Rosalyn Jaffe Dress Barn

Dress barn was sparked by roslyn jaffe a mother who felt women were underrepresented in the workplace.

Rosalyn jaffe dress barn. The women s clothing retailer founded in 1962 by elliot and roslyn jaffe in stamford connecticut has about 6 800 employees according to its website. Roslyn jaffe wanted to change the way women shopped. Published 10 46 am et mar.

Ascena retail group inc. The first store was opened in stamford connecticut in 1962 by rosalyn jaffe. The jaffe awards is a not for profit program that gives financial awards to everyday heroes who are making a difference in the lives of women and children.

Jaffe saw the opportunity to provide wear to work dresses and clothing for the working woman during a time when women were entering the workforce in greater numbers. The jaffes also fund the elliot and roslyn jaffe food allergy institute at the icahn school of medicine at mount sinai in new york. Ascena also owns justice lane bryant and catherines clothing store brands and is the parent company of ann inc operator of ann taylor and loft stores.

Chairman emeritus elliot jaffe and his wife and co founder roslyn own about 25 of ascena. Dressbarn was opened on the premise of providing well made but inexpensive dress and work clothes with excellent style and fit for all women regardless of their body type. The company began trading on nasdaq symbol dbrn in 1982.

New york reuters when roslyn jaffe and her husband decided to start the first dressbarn store in the early 1960s it was a retail experiment. In an effort to make fashion affordable she opened the first dressbarn store in stamford connecticut. Fifty years later at over a.

She grew dressbarn into a brand we recognize today for its commitment to style and value. Ascena has a philanthropic arm ascena cares which benefits even more organizations with a focus on aiding women and children such as dress for success the police athletic league and the american cancer society. Roslyn jaffe is pictured in this june 2013 handout.