UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 11, 2002


                                     0-15898
                            (Commission File Number)

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                         CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                          04-2623104
   (State of Incorporation)                                (IRS Employer
                                                        Identification Number)


                555 Turnpike Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021
              (Address of registrant's principal executive office)


                                 (781) 828-9300
                         (Registrant's telephone number)

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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 99.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On September 11, 2002, Casual Male Retail Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly named Designs, Inc. (the "Company"), filed an Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2002, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accompanying such report were certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, submitted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350). A copy of each of these certifications is attached as an exhibit hereto. The information included or incorporated herein, including the exhibits referenced above, is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall such information, including such exhibits, be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 except to the extent, if any, set forth by specific reference in such a filing. -2-

Index to Exhibits Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 99.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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. CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Dennis R. Hernreich ------------------------------ Name: Dennis R. Hernreich Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: September 11, 2002

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


                            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 Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report of Casual Male
Retail Group, Inc. (formerly Designs, Inc., the "Company") on Form 10-K/A for
the fiscal year ended February 2, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David A. Levin,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify to the best of my knowledge,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.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; and

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

Date: September 11, 2002



                                          /s/ David A. Levin
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                                          David A. Levin
                                          Chief Executive Officer
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)

      This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to ss.906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



                                                                    Exhibit 99.2


                            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 Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report of Casual Male
Retail Group, Inc. (formerly Designs, Inc., the "Company") on Form 10-K/A for
the fiscal year ended February 2, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Dennis R.
Hernreich, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify to the best of my
knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.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; and

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

Date: September 11, 2002



                                          /s/ Dennis R. Hernreich
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                                          Dennis R. Hernreich
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                          Officer)

      This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to ss.906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.