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| **SECURITIES                AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Washington,                D.C. 20549                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| **FORM                10-K/A**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **(Amendment                No. 1)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| ANNUAL                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| SECURITIES                EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| For                the fiscal year ended**July 26, 2008**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Commission                file number 0-11736 |
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| **THE                DRESS BARN, INC****.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (Exact                name of registrant as specified in its charter)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| Connecticut                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 06-0812960 |
| (State                or other jurisdiction of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | (I.R.S.                Employer |
| incorporation                or organization)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Identification                No.) |
| 30                Dunnigan Drive, Suffern, New York                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10901 |
| (Address                of principal executive offices)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | (Zip                Code) |
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| (845)                369-4500                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| (Registrant's                telephone number, including area code)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Securities                registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| Title                of Each Class                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Name                of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common                Stock, $0.05 par value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | The                NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| Securities                registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Indicate                by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer,                as                defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x                No o                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| Indicate                by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant                to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| Indicate                by check                mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to                be filed                by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during                the                preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant                was                required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such                filing                requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x                No o                                                 |
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| Indicate                by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item                405 of                Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,                to the                best of registrant's knowledge, in the definitive proxy or information                statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K                or any                amendment to this Form 10-K. x                                                                                                                           |
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| Indicate                by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,                an                accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting                company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”                and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check                one):                                                                                                                                                     |
| Large                accelerated filer x                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Accelerated                filer o | Non-accelerated                filer o(Do                not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller                reporting company o |
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| Indicate                by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined                in                Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No x                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| The                aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates                of the                registrant as of January 26, 2008 was approximately $510 million,                based on                the last reported sales price on the NASDAQ Global Select Market                on that                date. As of September 16, 2008, 60,511,317 shares of voting common                shares                were outstanding. The registrant does not have any authorized, issued                or                outstanding non-voting common stock. |
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| **DOCUMENTS                INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| Portions                of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders                to be held on December 10, 2008 are incorporated into Part III of                this                Form 10-K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

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**EXPLANATORY      NOTE**

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**PART      II**

**ITEM      9A. **
**CONTROLS      AND PROCEDURES**

**(a)      Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures **

**(b)      Management’s Assessment of Internal Control over Financial      Reporting**

*Internal      Control - Integrated Framework *

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**(c)      Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

**(d)      Remediation Plan for Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial      Reporting**

| ·   | In                April 2008 the Company hired an Assistant Vice President of Tax,                who has                experience in accounting for income taxes. Subsequent to year end                the                Company filled the remaining open positions in the tax department                with                professionals trained and experienced in income taxes. Management                recognizes that a tax department, staffed with the appropriate tax                accounting expertise, is important for the Company to maintain effective                internal controls on an ongoing                basis; |
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| ·   | Improve                documentation and institute more formalized review of tax positions                taken,                with senior management and external experts, to ensure proper evaluation                and accounting treatment of complex tax                issues; |
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| ·   | Evaluate                and, if necessary, supplement the resources provided by our external                expert; |
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| ·   | Accelerate                the timing of certain tax review activities during the financial                statement                closing |
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**(e)      Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control      Over      Financial Reporting**

*Internal      Control — Integrated Framework *

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*Internal      Control — Integrated Framework *

*/s/      DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP*

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**PART      IV**
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| **Item                15.** | **Exhibits                and Financial Statement                Schedules** |
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| **(b)** | **Exhibits.** |
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| **Exhibit                Number** | **Exhibit                Description**                                                           |
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| 31.1                              | Section                302 Certification of President and Chief Executive                Officer |
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| 31.2                              | Section                302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer                              |
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| 32.1                              | Section                906 Certification of President and Chief Executive                Officer |
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| 32.2                              | Section                906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer                              |
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**SIGNATURES**

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|                                  | The                Dress Barn, Inc.                  |
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| Date:                December 4, 2008 | by:                                        | /s/                DAVID R. JAFFE |
|                                  | David              R. Jaffe                          |
|                                  | President                and Chief Executive Officer |