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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>January
22, 2009</P>
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<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>
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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">1411 Broadway<br>
		New York, New York&nbsp; 10018
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        (Address of principal executive offices)</td>
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      <td width="50%" align="center">(212) 642-3860
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        (Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)</td>
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      <td width="50%" align="center">Not Applicable<hr noshade size="1" color="#000000">
        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><b>Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.&nbsp;</b></p>
<p>On January 22, 2009, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) issued a press
release announcing preliminary 2008 fourth quarter and full year results and
other items, including an anticipated net loss for the 2008 fourth quarter and
full year, an anticipated charge for the impairment of goodwill and trademarks
to be recorded in the 2008 fourth quarter, as discussed under Item 2.06 below,
a reduction in the quarterly cash dividend payable on shares of the Company's
Common Stock and an anticipated year-end cash balance.</p>
<p>This information shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&quot;Exchange Act&quot;), 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>
<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. The Company is
presenting non-GAAP information regarding the effect on earnings per share from
trademark and goodwill impairments, costs recorded as a result from the
exit from certain of our moderate sportswear product lines and other
restructuring costs and the gains recorded from the
sale of our interest in an Australian joint venture and our Mexican operations.</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 the Company's 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 its
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 projected
adjusted diluted earnings per share included in the attached press release have
been reconciled to the equivalent GAAP measure.&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>Item 2.06 Material Impairments.&nbsp;</b></p>
<p>On January 22, 2009, the Company announced that it had completed its annual
goodwill and trademark impairment analysis for 2008 as required by SFAS No. 142,
&quot;Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets&quot; and that, as a result of the
analysis, it expects to record a charge of approximately $838.4 million
during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008 for the impairment of goodwill
and trademarks, primarily within its wholesale footwear and accessories segment.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Company concluded that the goodwill balance existing in its wholesale
footwear and accessories segment was impaired in the amount of approximately $815
million as a result of continuing decreases in projected revenues and
profitability across various product lines. It also determined that continuing
decreases in projected revenues for certain footwear and costume
jewelry product lines will require it to record a trademark impairment charge of
approximately $25 million during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Neither of these impairment charges will result in any future cash expenditures.</p>
<p><b>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></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 January 22, 2009</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/ 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>
<P>&nbsp;Date: January 22, 2009</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 January 22, 2009</TD></TR></TABLE>
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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):
January
22, 2009
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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 22, 2009, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing preliminary 2008 fourth quarter and full year results and
other items, including an anticipated net loss for the 2008 fourth quarter and
full year, an anticipated charge for the impairment of goodwill and trademarks
to be recorded in the 2008 fourth quarter, as discussed under Item 2.06 below,
a reduction in the quarterly cash dividend payable on shares of the Company's
Common Stock and an anticipated year-end cash balance.
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. The Company is
presenting non-GAAP information regarding the effect on earnings per share from
trademark and goodwill impairments, costs recorded as a result from the
exit from certain of our moderate sportswear product lines and other
restructuring costs and the gains recorded from the
sale of our interest in an Australian joint venture and our Mexican operations.
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 the Company's 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 its
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 projected
adjusted diluted earnings per share included in the attached press release have
been reconciled to the equivalent GAAP measure.
Item 2.06 Material Impairments.
On January 22, 2009, the Company announced that it had completed its annual
goodwill and trademark impairment analysis for 2008 as required by SFAS No. 142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" and that, as a result of the
analysis, it expects to record a charge of approximately $838.4 million
during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008 for the impairment of goodwill
and trademarks, primarily within its wholesale footwear and accessories segment.
The Company concluded that the goodwill balance existing in its wholesale
footwear and accessories segment was impaired in the amount of approximately $815
million as a result of continuing decreases in projected revenues and
profitability across various product lines. It also determined that continuing
decreases in projected revenues for certain footwear and costume
jewelry product lines will require it to record a trademark impairment charge of
approximately $25 million during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Neither of these impairment charges will result in any future cash expenditures.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of
      the Registrant dated January 22, 2009
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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: January 22, 2009
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of
      the Registrant dated January 22, 2009
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