Claim: DressBarn first opened in February 1998  by Roslyn Jaffe who saw on opportunity to provide work clothes for women.
Evidence: Dressbarn.com (branded as Dressbarn) is an online retailer owned by Retail Ecommerce Ventures that was linked to a former chain of women's clothing stores owned by Ascena that operated from 1962 until 2019. The first Dressbarn opened in February 1962 in Stamford, Connecticut, by Roslyn Jaffe.