Exhibit 5.2




               Opinion of Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP

                                                                 April 3, 2001

Ira M. Dansky, Esquire
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
1411 Broadway
New York, NY 10018


          Re:  Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc.,
               Jones Apparel Group Holdings, Inc. and Nine West Group Inc.
               Registration Statement on Form S-3


Dear Mr. Dansky:

          As special Pennsylvania counsel to Jones Apparel Group, Inc., a
Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company") and Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc.,
a Pennsylvania corporation ("Jones Apparel Group USA") (collectively, the
"Pennsylvania Issuers"), we have been requested to render this opinion in
connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration
Statement"), which is being filed by the Company, Jones Apparel Group USA,
Jones Apparel Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Nine West
Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the "Issuers") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2001 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.

          The Registration Statement relates to the proposed sale from time
to time of up to an aggregate of $805,645,000 Zero Coupon Convertible
Senior Notes due 2021 (the "Notes") of the Issuers and up to 7,903,781
shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") issuable upon
conversion of the Notes, by certain selling securityholders.

          For purposes of this opinion we have examined the Registration
Statement; the Subsistence Certificates dated March 21, 2001 issued by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with respect to each of the
Pennsylvania Issuers; and such other documents as we deemed necessary for the
purpose of rendering this opinion. With respect to the foregoing documents, we
have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to originals of all
documents submitted to us as certified, facsimiled or reproduced copies.

          As special Pennsylvania counsel to the Pennsylvania Issuers, we
are not necessarily familiar with all of the Pennsylvania Issuers' affairs.
As a further basis for this opinion, we have made such inquiry of the
Pennsylvania Issuers as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the
purpose of rendering this opinion.

          Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that each of the
Pennsylvania Issuers is a corporation duly organized and validly
subsisting under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that the
Notes have been duly authorized for issuance and constitute legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Pennsylvania Issuers enforceable against the
Pennsylvania Issuers in accordance with their terms (subject, as to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally
as the same may relate to the Pennsylvania Issuers and to general equitable
principles), and when the Shares are issued in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the Notes they will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.

          We are attorneys admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and we express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction,
other than the corporate laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the
United States of America. Our examination of law relevant to the matters
covered by this opinion is limited to Federal law and Pennsylvania law.



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          This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the
facts, circumstances and matters set forth herein and to laws currently in
effect. No opinion may be inferred or is implied beyond matters expressly
set forth herein, and we do not undertake and assume no obligations to
update or supplement this opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances
which may hereafter come to our attention or any change in law which may
hereafter occur.

          This opinion is furnished for your benefit only and may not be
used or relied upon by any other person or entity or in connection with any
other transaction without in each instance our prior written consent.

          We hereby consent to the reference to this Firm under the heading
"Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement and in the related prospectus
and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.

                                        Sincerely,



                                        /s/ SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
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                                        SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP

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