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      DRESS BARN, INC</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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                Number)</font></div>
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                Identification No.)</font></div>
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                Dunnigan Drive, Suffern, New York</font></div>
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      15, 2006, The Dress Barn, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) sent a notice to its directors
      and executive officers informing them of a blackout period beginning on July
      25,
      2006 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, and ending during the week of August 21, 2006
      (the &#8220;Blackout Period&#8221;) that will temporarily prevent participants in The Dress
      Barn, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the &#8220;401(k) Plan&#8221;) from engaging in transactions
      in their individual accounts. During the Blackout Period, participants in the
      401(k) Plan will be unable to direct or diversify investments in their
      individual accounts, change elections regarding future contributions, change
      contribution rates or obtain a loan, distribution or withdrawal from the 401(k)
      Plan. The Blackout Period is imposed in connection with the change of the
      recordkeeper, administrator and trustee of the 401(k) Plan.</font></div>
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      to Rule 104 of Regulation BTR promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
      of
      1934 and Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each director and
      executive officer of the Company is prohibited from, directly or indirectly,
      purchasing, selling or otherwise acquiring or transferring any equity or
      derivative security of the Company during the Blackout Period.</font></div>
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      Company received the notice required by Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employee
      Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on June 12, 2006.</font></div>
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      in the 401(k) Plan, security holders of Company common stock or other interested
      persons may obtain information about the actual beginning and ending dates
      of
      the Blackout Period, without charge, by contacting Cindy Dana, Human Resources
      Department, The Dress Barn, Inc., 30 Dunnigan Drive, Suffern, NY 10901, phone:
      1-845-369-4831.</font></div>
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      the notice transmitted to the directors and executive officers of the Company
      is
      set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference into this
      Item.</font></div>
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      has
      duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
      duly authorized.</font></div>
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      DRESS
      BARN, INC.</font></div>
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      ARMAND CORREIA</font></div>
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Unassociated Document
UNITED
      STATES
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
Date
                of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June
                15, 2006
THE
      DRESS BARN, INC
.
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut
(State
      or
      other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-11736
06-0812960
(Commission
                File
Number)
(I.R.S.
                Employer
Identification No.)
30
                Dunnigan Drive, Suffern, New York
10901
(Address
                of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                Code)
Registrant's
                telephone number, including area code
(845)
                369-4500
Not
      Applicable
(Former
      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions (ss General Instruction A.2. below):
□
Written
                communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
                230.425)
□
Soliciting
                material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
                240.14a-12)
□
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.14d-2(b))
□
Pre-commencement
                communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                204.13e-4(c))
SECTION
      5—CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item
      5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit
      Plan.
On
      June
      15, 2006, The Dress Barn, Inc. (the "Company") sent a notice to its directors
      and executive officers informing them of a blackout period beginning on July
      25,
      2006 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, and ending during the week of August 21, 2006
      (the "Blackout Period") that will temporarily prevent participants in The Dress
      Barn, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the "401(k) Plan") from engaging in transactions
      in their individual accounts. During the Blackout Period, participants in the
      401(k) Plan will be unable to direct or diversify investments in their
      individual accounts, change elections regarding future contributions, change
      contribution rates or obtain a loan, distribution or withdrawal from the 401(k)
      Plan. The Blackout Period is imposed in connection with the change of the
      recordkeeper, administrator and trustee of the 401(k) Plan.
Pursuant
      to Rule 104 of Regulation BTR promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
      of
      1934 and Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each director and
      executive officer of the Company is prohibited from, directly or indirectly,
      purchasing, selling or otherwise acquiring or transferring any equity or
      derivative security of the Company during the Blackout Period.
The
      Company received the notice required by Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employee
      Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on June 12, 2006.
Participants
      in the 401(k) Plan, security holders of Company common stock or other interested
      persons may obtain information about the actual beginning and ending dates
      of
      the Blackout Period, without charge, by contacting Cindy Dana, Human Resources
      Department, The Dress Barn, Inc., 30 Dunnigan Drive, Suffern, NY 10901, phone:
      1-845-369-4831.
A
      copy of
      the notice transmitted to the directors and executive officers of the Company
      is
      set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference into this
      Item.
ITEM
      9.01
      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c)
      Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Notice
                of 401(k) Plan Blackout Period to directors and executive officers
                dated
                June 15, 2006
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto
      duly authorized.
THE
      DRESS
      BARN, INC.
(Registrant)
BY:
      /s/
      ARMAND CORREIA
Armand
      Correia
Senior
      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
      Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date:
      June 15, 2006
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Notice
                of 401(k) Plan Blackout Period to directors and executive officers
                dated
                June 15, 2006