EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                     CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
New York, New York




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the proxy
statement/prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form
S-4 of our reports dated February 5, 1999, except as to Note 18, which is as of
March 2, 1999 relating to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
 
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption 'Experts' in the
Prospectus.



                                       /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP

                                           BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

New York, New York
May 12, 1999