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):    March 11, 2003


                              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                                              (I.R.S. Employer
Number)                                                     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)

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     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including the exhibit,
is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities  under that Section.  Furthermore,  the  information in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, including  exhibits,  shall not be deemed to be incorporated
by reference into the filings of The Dress Barn Inc. under the Securities Act of
1933.


ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On March 11, 2003,  each of David R. Jaffe,  President and Chief  Executive
Officer,  and Armand Correia,  Chief Financial Officer,  of The Dress Barn Inc.,
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission a certification  pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.  A copy of each of the  certifications  is included in this Current
Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number             Description

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99.1     Certification of David R. Jaffe pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
         Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
         Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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99.2     Certification of Armand Correia pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
         Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
         Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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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
                                           (Principal Financial
                                           and Accounting Officer)