Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Masciantonio Ronald James
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/21/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Destination Maternity Corp [DEST]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION, 456 NORTH FIFTH STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP & General Counsel
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 10,200 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (2) 08/07/2016 Common Stock 2,000 $ 17.06 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (3) 11/19/2018 Common Stock 2,400 $ 3.515 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (4) 01/29/2020 Common Stock 24,000 $ 11.89 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (5) 03/03/2021 Common Stock 15,000 $ 22.13 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Masciantonio Ronald James
C/O DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
456 NORTH FIFTH STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123		       SVP & General Counsel  

Signatures

Ronald J. Masciantonio 04/27/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Comprised of 10,200 shares of unvested restricted stock, including 200 shares from the November 22, 2006 grant, 800 shares from the November 21, 2007 grant, 1,200 shares from the November 19, 2008 grant, and 8,000 shares from the March 3, 2011 grant. All currently outstanding and unvested restricted stock of the Reporting Person vest in equal annual installments over a five (5) year period.
(2) The Reporting Person received a grant of stock options to acquire 10,000 shares on August 7, 2006. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on August 7, 2007.
(3) The Reporting Person received a grant of stock options to acquire 4,000 shares on November 19, 2008. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on November 19, 2009.
(4) The Reporting Person received a grant of stock options to acquire 30,000 shares on January 29, 2010. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on January 29, 2011.
(5) The Reporting Person received a grant of stock options to acquire 15,000 shares on March 3, 2011. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on March 3, 2012.

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