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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5">UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>
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<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>
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<p align="center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <br>
December 1, 2011</p>
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<p align="center"><font size="5">THE JONES GROUP INC.</font></font><br>
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
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			<p align="center">Pennsylvania </p>
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(State or Other Jurisdiction of
			Incorporation) </td>
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			<p align="center">1-10746 </p>
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(Commission File Number)</td>
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			<p align="center">06-0935166 </p>
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(IRS Employer Identification
			No.)</td>
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			<td width="50%" align="middle">1411 Broadway<br>
			New York, New York&nbsp; 10018
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(Address of principal executive
			offices)</td>
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			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
			<td width="50%" align="middle">(212) 642-3860
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>(Registrant's telephone number,
			including area code)</td>
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			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
			<td width="50%" align="middle">Not Applicable
			<hr color="#000000" SIZE="1" noShade>Former name or former address,
			if changed since last report</td>
			<td width="25%" align="middle">&nbsp;</td>
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<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; ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)&nbsp;<br>
[&nbsp; ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)&nbsp;<br>
[&nbsp; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<br>
[&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><b>Item 1.01&nbsp; Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</b></p>
<p>On December 1, 2011, The Jones Group Inc. ("Jones") entered into an amendment
(the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April
28, 2011, as amended as of July 12, 2011, by and among Jones, the other
borrowers and subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent for the lenders, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as the administrative agent for the international
lenders, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agent for the
international lenders. The Amendment provides for (x) the removal of a fixed
charge coverage ratio test from the covenants on permitted acquisitions,
investments, restricted payments, and prepayment of Jones's bonds maturing in
2014, and (y) a concomitant increase in the minimum availability level for those
covenants, from 17.5% to 20%. </p>
<p>The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment,
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference. </p>
<p>The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 28, 2011 has been
previously filed with, and is described in, Jones's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 28, 2011. Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of July 12, 2011, was filed with, and is described in, Jones's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2011. </p>
<p><b>Item 2.03&nbsp; Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</b></p>
<p>The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by
reference into this Item 2.03.</p>
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<p align="justify"><b>Item 9.01&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></p>
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		<td vAlign="top" width="11%"><u>Exhibit No.</u></td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%"><u>Description</u></td>
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		<td vAlign="top" width="11%">10.1</td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%">Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
		December 1, 2011, by and among The Jones
		Group Inc., the other borrowers and subsidiaries party
		thereto, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
		administrative agent for the lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as
		administrative agent for the international lenders, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited as
		administrative agent for the international lenders.</td>
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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>
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			<td width="50%">THE JONES GROUP INC.<br>
			(Registrant)
			<p>By:&nbsp;<u>/s/ Ira M. Dansky</u><br>
			&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ira M. Dansky<br>
			&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Executive Vice President,<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General Counsel and Secretary </td>
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<p>&nbsp;Date: December 1, 2011</p>
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<p align="left">Exhibit Index</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%">10.1</td>
		<td vAlign="top" width="88%">Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
		December 1, 2011, by and among The Jones
		Group Inc., the other borrowers and subsidiaries party
		thereto, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
		administrative agent for the lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as
		administrative agent for the international lenders, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited as
		administrative agent for the international lenders.</td>
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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):
December 1, 2011
THE JONES 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 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 1, 2011, The Jones Group Inc. ("Jones") entered into an amendment
(the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April
28, 2011, as amended as of July 12, 2011, by and among Jones, the other
borrowers and subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent for the lenders, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as the administrative agent for the international
lenders, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agent for the
international lenders. The Amendment provides for (x) the removal of a fixed
charge coverage ratio test from the covenants on permitted acquisitions,
investments, restricted payments, and prepayment of Jones's bonds maturing in
2014, and (y) a concomitant increase in the minimum availability level for those
covenants, from 17.5% to 20%.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment,
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 28, 2011 has been
previously filed with, and is described in, Jones's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 28, 2011. Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of July 12, 2011, was filed with, and is described in, Jones's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2011.
Item 2.03  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by
reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
		December 1, 2011, by and among The Jones
		Group Inc., the other borrowers and subsidiaries party
		thereto, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
		administrative agent for the lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as
		administrative agent for the international lenders, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited as
		administrative agent for the international lenders.
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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.
THE JONES GROUP INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Ira M. Dansky
Ira M. Dansky
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Date: December 1, 2011
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
		December 1, 2011, by and among The Jones
		Group Inc., the other borrowers and subsidiaries party
		thereto, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
		administrative agent for the lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as
		administrative agent for the international lenders, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited as
		administrative agent for the international lenders.
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