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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>October 13,
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>
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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)</P></TD>
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      <P align=center>06-0935166
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      (IRS Employer Identification
  No.)</P></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV>
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      <td width="50%" align="center"><FONT face="Times New Roman">250 Rittenhouse Circle<BR>Bristol, PA 19007</FONT>
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        (Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></td>
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        (Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)</td>
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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>[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)&nbsp;<br>
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)&nbsp;<br>
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<br>
[ ] 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 7.01&nbsp; Regulation FD Disclosure.</P>
<P>On October 13, 2004, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. issued a press release
</FONT>announcing that it
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was lowering 2004 guidance
for the third quarter and full year and&nbsp; providing 2005 guidance for net
revenues and earnings per share.</strong><P>Item 9.01&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</P>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="8%">99.1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="92%">Press Release of the Registrant dated October 13,
      2004.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P>A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.&nbsp; </P>
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<P><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: October 13, 2004</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>
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  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 October 13, 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):
October 13,
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)
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 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 13, 2004, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. issued a press release
announcing that it
was lowering 2004 guidance
for the third quarter and full year and  providing 2005 guidance for net
revenues and earnings per share.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant dated October 13,
      2004.
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: October 13, 2004
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of
      the Registrant dated October 13, 2004.
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