EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF 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.