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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>
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<P align=center>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <BR>October 26, 2005</P>
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<P align=center><FONT size=5>JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.</FONT></FONT><BR>(Exact Name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
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      <P align=center>Pennsylvania
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      (State or Other Jurisdiction of
      Incorporation)
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      <P align=center>1-10746
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      (Commission File Number)</TD>
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      <P align=center>06-0935166
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      (IRS Employer Identification
  No.)</TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
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      <td width="50%" align="center">250 Rittenhouse Circle<BR>Bristol, PA 19007
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        (Address of principal executive offices)</td>
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      <td width="50%" align="center">(215) 785-4000
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        (Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)</td>
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      <td width="50%" align="center">Not Applicable
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        Former name or former address, if changed since last report</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;&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>Item 2.02&nbsp; Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</P>
<P>On October 26, 2005, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) issued a press release reporting
third quarter 2005 financial results, affirming adjusted full year 2005 guidance
of $2.39 and
announcing that the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share.&nbsp; A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.&nbsp;<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><font size="3">
<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 strategic review of its
infrastructure.</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>
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<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>

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    <TD vAlign=top width="8%">99.1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="92%">Press Release of the Registrant dated October 26,
      2005.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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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%">JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.<BR>(Registrant)
      <P>By:&nbsp;<U>/s/ Wesley R. Card&nbsp;</U><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Wesley R. Card<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Operating and Financial
      Officer</P></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
<P>&nbsp;Date: October 26, 2005</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 26, 2005.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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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 26, 2005
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.)
250 Rittenhouse Circle
Bristol, PA 19007
(Address of principal executive offices)
(215) 785-4000
(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.
On October 26, 2005, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release reporting
third quarter 2005 financial results, affirming adjusted full year 2005 guidance
of $2.39 and
announcing that the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share.  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 strategic review of its
infrastructure.
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 26,
      2005.
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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/ Wesley R. Card
Wesley R. Card
Chief Operating and Financial
      Officer
Date: October 26, 2005
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of
      the Registrant dated October 26, 2005.
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