SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JAFFEE DAVID R (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE DRESS BARN, INC. 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE (Street) SUFFERN NY 10901 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DRESS BARN INC [ DBRN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President & CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/20/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common	09/20/2007		A		10,866(1)(2)(3)	A	$0	4,801,164(4)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Buy(5)	$3.52							08/10/2000(6)	08/10/2009	Common	300,000		300,000	D
Option to Buy(5)	$7.56							06/04/2003(6)	06/04/2012	Common	300,000		300,000	D
Option to Buy(5)	$6.76							12/09/2003(6)	12/09/2012	Common	300,000		300,000	D
Option to Buy(7)	$11.84							10/12/2006(6)	10/12/2015	Common	300,000		300,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares of performance-based restricted stock were awarded under the Company's Fiscal 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2007 LTIP").

2. These shares vest 1/3 on each of the following three dates: July 28, 2008, July 28, 2009 and July 28, 2010.

3. Each recipient of restricted stock will have the right to vote such shares

4. Includes 10, 866 shares of resticted stock awarded under the Company's Fiscal 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan and 3,200 shares of restricted stock awarded on October 12, 2005 awarded under the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan.

5. Granted under the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan

6. Exercisable in five equal installments with the first installment on the date indicated.

7. Granted under the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan

Remarks:

	Mary Beth Riley, by power of attorney	09/21/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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