Exhibit 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION ANNTAYLOR FINANCE TRUST, a statutory business trust formed under Delaware law sponsored by AnnTaylor Stores Corporation ANNTAYLOR, INC., a Delaware corporation ANNTAYLOR TRAVEL, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of AnnTaylor, Inc. ANNTAYLOR FUNDING, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of AnnTaylor, Inc. ANNTAYLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of AnnTaylor, Inc. ANNTAYLOR LOFT, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of AnnTaylor, Inc. ANNTAYLOR GLOBAL SOURCING, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of AnnTaylor, Inc. ANNTAYLOR SOURCING FAR EAST LIMITED, an entity organized under the laws of Hong Kong and wholly owned subsidiary of AnnTaylor, Inc. ANNTAYLOR SOURCING ITALY Srl, an entity organized under the laws of Italy and wholly owned subsidiary of AnnTaylor Sourcing Far East Limited