NEW YORK, Feb 09, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Jones Apparel Group (NYSE: JNY) announces the following Webcast:

What:     Fourth Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call

    When:     Wednesday, February 16, 2005  @ 8:30 a.m. ET

    Where:    http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-
    eventDetails&c=85851&eventID=1010993

    How:      Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
              address above.

    Contact:  Cathy Toth of Jones Apparel Group, +1-215-785-4000

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.jny.com.

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (http://www.jny.com), a Fortune 500 company, is a leading designer, marketer and retailer of branded apparel, footwear and accessories. The Company's nationally recognized brands include Jones New York, Barneys New York, Anne Klein, Albert Nipon, Kasper, Gloria Vanderbilt, Norton McNaughton, Erika, LeSuit, Evan Picone, l.e.i., Energie, Nine West, Easy Spirit, Enzo Angiolini, Bandolino, Joan & David, Mootsies Tootsies, Sam & Libby, Napier and Judith Jack. The Company also markets apparel under the Polo Jeans Company brand licensed from Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and costume jewelry under the Tommy Hilfiger brand licensed from Tommy Hilfiger Licensing, Inc. and the Givenchy brand licensed from Givenchy Corporation. For more than 30 years, the Company has built a reputation for excellence in product quality and value, and in operational execution.

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SOURCE Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

Cathy Toth of Jones Apparel Group, +1-215-785-4000

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