SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                      Washington, DC  20549



                           SCHEDULE 13G

                                 
           Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                        (Amendment No. 5)




                     Jones Apparel Group, Inc.                    
                         (Name of Issuer)


             Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               
                   (Title of Class of Securities)

  
                           480074 10 3                              
                          (CUSIP Number)




  The information required in the remainder of this cover
page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section of the Act but shall be
subject to all other provisions of the Act.



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CUSIP No. 480074 10 3

1.   Name of Reporting Person: 
               Sidney Kimmel

     SS or IRS Identification No. of Above Person
               ###-##-####

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
     (See Instructions)

     (a)  [  ]

     (b)  [  ]

3.   SEC Use Only ...........................................[ ]

4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization:         United States

Number of          5.   Sole Voting Power:            7,649,050
Shares Bene-
ficially           6.   Shared Voting Power:          -
owned by 
Each Reporting     7.   Sole Dispositive Power:       7,649,050
Person
                   8.   Shared Dispositive Power:     -

9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting 
     Person:  7,349,050 

10.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes 
     Certain Shares (See Instructions)......................[X]

11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9: 14.3%

12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IN


 Amount reported for item 9 excludes 300,000 shares held by The Sidney
     Kimmel Foundation.  Mr.  Kimmel disclaims beneficial ownership of
     such shares.

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Item 1 (a)     Name of Issuer
               Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

Item 1 (b)     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
               250 Rittenhouse Circle
               Keystone Park
               Bristol, PA 19007

Item 2 (a)     Name of Person Filing:
               Sidney Kimmel

Item 2 (c)     Citizenship: United States

Item 2 (d)     Title of Class of Securities:
               Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Item 2 (e)     CUSIP Number: 480074 10 3

Item 3.        If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), 
               or 13d-2(b), check whether the person is a:
               Not Applicable.

Item 4.        Ownership (as of December 31, 1997).

                                                    Ordinary Shares

     (a)  Amount Beneficially
          Owned:                                    7,349,050

     (b)  Percent of Class                      14.3%

     (c)  Number of shares as
          to which such person has:

            (i)     sole power to vote or
                    to direct the vote              7,649,050

           (ii)     shared power to vote 
                    or to direct the vote              --

          (iii)     sole power to dispose or 
                    to direct the disposition of    7,649,050

           (iv)     shared power to dispose
                    or direct the disposition of       --


 Based on 51,316,206 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 10,
     1997 as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarter ended September 28, 1997.

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Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class [ ]   
     
Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
               another Person.
                         Not Applicable

Item 7.        Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
               Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by
               the Parent Holding Company.
                         Not Applicable

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the
               Group.
                         Not Applicable

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group.
                         Not Applicable

Item 10.       Certification.
                         Not Applicable



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Signature

  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the undersigned hereby certifies that the information
set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.





                                   /S/  Sidney Kimmel       
                                   ------------------
                                   Sidney Kimmel            
Dated:  February 2, 1998


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