Form 8-K

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

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On August 1, 2007, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. ("Jones") announced that it had received a revised offer from Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. ("Fast") to acquire Jones' wholly owned subsidiary, Barneys New York, Inc., for $900 million in cash and that the Jones Board of Directors had determined that the Fast offer constitutes a "Superior Transaction" under the terms of Jones' Stock Purchase Agreement with affiliates of Istithmar.

A copy of the press release announcing the receipt of the revised offer and the Board's determination is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

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/ Ira M. Dansky
     Ira M. Dansky
     Executive Vice President,
     General Counsel and Secretary