EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF JONES APPAREL GROUP, INC. State or County Percentage of Voting Name of Incorporation Securities Owned * - --------------- ---------------- -------------------- Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc. Pennsylvania 100% Melru Corporation New Jersey 100% Jones Apparel Group Canada Inc. Canada 100% Jones Investment Co., Inc. Delaware 100% Jones Apparel Group Holdings, Inc. Delaware 100% Jones Holding Corporation Delaware 100% Jones Management Service Company Delaware 100% Jones Factor Company Delaware 100% Jones International Limited Hong Kong 100% Bongal Company Limited Hong Kong 100% Jones Apparel Group (HK) Ltd. Hong Kong 100% Jones Far East Ltd. Hong Kong 100% Vestamex S.A. De C.V. Mexico 100% Camisas de Juarez S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100% Sun Apparel, Inc. (formerly Delaware 100% SAI acquisition Corp.) Sun Apparel, Inc. (Delaware) Delaware 100% Lone Star Selling Group, Inc. New York 100% RL Management, Inc. Delaware 100% Import Technology of Texas, Inc. Texas 100% Sun Apparel of Texas, Ltd. Texas 100% Maquilas Pami S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100% CNC West Division, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100% * Directly or Indirectly