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<P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=5>UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></P><FONT size=4>
<P align=center>Washington, D.C. 20549</P>
<P align=center></FONT><B><FONT size=5>Form 8-K</FONT></P>
<P align=center>CURRENT REPORT<BR>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE<BR>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P></B></FONT>
<P align=center>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <BR>October 14,
2008</P><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=center><FONT size=5>JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.</FONT></FONT><BR>(Exact
Name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
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      <P align=center>Pennsylvania
      <HR color=#000000 noShade SIZE=1>
      (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) </TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="30%">
      <P align=center>1-10746
      <HR color=#000000 noShade SIZE=1>
      (Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="36%">
      <P align=center>06-0935166
      <HR color=#000000 noShade SIZE=1>
      (IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
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    <TD align=middle width="50%">1411 Broadway<BR>New York, New York&nbsp;
      10018
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      (Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD align=middle width="25%"></TD></TR>
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    <TD align=middle width="50%">(212) 642-3860
      <HR color=#000000 noShade SIZE=1>
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</TD>
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    <TD align=middle width="25%"></TD>
    <TD align=middle width="50%">Not Applicable
      <HR color=#000000 noShade SIZE=1>
       Former name or former address, if changed since last report</TD>
    <TD align=middle width="25%"></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
<P>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:</P>
<P>[&nbsp;&nbsp;] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)&nbsp;<BR>[&nbsp;&nbsp;] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)&nbsp;<BR>[&nbsp;&nbsp;] Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>
<HR>

<P>Item 2.02&nbsp; Results of Operations and Financial Condition.<br>
Item 7.01&nbsp; Regulation FD Disclosure.</P>
<p>On October 14, 2008, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. issued a press release
announcing anticipated adjusted earnings per share for the 2008 third fiscal
quarter and providing revised adjusted earnings guidance for the full year.&nbsp;
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. </p>
<P>This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.</P>
<P>The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 contains non-GAAP financial
measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. For purposes of Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure
is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash
flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or
included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. To supplement the
Company's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP,
it is presenting non-GAAP information regarding the effect on earnings per share
from trademark and goodwill impairments, impairments recorded as a result from
the exit from certain of our moderate sportswear brands, the gain recorded in
the sale of our interest in an Australian joint venture, certain items and charges incurred in
relation to the overall strategic review of operations and other restructuring
costs. </P>
<P>These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance the user's overall
understanding of the Company's current financial performance. Specifically, the
Company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both
management and investors by excluding certain expenses that may not be
indicative of our core operating results. In addition, because the Company has
historically reported certain non-GAAP results to investors, the Company
believes the inclusion of non-GAAP numbers provides consistency in our financial
reporting. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared
in accordance with GAAP, but are not a substitute for or superior to GAAP
results. The non-GAAP measures of adjusted net income and adjusted diluted
earnings per share included in the attached press release have been reconciled
to the equivalent GAAP measure. </P>
<P>Item 9.01&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</P>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="8%"><U>Exhibit No.</U></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="92%"><U>Description</U></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="8%">99.1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="92%">Press Release of the Registrant dated October 14, 2008.&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR>

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<P align=center>2</P>
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<P align=center>&nbsp;<B>SIGNATURES</B></P>
<P>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 hereunto duly authorized.</P>
<P align=justify>&nbsp;</P>
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    <TD width="50%">JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.<BR>(Registrant)
      <P>By:&nbsp;<U>/s/ John T. McClain&nbsp;</U><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John
		T. McClain<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Financial
Officer</P></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
<P>&nbsp;Date: October 14, 2008</P>
<P align=center>&nbsp;3</P>
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<P align=left>Exhibit Index</P>
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    <TD width="12%"><U>Exhibit No.</U></TD>
    <TD width="88%"><U>Description</U></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="12%">99.1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="88%">Press Release of the Registrant dated October 14,
	2008.</TD></TR>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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):
October 14,
2008
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.
(Exact
Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-10746
(Commission File Number)
06-0935166
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1411 Broadway
New York, New York 
      10018
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 642-3860
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 14, 2008, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. issued a press release
announcing anticipated adjusted earnings per share for the 2008 third fiscal
quarter and providing revised adjusted earnings guidance for the full year. 
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
The press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 contains non-GAAP financial
measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. For purposes of Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure
is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash
flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or
included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. To supplement the
Company's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP,
it is presenting non-GAAP information regarding the effect on earnings per share
from trademark and goodwill impairments, impairments recorded as a result from
the exit from certain of our moderate sportswear brands, the gain recorded in
the sale of our interest in an Australian joint venture, certain items and charges incurred in
relation to the overall strategic review of operations and other restructuring
costs.
These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance the user's overall
understanding of the Company's current financial performance. Specifically, the
Company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both
management and investors by excluding certain expenses that may not be
indicative of our core operating results. In addition, because the Company has
historically reported certain non-GAAP results to investors, the Company
believes the inclusion of non-GAAP numbers provides consistency in our financial
reporting. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared
in accordance with GAAP, but are not a substitute for or superior to GAAP
results. The non-GAAP measures of adjusted net income and adjusted diluted
earnings per share included in the attached press release have been reconciled
to the equivalent GAAP measure.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant dated October 14, 2008.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ John T. McClain
John
		T. McClain
Chief Financial
Officer
Date: October 14, 2008
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant dated October 14,
	2008.
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