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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>August 18,
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
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      (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) </TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=center width="30%">
      <P align=center>1-10746
      <HR color=#000000 noShade SIZE=1>
      (Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=center 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=center width="50%">1411 Broadway<BR>New York, New York&nbsp;
      10018
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      (Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
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    <TD align=center width="50%">(212) 642-3860
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      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</TD>
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    <TD align=center 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>
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<P align="justify">Item 8.01&nbsp; Other Events.</P>
<p>Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) announced that as of
August 18, 2008, it has moved its corporate web site to a new domain name:
www.jonesapparel.com. Important information about the Company is routinely
posted on its corporate web site, including, but not limited to, on the pages
under &quot;Our Company,&quot; &quot;Investor Relations&quot; and
&quot;News.&quot;</p>
<p>The domain name change was made in connection with the Company's e-commerce
initiative for its core brand product lines, which includes enhancing its
existing e-commerce web sites and bringing new brands online. The domain name
formerly used for the corporate web site, www.jny.com, will host a new Jones New
York e-commerce site beginning in the fall.</p>
<p>A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1.</p>
<p></FONT>Item 9.01&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</p>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="11%"><U>Exhibit No.</U></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="89%"><U>Description</U></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="11%">99.1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="89%">Press Release of the Registrant dated August 18, 2008.&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR>

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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: August 18, 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 August 18, 2008.&nbsp;</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):
August 18,
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 8.01  Other Events.
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (the "Company") announced that as of
August 18, 2008, it has moved its corporate web site to a new domain name:
www.jonesapparel.com. Important information about the Company is routinely
posted on its corporate web site, including, but not limited to, on the pages
under "Our Company," "Investor Relations" and
"News."
The domain name change was made in connection with the Company's e-commerce
initiative for its core brand product lines, which includes enhancing its
existing e-commerce web sites and bringing new brands online. The domain name
formerly used for the corporate web site, www.jny.com, will host a new Jones New
York e-commerce site beginning in the fall.
A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant dated August 18, 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: August 18, 2008
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant dated August 18, 2008.
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