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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                  ON FORM S-8
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                         ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
            ------------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              DELAWARE                            13-3499319
      -----------------------            ----------------------------------
      (State of incorporation)          (I.R.S. employer identification no.)


142 West 57th Street, New York, New York                        10019
-----------------------------------------                     ---------
 (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)



                       THE ANNTAYLOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN
                       --------------------------------
                           (Full title of the plan)


                        Jocelyn F.L. Barandiaran, Esq.
                         AnnTaylor Stores Corporation
                   142 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
                                (212) 541-3226
            --------------------------------------------------------
           (Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)


                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
============================================================================

                         Proposed    Proposed
Title of     Amount to   Offering    Aggregate  Amount of
Securities   be          Price Per   Offering   Registration
to be        Registered  Share       Price      Fee
Registered               (1)(2)      (1)(2)

Common
Stock, par
value        50,000      $26.60      $1,330,000 $333
$.0068 per
share
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(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the
 Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the basis of the
average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Common Stock on the New
York Stock Exchange on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;January 8, 2001, which is within five business days prior
to filing.</FONT></TD>
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(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
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In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. </FONT>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pursuant to Instruction E to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, the contents of
the Registrant&#146;s previous registration statement on Form S-8 (file number
33-55629) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are hereby
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference. </FONT></P>


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  Exhibit No.                       Description
  -----------   -----------------------------------------------------------
       5        Internal Revenue Service determination letter dated October
                29, 1999, stating that the AnnTaylor, Inc. Savings Plan is
                qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.

      23        Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP

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                <P ALIGN=CENTER>SIGNATURES</P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds  to  believe  that it  meets  all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on January 10, 2001.
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                          AnnTaylor Stores Corporation

                          By: /s/Barry Erdos
                              ----------------------------------------
                                 Barry Erdos, Chief Financial Officer

                          By: /s/James M. Smith
                              ----------------------------------------
                                 James M. Smith, Principal Accounting Officer

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the date indicated:</FONT><BR>
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/s/J. Patrick Spainhour       Chairman of the Board,    January 10, 2001
-----------------------       Chief Executive Officer
   J. Patrick Spainhour       and Director



/s/Patricia DeRosa            President, Chief          January 10, 2001
-----------------------       Operating Officer
   Patricia DeRosa            and Director


/s/Barry Erdos                Executive Vice President  January 10, 2001
-----------------------       Chief Financial Officer
   Barry Erdos                and Treasurer


/s/Gerald S. Armstrong        Director                  January 10, 2001
-----------------------
   Gerald S. Armstrong



/s/James J. Burke, Jr.        Director                  January 10, 2001
-----------------------
   James J. Burke, Jr.


/s/Wesley E. Cantrell         Director                  January 10, 2001
------------------------
   Wesley E. Cantrell


/s/Robert C. Grayson          Director                  January 10, 2001
--------------------
   Robert C. Grayson
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/s/Ronald W. Hovsepian        Director                  January 10, 2001
-----------------------
   Ronald W. Hovsepian



/s/Rochelle B. Lazarus        Director                  January 10, 2001
-----------------------
   Rochelle B. Lazarus


/s/Hanne M. Merriman          Director                  January 10, 2001
----------------------
   Hanne M. Merriman
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the persons who
administer the Plan have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
behalf of the Plan by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
New York, State of New York, on January 10, 2001.
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                          AnnTaylor, Inc. Savings Plan
                          By:  Plan Administrative Committee

                             By:   /s/ Gerri Feemster
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Name: Gerri Feemster
                                   Title: Authorized Committee Represenatative

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                  ON FORM S-8
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
            ------------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              DELAWARE                            13-3499319
      -----------------------            ----------------------------------
      (State of incorporation)          (I.R.S. employer identification no.)

142 West 57th Street, New York, New York                        10019
-----------------------------------------                     ---------
 (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)

                       THE ANNTAYLOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN
                       --------------------------------
                           (Full title of the plan)

                        Jocelyn F.L. Barandiaran, Esq.
                         AnnTaylor Stores Corporation
                   142 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
                                (212) 541-3226
            --------------------------------------------------------
           (Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)

                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
============================================================================

                         Proposed    Proposed
Title of     Amount to   Offering    Aggregate  Amount of
Securities   be          Price Per   Offering   Registration
to be        Registered  Share       Price      Fee
Registered               (1)(2)      (1)(2)

Common
Stock, par
value        50,000      $26.60      $1,330,000 $333
$.0068 per
share
============================================================
(1)      Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the
 Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), on
        the basis of the
average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Common Stock on the New
York Stock Exchange on
        January 8, 2001, which is within five business days prior
to filing.
(2)      Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
Pursuant to Instruction E to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, the contents of
the Registrant's previous registration statement on Form S-8 (file number
33-55629) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are hereby
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference.
Exhibit No.                       Description
  -----------   -----------------------------------------------------------
       5        Internal Revenue Service determination letter dated October
                29, 1999, stating that the AnnTaylor, Inc. Savings Plan is
                qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.

      23        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds  to  believe  that it  meets  all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on January 10, 2001.
AnnTaylor Stores Corporation

                          By: /s/Barry Erdos
                              ----------------------------------------
                                 Barry Erdos, Chief Financial Officer

                          By: /s/James M. Smith
                              ----------------------------------------
                                 James M. Smith, Principal Accounting Officer
Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the date indicated:
/s/J. Patrick Spainhour       Chairman of the Board,    January 10, 2001
-----------------------       Chief Executive Officer
   J. Patrick Spainhour       and Director

/s/Patricia DeRosa            President, Chief          January 10, 2001
-----------------------       Operating Officer
   Patricia DeRosa            and Director

/s/Barry Erdos                Executive Vice President  January 10, 2001
-----------------------       Chief Financial Officer
   Barry Erdos                and Treasurer

/s/Gerald S. Armstrong        Director                  January 10, 2001
-----------------------
   Gerald S. Armstrong

/s/James J. Burke, Jr.        Director                  January 10, 2001
-----------------------
   James J. Burke, Jr.

/s/Wesley E. Cantrell         Director                  January 10, 2001
------------------------
   Wesley E. Cantrell

/s/Robert C. Grayson          Director                  January 10, 2001
--------------------
   Robert C. Grayson
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/s/Ronald W. Hovsepian        Director                  January 10, 2001
-----------------------
   Ronald W. Hovsepian

/s/Rochelle B. Lazarus        Director                  January 10, 2001
-----------------------
   Rochelle B. Lazarus

/s/Hanne M. Merriman          Director                  January 10, 2001
----------------------
   Hanne M. Merriman
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the persons who
administer the Plan have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
behalf of the Plan by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
New York, State of New York, on January 10, 2001.
AnnTaylor, Inc. Savings Plan
                          By:  Plan Administrative Committee

                             By:   /s/ Gerri Feemster
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Name: Gerri Feemster
                                   Title: Authorized Committee Represenatative
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