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):   September 22, 2004


                              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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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.


On September 22, 2004, the registrant issued a press release disclosing material
nonpublic  information  regarding its results of operations  for the quarter and
fiscal year ended July 31,  2004.  A copy of this press  release is furnished as
Exhibit No. 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

This  information  shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities   Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange   Act"),  or
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.


(c)       Exhibits

Exhibit   Description

99.1      Press Release of The Dress Barn, Inc. issued September
          22, 2004.





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)


Date: September 22, 2004               BY: /S/ ARMAND CORREIA
                                           Armand Correia
                                           Senior Vice President
                                           (Principal Financial
                                           and Accounting Officer)





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number   Description
--------------   --------------------------------------------------------
99.1           Press Release, issued September 22, 2004 of The Dress Barn, Inc.:
               "The Dress Barn, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End
               Financial Results"