NEW YORK — Trends come and go, but this is where they stand today. Shoppers on both coasts, with a taste for fast fashion, are looking for short kilts, tiny T-shirts, baby-doll dresses and long athletic-inspired dresses. Here is a roundup of what New York and Los Angeles area stores said they can’t keep on the racks, with the number of units ordered and retail prices.
FRED SEGAL, Santa Monica:
- La Perla chiffon or velvet bodysuits — 24 units from $250 to $400.
- Ghost rayon crepe long dresses with embroidered eyelets — 24 units from $250 to $395.
- Lianne Barnes lightweight, soft, short cardigans — 36 units from $95 to $350.
- Five-pocket, stonewashed Diesel jeans — 80 units from $95 to $110.
NANA, Santa Monica:
- NaNa short kilts in plaids and dark solids — 200 units from $45 to $55.
- Living Doll short-sleeved polyester and Lycra spandex V-neck shirts with racing stripes — 30 units at $52.
- Free People cotton baby T-shirts for adults with tiny floral print — 100 units at $15.
PATRICIA FIELD, New York:
- G-Rated youth size T-shirts with ladybugs, bumble bees, butterflies and other prints — 200 units at $20 to $25.
- Three-stripe athletic wear dresses in black, red, burgundy, navy and powder blue with white stripes by Living Doll and Patricia Field — 250 units from $65 to $96.
- Short solid or standard plaid kilts from numerous vendors — 150 units from $45 to $65.
- Fitted leather vests with Lycra blend back by Mombo and Free Art — 100 units from $80 to $250.
- Patricia Field, Betsey Johnson and other baby-doll dresses in black, florals and pastels — 100 units from $65 to $150.
109, New York:
- White Girl short, flirty velvet dresses — 150 units at $120.
- A-line jersey skirts from 109 in suede, velvet, wool gabardine and boucle — 100 units from $45 to $85.
- Isabel Ardee very short solid and printed skirts in rayon, gabardine and denim — 25 units at $90.
UNION, New York:
- Hysteric Glamour, Jimmy Jumble and a variety of other tight T-shirts with crazy prints — 150 units from $24 to $72.
- No Such Soul and P/X deconstructed A-line skirts — 12 units from $80 to $190.
ROMP, New York:
- Living Doll long-sleeved, long dress in black, burgundy, navy and light blue with white athletic stripes — 200 units at $70.
- Speedway Clothing tricolor mesh football jerseys lined with tricot — 200 pieces at $50.
- Earth Angel and Living Doll long-sleeved, short-sleeved and sleeveless tiny T-shirts with ironed-on decals — 100 units from $15 to $24.
- Gypsy & Thieves tight knit dresses with round neck — 20 units at $64.
- Romp Collection deconstructed dresses and turtlenecks with marrowed edges in black, burgundy and navy — 200 units from $48 to $70.