SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549
                      ----------------------



                             FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT
              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  -------------------------------



                          January 10, 2000
                          ----------------
                 (Date of Earliest Event Reported)




                    ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
                    ----------------------------
        (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           Delaware                    1-10738                  13-3499319
           --------                    -------                  ----------
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


                        142 West 57th Street
                       New York, New York 10019
                       ------------------------
 (Address, including Zip Code, of Registrants' Principal Executive Offices)


                           (212) 541-3300
                           --------------
         (Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



                            Not Applicable
                            --------------
            (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
                        Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS.

      On  January  10,  2000,  AnnTaylor  Stores  Corporation  (the
"Company")  announced  that its Board of  Directors  had approved a
$50  million  increase  in  the  Company's  securities   repurchase
program that was  announced in  September  1999,  raising the total
amount of  securities  that may be  purchased  under the program to
$90 million.

      Pursuant to the securities  repurchase  program,  the Company
may make  purchases  of  shares  of its  outstanding  Common  Stock
and/or  its  Convertible  Debentures  due 2019,  from time to time,
subject  to market  conditions  and at  prevailing  market  prices,
through  open  market   purchases   or  in   privately   negotiated
transactions.    Purchases    under   the   increased    securities
repurchase   program   may  be  made   through   June   30,   2000.
Repurchased  shares of Common  Stock will  become  treasury  shares
and  may  be  used  for  general   corporate  and  other  purposes.
Repurchased Debentures will be canceled.

      A copy of the press release  issued by the Company on January
10, 2000 is  attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1 and is  incorporated
herein  by   reference.   The   information   set  forth  above  is
qualified in its entirety by reference to that press release.



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c)  Exhibits.

           99.1 Press Release  issued by the Company on January 10, 2000.


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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.


                                    ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION


                                    By:
                                        /s/ Barry Erdos
                                        ------------------------------
                                            Barry Erdos
                                        Executive Vice President - CFO

Date:  January 10, 2000
       ----------------

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                           EXHIBIT INDEX
                           -------------



Exhibit No.          Description
-----------          -----------

99.1            Press Release issued by the Company on January 10, 2000.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549
                      ----------------------

                             FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT
              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  -------------------------------

                          January 10, 2000
                          ----------------
                 (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                    ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
                    ----------------------------
        (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Delaware                    1-10738                  13-3499319
           --------                    -------                  ----------
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                        142 West 57th Street
                       New York, New York 10019
                       ------------------------
 (Address, including Zip Code, of Registrants' Principal Executive Offices)

                           (212) 541-3300
                           --------------
         (Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                            Not Applicable
                            --------------
            (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
                        Since Last Report)
================================================================================
2

ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS.

      On  January  10,  2000,  AnnTaylor  Stores  Corporation  (the
"Company")  announced  that its Board of  Directors  had approved a
$50  million  increase  in  the  Company's  securities   repurchase
program that was  announced in  September  1999,  raising the total
amount of  securities  that may be  purchased  under the program to
$90 million.

      Pursuant to the securities  repurchase  program,  the Company
may make  purchases  of  shares  of its  outstanding  Common  Stock
and/or  its  Convertible  Debentures  due 2019,  from time to time,
subject  to market  conditions  and at  prevailing  market  prices,
through  open  market   purchases   or  in   privately   negotiated
transactions.    Purchases    under   the   increased    securities
repurchase   program   may  be  made   through   June   30,   2000.
Repurchased  shares of Common  Stock will  become  treasury  shares
and  may  be  used  for  general   corporate  and  other  purposes.
Repurchased Debentures will be canceled.

      A copy of the press release  issued by the Company on January
10, 2000 is  attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1 and is  incorporated
herein  by   reference.   The   information   set  forth  above  is
qualified in its entirety by reference to that press release.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c)  Exhibits.

           99.1 Press Release  issued by the Company on January 10, 2000.

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3

                            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.

                                    ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION

                                    By:
                                        /s/ Barry Erdos
                                        ------------------------------
                                            Barry Erdos
                                        Executive Vice President - CFO

Date:  January 10, 2000
       ----------------

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                           EXHIBIT INDEX
                           -------------

Exhibit No.          Description
-----------          -----------

99.1            Press Release issued by the Company on January 10, 2000.