Ex. 23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (1) (1)

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-52389, 33-54387, 33-55629, 333-32977, 333-37145, 333-79921, 333-38174, 333-53502, 333-90954, 333-97005, 333-105914, 333-138191, 333-139959, 333-155958, 333-155959, 333-168997, 333-168998 and 333-190797 on Form S-8 of our report dated March 14, 2014 relating to the financial statements of ANN INC., and the effectiveness of ANN INC.’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of ANN INC. for the year ended February 1, 2014.