MILLION WISHES A New Accessories-Driven At-Home Sales Venture Where Friends Share A Passion For Fashion & Financial Freedom

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- What do women enjoy most when they get together? Catching up on the latest gossip? Sharing fashion tips? Laughing out loud? Shopping 'til they drop? The answer of course is all of the above. MILLION WISHES, now in its second season, offers a fun and flexible new channel for all of these passions and more! Million Wishes is an exciting party plan program that is bolstering entrepreneurial spirit among women across the nation. The perfect income-boosting vehicle for the woman who's short on time, but long on ambition, The Million Wishes party is a showcase for up-to-the-minute looks in jewelry, handbags, belts, scarves and other key accessories of the season, while educating women on the newest fashion trends.

"Often women are overwhelmed with fashion choices," says Betty Palm, President of Million Wishes, "and they can find themselves lost among the trends in an age of ever-diminishing customer service expertise. The solution is Million Wishes, wherein women can experiment with the latest fashion trends and get constructive feedback from their most valued critics - their own best friends." Million Wishes Style Consultants are fully-equipped with all the selling tools and fashion education training needed to ensure a quality shopping experience while respecting each woman's defined personal style.

The Million Wishes concept is as simple as it is fun: allowing women who yearn for greater flexibility and financial freedom an opportunity to become independent entrepreneurs. Those who join are trained to be expert Million Wishes Style Consultants, offering a shopping experience to their peers that is fun, convenient and hassle-free. Million Wishes Style Consultants demonstrate the latest mode in styling multiple fashion looks and giving valuable tips on how to make the trends work for each individual, emphasizing a feeling of confidence and polish, all in the comfort of a hostess' home.

For a limited time, entrepreneurs can get started with no investment. Kits of product samples can be earned for free under the Fall Hostess Program until November 30, 2006 with qualifying parties.

The holiday collection featuring sparkling jet and crystal jewelry, satin clutches, beaded minibags and velvet burn-out scarves is now available. This is in addition to the full fall 2007 line developed around three key fashion trends - English Country, Hollywood Glamour and Drama Queen - with jewelry, handbags and belts that go from subtle to sultry. All product is designed and produced exclusively for Million Wishes and is available through Million Wishes Style Consultants.

A corporate website, MILLIONWISHES.COM, enables Style Consultants to conduct all business transactions online. Free personal websites are also available as an additional business management tool. The goal is to make the business end as user-friendly and streamlined as possible so the consultant can concentrate on sales and education. Unlike other party plan companies, Million Wishes will ship direct to consumers, reducing the burden on the hostess.

MILLION WISHES is a division of Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (www.jny.com), a Fortune 500 company, is a leading designer, marketer and wholesaler of branded apparel, footwear and accessories. The Company also markets directly to consumers through our chain of specialty retail and value-based stores, and operates the Barneys New York chain of luxury stores. The Company's nationally recognized brands include Jones New York, Evan-Picone, Norton McNaughton, Gloria Vanderbilt, Erika, l.e.i., Energie, Nine West, Easy Spirit, Enzo Angiolini, Bandolino, Joan & David, Mootsies Tootsies, Sam & Libby, Napier, Judith Jack, Kasper, Anne Klein, Albert Nipon, Le Suit and Barneys New York. The Company also markets costume jewelry under the Givenchy brand licensed from Givenchy Corporation and footwear under the Dockers Women brand licensed from Levi Strauss & Co. Each brand is differentiated by its own distinctive styling, pricing strategy, distribution channel and target consumer. The Company primarily contracts for the manufacture of its products through a worldwide network of quality manufacturers. The Company has capitalized on its nationally known brand names by entering into various licenses for several of its trademarks, including Jones New York, Evan-Picone, Anne Klein New York, Nine West, Gloria Vanderbilt and l.e.i., with select manufacturers of women's and men's products which the Company does not manufacture. For more than 30 years, the Company has built a reputation for excellence in product quality and value, and in operational execution.