UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 15, 2010

THE JONES GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously reported, Andrew Cohen, who was previously Chief Executive Officer - Footwear, Accessories and Retail of The Jones Group Inc. (the "Company"), separated from employment with the Company on October 11, 2010. On December 15, 2010, the Company and Mr. Cohen reach an agreement on his severance arrangements, and Mr. Cohen entered into a Separation Agreement (the "Separation Agreement") with JAG Footwear, Accessories and Retail Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("JAG Footwear"), which supersedes the severance arrangements under his employment agreement with JAG Footwear (previously filed as Exhibit 10.40 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007).

The Separation Agreement provides, among other things, that Mr. Cohen will receive: (i) 22.5 months of base salary, totaling $1,875,000; (ii) a cash bonus for services performed during 2010 based on achievement of previously-established performance goals for 2010, with 25% of the target award payable to recognize his individual performance goals provided that financial performance goals applicable to his business unit and to the Company as a whole are attained; (iii) continuation of medical and dental coverage under the Company's group policy until age 65, with the Company's continued payment of its share of premiums for such coverage; and (iv) accelerated vesting of 262,042 shares of restricted Common Stock of the Company. In consideration of those payments and benefits, Mr. Cohen agreed to certain restrictions on competition through December 31, 2011 and certain restrictions on solicitation through December 31, 2014. The Separation Agreement also contains a mutual release of claims.

The foregoing summary of the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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 SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 Date: December 15, 2010

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Exhibit Index

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