EXHIBIT 32

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted

Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), Dorrit J. Bern, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer and Eric M. Specter, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Charming Shoppes, Inc. (the “Company”), each certifies with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 29, 2006 (the “Report”) that, to the best of her/his knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with 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.

 

Dated: August 31, 2006	/S/ DORRIT J. BERN
	Dorrit J. Bern
	Chairman of the Board
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: August 31, 2006	/S/ ERIC M. SPECTER
	Eric M. Specter
	Executive Vice President
	Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.