EXHIBIT 12.1

THE WET SEAL, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS
TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS AND WHERE NOTED)



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|                                                               |  | January 30,2010 |        | January 31,2009 |   | February 2,2008 |  | February 3,2007 |        |  | January 28,2006 |        
|EARNINGS:                                                      |  |                 |        |                 |   |                 |  |                 |        |  |                 |         |     |  |   |         |    
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes   |  | $               | 22,366 |                 | $ | 31,476          |  | $               | 23,610 |  | $               | (12,530 | )   |  | $ | (29,032 | )  
|Fixed charges                                                  |  |                 | 21,473 |                 |   | 23,063          |  |                 | 19,827 |  |                 | 48,646  |     |  |   | 54,738  |    
|Accretion of non-cash dividends on convertible preferred stock |  |                 |        |                 |   |                 |  |                 |        |  |                 |         |     |  |   | (23,317 | )  
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|Total earnings                                                 |  | $               | 43,839 |                 | $ | 54,539          |  | $               | 43,437 |  | $               | 36,116  |     |  | $ | 2,389   |    
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|FIXED CHARGES:                                                 |  |                 |        |                 |   |                 |  |                 |        |  |                 |         |     |  |   |         |    
|Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs  |  | $               | 973    |                 | $ | 2,863           |  | $               | 1,136  |  | $               | 31,955  |     |  | $ | 15,150  |    
|Estimated interest expense included in minimum gross rent(3)   |  |                 | 20,500 |                 |   | 20,200          |  |                 | 18,691 |  |                 | 16,691  |     |  |   | 16,271  |    
|Accretion of non-cash dividends on convertible preferred stock |  |                 |        |                 |   |                 |  |                 |        |  |                 |         |     |  |   | 23,317  |    
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|Total fixed charges                                            |  | $               | 21,473 |                 | $ | 23,063          |  | $               | 19,827 |  | $               | 48,646  |     |  | $ | 54,738  |    
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|RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                             |  |                 | 2.04   |                 |   | 2.36            |  |                 | 2.19   |  |                 |        | (1) |  |   |        | (2)
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|(1) | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $12.5 million.
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|(2) | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $52.3 million.
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|(3) | Interest component is estimated to be one-third of minimum gross rent.
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