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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>
<P align=center>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <BR>April 27,
2004</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=center><FONT size=5>JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.</FONT><BR>(Exact Name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
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      <P align=center>Pennsylvania<BR>(State or Other Jurisdiction of
      Incorporation)</P></TD>
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      <P align=center>1-10746<BR>(Commission File Number)</P></TD>
    <TD align=middle vAlign=top width="36%">
      <P align=center>06-0935166<BR>(IRS Employer Identification
  No.)</P></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
<P align=center>250 Rittenhouse Circle<BR>Bristol, PA 19007<BR>(Address of
principal executive offices)</P>
<P align=center>(215) 785-4000 <BR>(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)</P>
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<P></FONT>Item 7. Exhibits<FONT size=3></P>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="8%">99.1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="92%">Press Release of the Registrant dated April 27,
      2004.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P>Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition</P>
<P>On April 27, 2004, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. issued a press release
describing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended April 3, 2004, as well as the following:
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  <LI>announcing that the company owned retail business registered a comparable
    store sales increase of 13%;
  <LI>announcing that the launch of the <I>Jones New York Signature</I>
    product line continues to gain positive momentum;
  <LI>announcing the repurchase of $34.5 million in Common Stock during the fiscal
    quarter;
  <LI>increasing prior guidance for 2004 full year earnings to a range of $2.68 to
    $2.80; and
  <LI>announcing a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.08 per share. <FONT
  size=2></LI></UL></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>
<P></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.&nbsp; </FONT></P>
<P></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>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.<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"></P>
<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>
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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: April 27, 2004</P>
<P align=center>&nbsp;3</P>
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<P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman">Exhibit Index</FONT></P>
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    <TD width="12%"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No.</FONT></U></TD>
    <TD width="88%"><U><FONT
  face="Times New Roman">Description</FONT></U></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="12%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="88%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Press Release of
      the Registrant dated April 27, 2004.</FONT></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):
April 27,
2004
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)
Item 7. Exhibits
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant dated April 27,
      2004.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April 27, 2004, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. issued a press release
describing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended April 3, 2004, as well as the following:
announcing that the company owned retail business registered a comparable
    store sales increase of 13%;
announcing that the launch of the
Jones New York Signature
product line continues to gain positive momentum;
announcing the repurchase of $34.5 million in Common Stock during the fiscal
    quarter;
increasing prior guidance for 2004 full year earnings to a range of $2.68 to
    $2.80; and
announcing a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.08 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.
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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: April 27, 2004
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of
      the Registrant dated April 27, 2004.
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