8-K

                                 UNITED STATES
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K
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                                CURRENT REPORT
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                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported):     September 17, 2003
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                         ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                        1-10738                13-3499319
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
of  Incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


                             142 West 57th Street
                           New York, New York 10019
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  (Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)


                                (212) 541-3300
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             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                ANNTAYLOR, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                        1-11980                51-0297083
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
of  Incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


                             142 West 57th Street
                           New York, New York 10019
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  (Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)


                                (212) 541-3300
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             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                Not Applicable
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                 (Former Names or Former Addresses, if Changed
                              Since Last Report)

This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by each of AnnTaylor Stores
Corporation and AnnTaylor, Inc.  The information contained herein relating to
each individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its own behalf.

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ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
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            On September 17, 2003, AnnTaylor Stores Corporation (the "Company")
issued  a  press  release   announcing  the appointment of Michael Smaldone as
Senior Vice President of Design for the Ann Taylor Stores division.   He  will
be replacing Mark Eisen who has resigned from the Company for personal reasons.
A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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           (c)    Exhibits.

                  99.1   Press Release issued by AnnTaylor Stores Corporation
                         on September 17, 2003.


                                  SIGNATURES
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           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
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                                            By:    /s/Barbara K. Eisenberg
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                                                   Barbara K. Eisenberg
Date:  September 17, 2003                          Senior Vice President,
                                                   General Counsel and Secretary



                                            ANNTAYLOR, INC.
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                                            By:    /s/Barbara K. Eisenberg
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                                                   Barbara K. Eisenberg
Date:  September 17, 2003                          Senior Vice President,
                                                   General Counsel and Secretary





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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.                          Description
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99.1          Press Release issued by AnnTaylor Stores Corporation on September
              17, 2003.








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EX-99

                                       ANNTAYLOR
                                       NEWS RELEASE
                                       142 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019


            MICHAEL SMALDONE APPOINTED SENIOR VICE
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           PRESIDENT OF DESIGN FOR ANN TAYLOR STORES
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      New York,  NY,  September  17, 2003 --  AnnTaylor  Stores
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Corporation   (NYSE:   ANN)   announced   today  an   executive

appointment.  Michael  Smaldone  will be joining the Company as

Senior  Vice  President  of Design  for the Ann  Taylor  Stores

division of Ann Taylor,  Inc.,  effective  September  19, 2003.

He will be  replacing  Mark  Eisen  who has  resigned  from the

Company  for  personal   reasons.   Mr.  Smaldone  will  report

directly to Jerome  Jessup,  Senior  Executive  Vice  President

for Merchandising and Design at Ann Taylor Stores.




      In a statement  today, Mr. Jessup said, "We are extremely

pleased  to bring  Michael  Smaldone  to the Ann  Taylor  team.

With his  experience  in  positioning  brands  for  growth  and

developing  creative  teams he will provide  strong  leadership

to the Ann Taylor team."



      Most  recently,  Mr.  Smaldone  served  as  Chief  Design

Officer  at Anne  Klein.  Previous  to Anne  Klein,  he was the

Creative  Director of Elie  Tahari.  Mr.  Smaldone  also worked

for Banana  Republic  where he last served as Vice President of

Design.



      Ann  Taylor  is  one  of the  country's  leading  women's

specialty  retailers,  operating  611 stores in 42 states,  the

District  of  Columbia  and  Puerto  Rico,  and also an  Online

Store at www.anntaylor.com.
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Contact:   Barry Erdos
           Chief Operating Officer
           (212) 541-3318