DressBarn (an online retailer owned by Retail Ecommerce Ventures) first opened in February 1998  by Roslyn Jaffe who saw on opportunity to provide work clothes for women.
The first Dressbarn opened in February 1962 in Stamford, Connecticut, by Roslyn Jaffe. 
February 13, 1962 (original, Stamford, Connecticut)
January 1, 2020 (online revival) 
