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Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
As adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of RTW Retailwinds, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on our knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended November 3, 2018 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: December 13, 2018

/s/ GREGORY J. SCOTT
Gregory J. Scott
Chief Executive Officer

/s/ SHEAMUS TOAL

Sheamus Toal
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 As adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002