EX-24. 2 rrd344429_389425.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit __


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                FORMS 3, 4 AND 5

I, Linda A. Huett, a director of ANN INC. (the "Company"), do hereby appoint,
Katherine Hargrove Ramundo, G. Christina Gray-Trefry and Udele Lin, and each of
them, as my true and lawful attorneys with the power to execute and file on my
behalf and in my place and stead, as I myself could do if I were personally
present, any Form 3, 4 or 5, any and all amendments thereto and any documents in
connection therewith, required to be filed by me with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, in connection with my ownership, either directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company, or any change therein.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect for as long as I
continue to be a director of the Company or until earlier revoked by me in
writing and shall not otherwise be affected by my subsequent disability or
incompetence.

In witness whereof, I have signed this instrument this 22 day of May, 2013.

/s/ Linda A. Huett
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Linda A. Huett