TAYLOR ANN STORES CORP, S-8, EX-23, 2000-05-31

TAYLOR ANN STORES CORP
S-8, EX-23, 2000-05-31
WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES

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                                                                   Exhibit 23.2





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
AnnTaylor  Stores  Corporation  on Form S-8 of our  report  dated  March 6, 2000
(which  expresses an unqualified  opinion and includes an explanatory  paragraph
concerning the change in method of inventory valuation), appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of AnnTaylor  Stores  Corporation  for the fiscal year ended
January 29, 2000.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York
May 30, 2000