EXHIBIT 31
CERTIFICATION
I, Wesley R. Card, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of The Jones Group Inc.; and |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: April 1, 2014 |
| /s/ Wesley R. Card Wesley R. Card Chief Executive Officer |
I, John T. McClain, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of The Jones Group Inc.; and |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: April 1, 2014 |
| /s/ John T. McClain John T. McClain Chief Financial Officer |