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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>March 14,
2005</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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      <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>[ ] 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 1.01&nbsp; Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </P>
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On March 14, 2005, the Board of Directors of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. approved
the following annual retainer amounts, meeting fees and equity compensation for
non-employee directors of the Company, effective as of March 14, 2005.</FONT></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center"><b>Compensation of Non-Employee Directors of Jones Apparel
Group, Inc. </b></p>
<p align="center">Effective as of March 14, 2005</p>
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			<font size="3">Annual Retainer(1)</font></td>
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			<p align="right" style="text-align: right"><font size="3">$40,000</font></td>
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			<font size="3">Board Meeting Fee</font></td>
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			<p align="right" style="text-align: right"><font size="3">$2,000</font></td>
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			<font size="3">Committee Chair Retainer</font></td>
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			<p align="right" style="text-align: right"><font size="3">$10,000
			for Audit Committee</font></p>
			<p align="right" style="text-align: right"><font size="3">$5,000 for
			Other Committees</font></td>
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			<font size="3">Committee Meeting Fee</font></td>
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			<p align="right" style="text-align: right"><font size="3">$1,000</font></td>
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			<font size="3">Equity(2)</font></td>
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			<p align="right" style="text-align: right"><font size="3">Annual
			Grant:&nbsp; 3,000 shares of restricted common stock</font></p>
			<p align="right" style="text-align: right"><font size="3">Initial
			Grant:&nbsp; 6,000 shares of restricted common stock</font></td>
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&nbsp;<p style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in">(1)
Each non-employee director may elect to defer all or a portion of his or
her annual retainer and meeting attendance fees under the Jones Apparel Group,
Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .5in">(2)&nbsp; The
restricted stock awards have a value based on the fair market values of Jones
Apparel Group, Inc. common stock on the effective date of the grant and vest in
equal installments over three years.&nbsp; The awards are granted under the Jones
Apparel Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. </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: March 14, 2005</P>
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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):
March 14,
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 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 14, 2005, the Board of Directors of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. approved
the following annual retainer amounts, meeting fees and equity compensation for
non-employee directors of the Company, effective as of March 14, 2005.
Compensation of Non-Employee Directors of Jones Apparel
Group, Inc.
Effective as of March 14, 2005
Annual Retainer(1)
$40,000
Board Meeting Fee
$2,000
Committee Chair Retainer
$10,000
			for Audit Committee
$5,000 for
			Other Committees
Committee Meeting Fee
$1,000
Equity(2)
Annual
			Grant:  3,000 shares of restricted common stock
Initial
			Grant:  6,000 shares of restricted common stock
(1)
Each non-employee director may elect to defer all or a portion of his or
her annual retainer and meeting attendance fees under the Jones Apparel Group,
Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.
(2)  The
restricted stock awards have a value based on the fair market values of Jones
Apparel Group, Inc. common stock on the effective date of the grant and vest in
equal installments over three years.  The awards are granted under the Jones
Apparel Group, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.
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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: March 14, 2005
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