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MIAMI--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Perry Ellis International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PERY) announced today that the company will be participating at the 20^th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Wednesday, October 10^th, 2012 at 10:10 AM MST at the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, AZ. A webcast of the presentation will be available live on the Companyas investor website ([ http://www.pery.com/investor.asp ]) and for 15 days following the conference.

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 childrenas 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, Jantzen, Laundry by Shelli Segal, C&C California, Rafaella, Cubavera, Ben Hogan, Centro, Solero, Munsingwear, Savane, Original Penguin by Munsingwear, Grand Slam, Natural Issue, Pro Player, the Havanera Co., Axis, Gotcha, Girl Star, MCD, John Henry, Mondo di Marco, Redsand, Manhattan, Axist, Farah, Anchor Blue and Milleras Outpost. The Company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Nike and Jag for swimwear, and Callaway, TOP-FLITE, PGA TOUR and Champions Tour for golf apparel. Additional information on the Company is available at [ http://www.pery.com ].