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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FELDENKREIS GEORGE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL INC [PERY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 3000 N.W. 107TH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/11/2011 (Street) MIAMI, FL 33172 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               1,719,312 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 28.38

04/11/2011

A

57,894

04/11/2012(2)

04/10/2018

Common Stock

57,894

$ 0

57,894

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 24.93

04/19/2011(3)

04/18/2017

Common Stock

70,674

70,674

D

Stock Options

$ 4.63

03/18/2010(4)

03/17/2019

Common Stock

250,000

250,000

D

Stock Options

$ 16.593

03/04/2004

03/03/2014

Common Stock

67,500

67,500

D

Stock Options

$ 9.5

12/05/2002

12/04/2012

Common Stock

225,000

225,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FELDENKREIS GEORGE 3000 N.W. 107TH AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33172	X	X	Chairman of the Board and CEO

Signatures

/s/ George Feldenkreis		04/29/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 375,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock, which generally vest 100% on Mr. Feldenkreis' 80th birthday, provided that he is still an employee of the Company on such date, and the Company has met certain performance criteria.
(2)	The shares subject to the stock appreciation right shall vest and become exercisable as follows: 19,298 shares on April 11, 2012; 19,298 shares on April 11, 2013; and 19,298 shares on April 11, 2014.
(3)	The shares subject to the stock appreciation right shall vest and become exercisable as follows: 23,558 shares on April 19, 2011; 23,558 shares on April 19, 2012; and 23, 558 shares on April 19, 2013.
(4)	The shares subject to the option shall vest and become exercisable as follows: 125,000 shares on March 18, 2011; and 125,000 shares on March 18, 2012.

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