expense classifications by  approximately
$488,000  and $378,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003  and
2002, respectively, and did not change net income.

      In  June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board  issued
SFAS  No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal
Activities"  ("SFAS 146").  SFAS 146 requires companies to  recognize
costs  associated  with  exit or disposal activities  when  they  are
incurred  rather  than  at the date of a commitment  to  an  exit  or
disposal  plan.  Examples of costs covered by SFAS 146 include  lease
termination  costs  and  certain employee severance  costs  that  are
associated  with  a  restructuring,  discontinued  operation,   plant
closing,  or  other exit or disposal activity.  SFAS  146  is  to  be
applied prospectively to exit or disposal activities initiated  after
December  31, 2002.  The Company has adopted the provisions  of  SFAS
No. 146 effective January 1, 2003 and such adoption had no impact  on
net income.

3.  Stock-Based Compensation

           The  Company measures compensation expense for its  stock-
based  compensation plans using the intrinsic value method prescribed
in  Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees" ("APB No. 25") and related Interpretations.  The
Company  has  adopted  disclosure only  provisions  of  Statement  of
Financial  Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for  Stock-Based
Compensation" ("SFAS 123").

            Pro  forma  disclosures,  as  required  by  Statement  of
Financial  Accounting Standard No. 148, "Accounting  for  Stock-Based
Compensation  - Transition and Disclosure", are computed  as  if  the
Company  recorded compensation expense based on the  fair  value  for
stock-based  awards or grants.  The following pro  forma  information
includes the effects of the options discussed above.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                2002            2003
  <S>                                       <C>             <C>
   Net Income, as reported                   $ 6,359,000     $ 5,521,000

   Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation
    expense determined under fair value method,
    net of related tax effects                   722,000         632,000
                                             -----------     -----------
   Pro forma net income                        5,637,000       4,889,000

   Earnings per share:

   Basic - as reported                       $       .33     $       .28
   Basic - pro forma                         $       .29     $       .25

   Diluted - as reported                     $       .31     $       .27
   Diluted - pro forma                       $       .28     $       .24
</TABLE>

4.  Earnings Per Share

      The  following is an analysis of the differences between  basic
and diluted earnings per common share in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share".
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          March 31,    March 31,
                                            2003          2002
    <S>                                 <C>          <C>
     Weighted average common
       shares outstanding                19,543,000   19,641,000

     Effect of dilutive securities:
       Stock options                        905,000      762,000

     Weighted average common shares
       outstanding and common share      ----------   ----------
       equivalents                       20,448,000   20,403,000
                                         ==========   ==========
</TABLE>
5.  Comprehensive Income

     Comprehensive income is comprised of net income, the  effect  of
foreign  currency  translation and changes in  unrealized  gains  and
losses  on  forward  exchange contracts  used  to  hedge  merchandise
commitments.    Comprehensive  income  amounted  to  $6,173,000   and
$5,415,000 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2003 and 2002,
respectively.

6.  Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

      The Company, in the normal course of business, routinely enters
into  forward exchange contracts in anticipation of future  purchases
of  inventory denominated in Euros.  These forward exchange contracts
are  used  to  hedge  against the Company's exposure  to  changes  in
foreign  exchange rates to protect the purchase price of  merchandise
under such commitments and are not held for the purpose of trading or
speculation, therefore the Company has classified these contracts  as
cash  flow  hedges.   The  Company had outstanding  forward  exchange
contracts of $8,250,000 at March 31, 2003 with maturity dates through
June 2003.

           All terms and conditions of the Company's foreign exchange
contracts  are  included  in the measurement  of  the  related  hedge
effectiveness.  The critical terms of the foreign exchange  contracts
are  the  same  as the underlying forecasted transactions;  therefore
changes in the fair value of the contracts should be highly effective
in  offsetting changes in the expected cash flows from the forecasted
transactions.  No gains or losses related to ineffectiveness of  cash
flow hedges were recognized in earnings during the period ended March
31,  2003.   At  March 31, 2003 the Company's notional $8,250,000  in
forward  exchange  contracts  resulted  in  an  unrealized  gain   of
approximately  $222,000,  net of taxes,  which  was  included  as  an
addition to other comprehensive income in the

 6.  Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (continued)

Company's Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity and a decrease
to  inventory,  the  underlying exposure on the balance  sheet.   The
Company  expects to reclassify all of the unrealized gain from  other
comprehensive income into earnings within the next three month period
due  to  the  actual  executions  of foreign  exchange  contracts  to
purchase merchandise.

7.  Segment Information

            The  Company  has  three reportable segments:  Wholesale,
Consumer   Direct   and   Licensing/International.    The   Company's
reportable segments are business units that offer different  products
and  services  or  similar  products through  different  channels  of
distribution.  The  Wholesale  segment  is  comprised  of  designing,
sourcing and marketing a broad range of quality footwear and handbags
for  wholesale distribution. The Consumer Direct segment markets  the
broad selection of the Company's branded products, including licensee
products, for sale directly to the consumer through its own  channels
of  distribution,  which  include full price  retail  stores,  outlet
stores,    catalogs    and   e-commerce   (at    website    addresses
www.kennethcole.com       and      www.reactiononline.com).       The
Licensing/International  segment  primarily   consists   of   earning
royalties on licensee sales to third parties of the Company's branded
products  and  royalties earned on the purchase and sale  to  foreign
retailers  or  to  consumers  in  foreign  countries.   The   Company
maintains control over quality and image and allows licensees to sell
primarily  to  the  same channels of distribution  as  those  of  the
Company's  Wholesale segment.  The Company evaluates performance  and
allocates  resources based on profit or loss from each segment.   The
Wholesale  segment  is  evaluated on income  from  operations  before
income taxes.  The Consumer Direct segment is evaluated on profit  or
loss from operations before unallocated corporate overhead and income
taxes.   The  Licensing/International segment is evaluated  based  on
royalties  earned  and  pretax segment profit.    Intersegment  sales
between  the Wholesale and Consumer Direct segments include a markup,
which is eliminated in consolidation.

          Revenues  from international customers represent less  than
two percent of the Company's consolidated revenues.

7.  Segment Information (continued)
Financial  information  of the Company's reportable  segments  is  as
follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Three Months Ended
                                                  March 31, 2003
                                            Consumer   Licensing/
                                  Wholesale  Direct  International   Totals
<S>                              <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>
Revenues from external customers  $ 69,402  $ 32,566   $ 8,156     $110,124
Intersegment revenues               (7,245)                          (7,245)
Segment income (1)                  10,746    (3,116)    6,041       13,671
Segment assets                     187,884    50,672     4,592      243,148

                                                Three Months Ended
                                                  March 31, 2002
                                            Consumer   Licensing/
                                  Wholesale  Direct  International   Totals
<S>                              <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>
Revenues from external customers  $ 53,686  $ 33,437   $ 5,788     $ 92,911
Intersegment revenues               (7,842)                          (7,842)
Segment income (1)                   7,997       169     3,794       11,960
Segment assets                     158,683    56,661     1,414      216,758
</TABLE>


  (1)  Before elimination of intersegment profit, unallocated corporate
     overhead and income taxes

The  reconciliation  of  the Company's reportable  segment  revenues,
profit and loss, and assets are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Three Months Ended
                                       March 31,    March 31,
                                         2003         2002
<S>                                   <C>          <C>
Revenues
Revenues for external customers        $110,124     $ 92,911
Intersegment revenues                     7,245        7,842
Elimination of intersegment revenues     (7,245)      (7,842)
                                       --------     --------
   Total consolidated revenues         $110,124     $ 92,911
                                       ========     ========
Income
Total profit for reportable segments   $ 13,671     $ 11,960
Elimination of intersegment profit
 And unallocated corporate overhead      (3,578)      (3,196)
                                       --------     --------
   Total income before income taxes    $ 10,093     $  8,764
                                       ========     ========
Assets
Total assets for reportable segments   $243,148     $216,758
Elimination of inventory profit in
  consolidation                          (1,913)      (1,930)
                                       --------     --------
   Total consolidated assets           $241,235     $214,828
                                       ========     ========
</TABLE>

8.  Common Stock Repurchase

             The  Board  of  Directors of the Company has  authorized
management  to  repurchase, from time to time,  up  to  an  aggregate
4,250,000  shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.  During  the
three months ended March 31, 2003, 200,000 shares were repurchased in
the  open market at an average price per share of $22.63 reducing the
available  shares  authorized  for  repurchase  to  1,361,600.    The
repurchased shares have been recorded as Treasury Stock.

9.  Reclassifications

      Certain  amounts  included  in  the  Company's  2002  financial
statements have been reclassified to conform with the March 31,  2003
presentation.

10.  Other

      The  Company, from time to time, is a party to litigation  that
arises  in the normal course of its business operations.  The Company
presently  is  not a party to any such litigation that would  have  a
material adverse effect on its business operations.

11.  Subsequent Event

      On  May  1, 2003 the Company entered into an exclusive  license
agreement  with Candies, Inc. and its trademark holding  company,  IP
Holdings,  LLC,  to  use the Bongo trademark in connection  with  the
worldwide  manufacture, sale and distribution of women's,  men's  and
children's footwear.

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Item 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward - Looking Statements Disclosure

     The statements contained in this report which are not historical
facts including, without limitation, statements that relate to future
performance  and/or  statements regarding the  Company's  anticipated
results or level of business for 2003 or any other future period, may
be  deemed  to constitute "forward - looking statements"  within  the
meaning  of  the Private Securities Litigation Reform  Act  of  1995.
Such  statements are based on current expectations only,  and  actual
future  results might differ materially from those projected in  such
statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including  but
not  limited  to, demand and competition for the Company's  products,
the  ability  to enter into new license agreements, to  maintain  and
renew   existing  licensing  agreements  and  to  open  new   stores,
dependence  on  certain large customers and changes in the  Company's
relationships  with vendors and other resources.  The forward-looking
statements  contained  herein are also subject  to  other  risks  and
uncertainties  that  are  described  in  the  Company's  reports  and
registration  statements  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly  update
or  revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of  new
information, future results or otherwise.

Update on Critical Accounting Policies

      The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared in
accordance  with  accounting principles  generally  accepted  in  the
United  States,  which require the Company to make estimates  in  the
application of its accounting policies based on the best assumptions,
judgements,  and  opinions of management.  For  a  description  of  a
summary of the Company's significant accounting policies, see Note  A
to  the  Company's consolidated financial statements included in  the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December  31,
2002.

Results of Operations

     The   following   table  sets  forth  the  Company's   condensed
consolidated statements of income in thousands of dollars  and  as  a
percentage of net revenue for the three months ended March  31,  2003
and 2002, respectively.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                    2003             2002
  <S>                          <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>
   Net sales                    $102,117  92.7%   $ 87,290   94.0%
   Royalty revenue                 8,007   7.3       5,621    6.0
                                -------- ------   --------  ------
   Net revenue                   110,124 100.0      92,911  100.0

   Gross profit                   47,582  43.2      43,764   47.1
   Selling, general &
    Administrative expenses       37,731  34.3      35,267   38.0
                                -------- ------   --------  ------
   Operating income                9,851   8.9       8,497    9.1
   Interest and other income, net    242   0.3         267    0.3
                                -------- ------   --------  ------
   Income before income taxes     10,093   9.2       8,764    9.4
   Income tax expense              3,734   3.4       3,243    3.5
                                -------- ------   --------  ------
   Net income                   $  6,359   5.8%   $  5,521    5.9%
                                ======== ======   ========  ======
</TABLE>

Three  Months  Ended  March 31, 2003 Compared to Three  Months  Ended
March 31, 2002

     Consolidated net revenues increased $17.2 million, or 18.5%,  to
$110.1  million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from  $92.9
million for the three months ended March 31, 2002.  This increase  is
attributable primarily to the factors described below in the sections
entitled "Net Sales" and "Licensing/International Revenue".

     NET  SALES: Wholesale net sales (excluding sales to the Consumer
Direct business segment) increased $15.7 million, or 29.3%, to  $69.4
million  for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from $53.7 million
for  the  three  months  ended  March 31,  2002.   This  increase  is
primarily  attributable  to an increase in  sales  of  the  Company's
diffusion brands Reaction Kenneth Cole and Unlisted branded footwear,
which  continued  to demonstrate strong sell-thrus  at  retail.   The
Company sells its products under these brands at varying price ranges
and  through  multiple  distribution channels, thereby  limiting  the
Company's exposure to reductions in sales at any one price  level  or
in  a  particular channel of distribution.  The increase  in  branded
footwear  net sales is slightly offset by a decrease in net sales  of
handbags.   Net  sales  in  the  Company's  Consumer  Direct  segment
decreased  $0.9  million, or 2.6%, to $32.6  million  for  the  three
months  ended March 31, 2003, from $33.4 million for the three months
ended  March 31, 2002.  The decrease in net sales is due to a decline
in  comparable store sales of 7.3%, or $2.2 million partially  offset
by net sales of $1.6 million from new stores opened for 2003, as well
as  expansion  store sales and that portion of 2003  net  sales  from
stores not open for all of 2002.  The decrease is due in part to  the
economic  weakness generally seen throughout the retail  and  apparel
industry,   the  Company's  transition  too  early  to   spring   and
lightweight  products and the effects of a promotionally  driven  and
highly competitive retail environment.

     LICENSING/INTERNATIONAL REVENUE: Royalty revenue increased 42.4%
to  $8.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from  $5.6
million  for  the  three months ended March 31, 2002.   The  increase
primarily reflects incremental revenues from existing licensees  with
the most significant increases derived from men's and women's apparel
and luggage.  In addition, the Company's fragrance licensee added new
revenues  as  the licensee is in its first year of sales,  while  the
Company's  Latin  American licensee continues  to  expand  its  store
rollouts in Central and South America.

     GROSS  PROFIT: Consolidated gross profit as a percentage of  net
revenue decreased to 43.2% for the three months ended March 31,  2003
from 47.1% for the comparable period last year.  The decrease is  due
to  lower  margins on sales in the Company's Wholesale  and  Consumer
Direct  segments.  The Wholesale segment, which operates at  a  lower
gross  profit level than the Consumer Direct segment, as a percentage
of  net  revenue increased to 63.0% for the three months ended  March
31,  2003  from 57.8% for the three months March 31, 2002, while  the
Consumer  Direct segment as a percentage of net revenue decreased  to
29.6%  for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from 36.0%  for  the
three months ended March 31, 2002.  The decrease in gross profit as a
percentage  of  net revenue was slightly offset by the  gross  profit
generated  from  the  Licensing/International segment  which  carries
nominal associated cost of goods sold.  Royalty revenue increased  as
a percentage of net revenues to 7.3% for the three months ended March
31,  2003  from 6.0% for the three months ended March 31,  2002.   In
addition, the Wholesale margin percentage eroded as a result  of  the
weakened  U.S.  Dollar  compared to the  Euro,  and  an  increasingly
promotionally  driven retail environment.  The decrease  in  Consumer
Direct  gross  profit  was attributable to  lower  sales  volume  and
margins   in  a  highly  competitive,  promotionally  driven   retail
environment.

     SELLING,  GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: Selling,  general
and  administrative  expenses, including  shipping  and  warehousing,
increased  7.0%  to $37.7 million (or 34.3% of net revenue)  for  the
three months ended March 31, 2003 from $35.3 million (or 38.0% of net
revenue) for the three months ended March 31, 2002.  The decrease  as
a  percentage of revenue is attributable primarily from economies  of
scale over the Company's base fixed general and administrative costs.
Such amounts were partially offset by increased payroll.

     INTEREST  AND  OTHER  INCOME:  Interest and  other  income,  net
decreased to $0.2 million for the three months ended March  31,  2003
from  $0.3  million for the three months ended March 31,  2002.   The
decrease is due to significant declines in short term interest rates.

     INCOME TAXES: The Company's effective tax rate remained at 37.0%
for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002.

     NET  INCOME:  As a result of the foregoing, net income increased
15.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2003 to $6.4 million (5.8%
of net revenue) from $5.5 million (5.9% of net revenue) for the three
months ended March 31, 2002.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Company uses cash from operations as the primary sources  of
financing   for  its  expansion  and  seasonal  requirements.    Cash
requirements  vary from time to time as a result  of  the  timing  of
merchandise  receipts from suppliers, the delivery of merchandise  to
its  customers,  and the level of accounts receivable  and  due  from
factor  balances.  At March 31, 2003 and December 31,  2002,  working
capital was $127.8 million and $124.1 million, respectively.

     Cash used in operating activities was $4.9 million for the three
months  ended March 31, 2003, compared to cash provided by  operating
activities of $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2002.
The increase in cash flows used in operating activities  is primarily
attributable to the timing of payables and receivables from increased
sales  and  purchasing  during  the  ordinary  course  of business.

     Net  cash used in investing activities decreased to $1.1 million
for  the three months ended March 31, 2003 from $1.5 million for  the
three  months  ended  March  31, 2002. Capital  expenditures  totaled
approximately  $1.1  million and $1.5 million for  the  three  months
ended  March  31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Capital  expenditures
relate  primarily to the Company's retail and outlet store  expansion
and corporate office renovation.

     During 2000, the Company relocated its corporate headquarters to
a   larger   location  in  New  York  City.   The  Company  completed
renovations   incurring  approximately  $14.9  million   in   capital
expenditures   through   March  31,  2003  and   expects   to   incur
approximately an additional $7.0 million within the next two years.

      Net cash used in financing activities was $4.1 million for  the
three  months ended March 31, 2003 compared to net cash  provided  by
financing activities of $19,000 for the three months ended March  31,
2002.  This is primarily attributable to the Company's repurchase  of
200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock under its buyback program  for
an  aggregate purchase price of $4.6 million during the first quarter
of  2003.   The Company did not repurchase shares of Class  A  Common
Stock during the first quarter of 2002.

     The Company's material obligations under contractual agreements,
including  commitments for future payments under  capital  lease  and
operating  lease  agreements as of March 31, 2003 are  summarized  as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Payments Due by Period

Contractual           Total       1 year       2-3         4-5      After 5
Obligations                       or less     years       years      years
<S>              <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Capital Lease     $    115,000 $   115,000
Operating Leases   198,031,000  22,487,000 $43,143,000 $38,558,000 $93,843,000
                  ------------------------------------------------------------
Total Contractual
 Obligations      $198,146,000 $22,602,000 $43,143,000 $38,558,000 $93,843,000
                  ============================================================
</TABLE>

     The  Company  currently has a line of credit, which  allows  for
borrowings  and letters of credit up to a maximum of $25  million  to
finance working capital requirements.  The Company has no outstanding
advances under this line of credit; however, amounts available  under
the  line were reduced by $0.8 million in open letters of credit  and
$2.8 million standby letters of credit to $21.4 million at March  31,
2003.

     The  Company believes that it will be able to satisfy  its  cash
requirements for the next year, including requirements for its retail
store expansion, corporate office build-out, and enhancements to  its
information  systems, primarily with cash flow from  operations,  and
current cash levels.

     The  foregoing commentary should be considered to fall with  the
coverage  of the "Safe Harbor Statement" under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 included in this report.


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     The  Company  does  not  believe it has a material  exposure  to
market  risk.  The Company is primarily exposed to currency  exchange
rate risks with respect to its inventory transactions denominated  in
Euros.   Business activities in various currencies expose the Company
to the risk that the eventual net dollar cash flows from transactions
with  foreign  suppliers  denominated in foreign  currencies  may  be
adversely affected by changes in currency rates.  The Company manages
these  risks by utilizing foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge
its  costs  on  future purchases.  The Company does  not  enter  into
foreign currency transactions for speculative purposes.  At March 31,
2003,  the  Company  had  forward exchange  contracts  totaling  $8.3
million  with  an unrealized gain of approximately $222,000,  net  of
taxes.   The  Company's earnings may also be affected by  changes  in
short-term interest rates as a result of borrowings under its line of
credit  facility.  At the Company's borrowing levels, a  two  percent
increase  in  interest rates affecting the Company's credit  facility
would  not  have a material effect on the Company's year-to-date  and
projected 2003 and actual 2002 net income.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

      The  Company's  chief  executive officer  and  chief  financial
officer,   after  evaluating  the  effectiveness  of  the   Company's
"disclosure  controls and procedures" (as defined in Rules  13a-14(c)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of a date (the
"Evaluation  Date")  within 90 days before the filing  date  of  this
quarterly report, have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the
Company's  disclosure  controls  and procedures  were  effective  and
designed to ensure that material information relating to the  Company
and  the  Company's consolidated subsidiaries would be made known  to
them  by  others  within  those entities to  allow  timely  decisions
regarding required disclosures.

Changes in  internal controls

      There  were  no  significant changes in the Company's  internal
controls  or  in other factors that could significantly affect  those
controls subsequent to the Evaluation Date.


<PAGE>
               Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.  None

Item 2.   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.  None

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.  None

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.  None

Item 5.   Other Information.  None

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

     (a) Exhibits:

          99.1 Certification: Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
          adopted pursuant to Section      906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
          Act of 2002- Chief Executive Officer

          99.2 Certification: Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
          adopted pursuant to Section    906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
          Act of 2002- Chief Financial Officer


     (b) Reports on Form 8-K: The Company did not file any reports on
         Form 8-K during the three months ended March 31, 2003.


<PAGE>

                             SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                   Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
                                        Registrant




May 12, 2003                       /s/ STANLEY A. MAYER
                                   Stanley A. Mayer
                                   Executive Vice President and
                                   Chief Financial Officer

<PAGE>




                     CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION

     I, Kenneth D. Cole, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kenneth
       Cole Productions, Inc.;

     2.   Based  on  my  knowledge, this quarterly  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 this quarterly 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
this quarterly 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-14 and 15d-14) for
the registrant and have:

     a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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.   evaluated  the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
       controls  and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior  to
       the  filing  date  of this quarterly report  (the  "Evaluation
       Date"); and

     c.    presented  in this quarterly report our conclusions  about
       the  effectiveness of the disclosure controls  and  procedures
       based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     5.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  have
disclosed,  based on our most recent evaluation, to the  registrant's
auditors  and  the  audit  committee of  the  registrant's  board  of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent function) :

     a.    all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
       internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
       ability to record, process, summarize and report financial date
       and have identified for the registrant's auditors and material
       weaknesses in internal controls; and

     b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
       or other employees who have a significant role in the
       registrant's internal controls; and

     6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  have
indicated  in  this  quarterly  report  whether  or  not  there  were
significant  changes in internal controls or in  other  factors  that
could  significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the  date
of  our most recent evaluation, including the corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.



                                      By:  /s/ Kenneth D. Cole
                                         --------------------------
                                           Kenneth D. Cole
                                           Chief Executive Officer



Date:  May 12, 2003

<PAGE>


CERTIFICATION


     I, Stanley A. Mayer, certify that:

     1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Kenneth
       Cole Productions, Inc.;

     2.   Based  on  my  knowledge, this quarterly  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 this quarterly 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
this quarterly 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-14 and 15d-14) for
the registrant and have:

     a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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.   evaluated  the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
       controls  and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior  to
       the  filing  date  of this quarterly report  (the  "Evaluation
       Date"); and

     c.    presented  in this quarterly report our conclusions  about
       the  effectiveness of the disclosure controls  and  procedures
       based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     5.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  have
disclosed,  based on our most recent evaluation, to the  registrant's
auditors  and  the  audit  committee of  the  registrant's  board  of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent function) :

     a.  all  significant deficiencies in the design or operation  of
      internal   controls  which  could      adversely   affect   the
      registrant's ability to record, process, summarize  and  report
      financial   date  and  have  identified  for  the  registrant's
      auditors and material weaknesses in internal controls; and

     b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
       or other employees who have a significant role in the
       registrant's internal controls; and

     6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  have
indicated  in  this  quarterly  report  whether  or  not  there  were
significant  changes in internal controls or in  other  factors  that
could  significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the  date
of  our most recent evaluation, including the corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.



                                      By:  /s/ Stanley A. Mayer
                                         --------------------------
                                           Stanley A. Mayer
                                           Chief Financial Officer



Date:  May 12, 2003

<PAGE>

                                                        Exhibit 99.01
                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection with  the Annual Report of  Kenneth Cole  Productions,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003
As  filed with  the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on  the date
hereof  (the  "Report"),  I,  Kenneth  D. Cole,  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  of  the Company, certify, pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.
1350, as adopted  pursuant to  906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements of  Section
13(a) or  15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  as  amended;
and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents,  in
all  material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
operations of the Company.

/s/ Kenneth D. Cole

Kenneth D. Cole
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
May 12, 2003

<PAGE>


                                                        Exhibit 99.02
                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection  with the  Annual  Report of  Kenneth Cole Productions,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003
as filed with  the Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the  date
hereof (the "Report"), I, Stanley A. Mayer, Executive Vice  President
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify,  pursuant  to 18
U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements of  Section
13(a) or  15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  as  amended;
and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents,  in
all  material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
operations of the Company.

/s/ Stanley A. Mayer

Stanley A. Mayer
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
May 12, 2003