EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
Bristol, Pennsylvania
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 15, 1996, June 16, 1999, August 23, 1999, August 2, 2001, June 12, 2003, June 2, 2004 and June 3, 2005 of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries of our reports dated February 20, 2007, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries' internal control over financial reporting, which appear in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2).
/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
New York, New York
August 6, 2007