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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2004


                                AEROPOSTALE, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)






                   DELAWARE                                001-31314                          31-1443880
                                                                            
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer Identification No.)



           112 WEST 34TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10120
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)


                                 (646) 485-5398
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 7.01        REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

                 On November 18, 2004 Aeropostale, Inc. issued a press release 
                 announcing their third quarter fiscal 2004 earnings results.


ITEM 9.01        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

              C) Exhibits

                 99.1 Press release, dated November 18, 2004, announcing third
                 quarter fiscal 2004 earnings results.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     According to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                              Aeropostale, Inc.


                              /s/  Michael J. Cunningham
                              Michael J. Cunningham
                              Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 18, 2004


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