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                           MAXWELL SHOE COMPANY INC.
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                           JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.
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                             MSC ACQUISITION CORP.
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     The following is a press release issued by Jones Apparel Group, Inc. on
June 14, 2004:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC.

Contacts:      Wesley R. Card, Chief Operating and Financial Officer
               Anita Britt, Executive Vice President Finance
               (215) 785-4000

          ISS RECOMMENDS MAXWELL STOCKHOLDERS REMOVE CURRENT MAXWELL
            BOARD; RECOMMENDS ELECTION OF JONES APPAREL'S NOMINEES

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - June 14, 2004 -Jones Apparel Group, Inc. ("Jones")
(NYSE:JNY) today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
recommended that stockholders of Maxwell Shoe Company Inc. ("Maxwell")
(Nasdaq: MAXS) vote their consent in favor of removing each member of
Maxwell's board of directors and replacing them with the five Jones nominees
pursuant to Jones's consent solicitation.

ISS is recognized as the leading independent proxy advisory firm in the
nation. Its recommendations are relied upon by hundreds of major institutional
investment firms, mutual funds and other fiduciaries throughout the country.

Peter Boneparth, Chief Executive Officer of Jones, stated "We are very pleased
ISS has recommended that Maxwell stockholders grant their consent to our
proposals. As we have stated from the beginning, and as ISS now has confirmed,
we believe that Maxwell's stockholders, the real owners of Maxwell, are
entitled to make a decision on whether or not to accept our offer."

Mr. Boneparth continued, "Our offer will expire on June 21, 2004 and we will
abandon our proposed acquisition unless we have entered into a merger
agreement with Maxwell or have received sufficient consents before June 20,
2004 from Maxwell's stockholders to replace the Maxwell board. We urge Maxwell
stockholders to sign, date and return the GOLD consent card TODAY, voting for
the election of our nominees and removing the current members of Maxwell's
board."

For more information about how to execute and deliver your consent, or if you
have any questions or require any assistance, please contact our consent
solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, toll-free at 1-888-750-5834.

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (www.jny.com), a Fortune 500 Company, is a leading
designer and marketer of branded apparel, footwear and accessories. The
Company's nationally recognized brands include Jones New York, Polo Jeans
Company licensed from Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Evan-Picone, Norton
McNaughton, Gloria Vanderbilt, Erika, l.e.i., Energie, Nine West, Easy Spirit,
Enzo Angiolini, Bandolino, Napier, Judith Jack, Kasper, Anne Klein, Albert
Nipon and LeSuit. The Company also markets costume jewelry under the Tommy
Hilfiger brand licensed from Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and the Givenchy brand
licensed from Givenchy Corporation, and footwear and accessories under the
ESPRIT brand licensed from Esprit Europe, B.V. With over 30 years of service,
the Company has built a reputation for excellence in product quality and
value, and in operational execution.

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                             IMPORTANT INFORMATION






Investors and security holders are urged to read the disclosure documents
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") from time to
time, including the tender offer statement filed on March 23, 2004 and the
supplement to the tender offer statement filed on May 26, 2004, regarding the
tender offer by MSC Acquisition Corp., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Jones ("MSC"), for all the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock,
together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights, of Maxwell.
Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the disclosure
documents (when they are available) and other documents filed by Jones or MSC
with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, documents filed
with the SEC by Jones or MSC may be obtained free of charge from Jones by
directing a request to Jones Apparel Group, Inc., 250 Rittenhouse Circle,
Keystone Park, Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007, Attention: Chief Operating and
Financial Officer.

Jones filed a definitive consent solicitation statement on April 21, 2004 with
the SEC. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the
definitive consent solicitation statement and other documents filed by Jones
or MSC with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition,
documents filed with the SEC by Jones or MSC may be obtained free of charge
from Jones by directing a request to Jones Apparel Group, Inc., 250
Rittenhouse Circle, Keystone Park, Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007, Attention:
Chief Operating and Financial Officer.

                  CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING PARTICIPANTS

Jones, MSC and, in each case, certain of its officers, directors and nominees
for the directorships of Maxwell, among others, may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of Maxwell's stockholders. The security
holders of Maxwell may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations
and interests of individuals who may be participants in the solicitation of
Maxwell's stockholders in the definitive consent solicitation statement filed
by Jones with the SEC on Schedule 14A on April 21, 2004.