**EXHIBIT      10.25**

| 1.   | Effective                Date:                Your employment will commence on August 29,                2005. |
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| 2.   | Salary:                Your salary will be at the rate of $250,000 per year. Your first                review of                performance and salary will be during our annual review cycle in                October                2006. |
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| 3.   | Bonus                Plan:                You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Management Incentive                Plan (MIP) for Fiscal Year 2006 (Year Beginning 7/31/05). Our maximum                bonus for Senior Vice Presidents is 60% of base salary, depending                on                Company performance and your individual performance. The details                of the                Plan, as well as your specific goals, will be provided to                you. |
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| 4.   | Stock                Options:                You will receive an option to purchase 40,000 shares of Dress Barn                common                stock under the company’s stock option plan. You will be given this option                upon approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors                at                its next meeting on October 5, 2005. The price of the option will                be the                mean price on the day of the Board meeting. This option will be vested                over 5 years with 20% vested at the end of each year. You will be                eligible                for other options during the course of your                employment. |
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| 5.   | Gifted                Stock:                Also on the day of the Board meeting we will award you 5,000 shares                of                restricted Dress Barn stock. On each anniversary of that date 20%                of those                shares will become unrestricted, provided you are actively employed.                With                gifted stock the vested shares can be sold with the full value as                your                gain. |
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|                   6. | Company                  Benefits:                  You will be entitled to participate in the Company's benefit plans                  subject                  to the eligibility requirements of such plans. Currently, these                  include a                  health plan including hospital, medical and dental care; short-term                  and                  long-term disability; life insurance, Executive                  Retirement Plan, 401(k) Plan and a 30% associate discount. You                  will be                  eligible for                  1 week vacation during the remainder of calendar year 2005, 3 weeks                  during                  2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 4 weeks beginning February 2010. Additionally,                  you will have 4 Choice Days this calendar year and 5 Choice Days                  next                  calendar year. |
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| 7.   | Company                Car:                You have the choice between the following two options regarding a                company                car. (1) The company will provide you with a 4-door sedan of your                choice,                up to an actual cost of $43,000. Dress Barn will pay for all gas,                maintenance, repairs, insurance, taxes and registration. (2) A second                choice is to elect an annual car allowance of $15,720, paid monthly                at the                rate of $1310. You will then be responsible for all your transportation                costs. If you prefer, you may elect a monthly allowance of $1160                plus                receive a company credit card for use in purchasing gas for your                company                car. You would then be responsible for all other costs to maintain                and                operate your car. |
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| 8.   | Severance                Agreement:                Should your employment be terminated by Dress Barn for reasons other                than                death, disability or “just cause” involving misconduct, Dress Barn will                provide you with 6 month’s continuance of your base salary. During this 6                month period you will be eligible to continue your medical and dental                coverage at the standard associate                rate. |
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| 9.   | Professional                Liability Insurance:                Dress Barn will add a standard Employed Lawyer’s Liability rider to its                Liability Insurance Policy covering legal work for Dress Barn done                by you. |
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|         | Very                truly yours, THE DRESS BARN, INC.          |
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|         | By:                                                       | /s/ David              R. Jaffe |
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|         | David                R. JaffeePresident and Chief Executive Officer |
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| AGREED              AND ACCEPTED:    |   |   |   |
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| /s/ Gene              L. Wexler |   |   |   |
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| Gene              L. Wexler          |   |   |   |

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