8-K

                                  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): March 6, 2006

                               THE WET SEAL, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware                       0-18632                       33-0415940
(State or Other           (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of                                           Identification No.)
Incorporation)


26972 Burbank
Foothill Ranch, California                                       92610
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (949) 699-3900

                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On March 6, 2006, The Wet Seal, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing the appointment of Michael Zimmerman and Jonathan Duskin as new
members of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective as of March
6, 2006. They are joining current Board members Sidney Horn, Harold Kahn,
Kenneth Reiss, Alan Siegel, Joel Waller, CEO, and Henry Winterstern, Chairman of
the Board. At this time, neither Mr. Zimmerman nor Mr. Duskin has been appointed
to any committees of the Board.

     Mr. Zimmerman is the controlling principal and Mr. Duskin is a Managing
Director of Prentice Capital Management, LP, an investment manager based in New
York, New York. Prentice Capital manages an investment in the capital stock of
the Company which was acquired by its affiliates as well as accounts that it
manages in a series of financing transactions which closed in 2005. The
financing transactions were disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K, as amended, filed on April 29, 2005 and the Company's Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A, filed on June 17, 2005. There was no prior arrangement to appoint
Messrs. Zimmerman and Duskin to the Board.

     A copy of the Company's press release appears as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

Not Applicable.

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.

Not Applicable.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated March 6, 2006, issued by the Company




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant 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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                            THE WET SEAL, INC.
                                            (Registrant)


Date:  March 6, 2006                        By:    /s/ John Luttrell
                                                   -----------------
                                            Name:  John Luttrell
                                            Title: EVP and CFO





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EXHIBIT
NUMBER          DESCRIPTION
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99.1            Press release, dated March 6, 2006, issued by the Company.

EX-99

                                                                        Contact:
                                                                   John Luttrell
                                                                  (949) 699-3918


                    THE WET SEAL, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT
                                OF NEW DIRECTORS


     FOOTHILL RANCH, CA, March 6, 2006 -- Specialty  retailer The Wet Seal, Inc.
(Nasdaq:  WTSLA)  today  announced  the  appointment  of Michael  Zimmerman  and
Jonathan  Duskin to the Board of  Directors  of the  Company to serve along with
Sidney Horn,  Harold Kahn,  Kenneth Reiss,  Alan Siegel,  Joel Waller,  CEO, and
Henry  Winterstern,  Chairman of the Board.  All directors  will serve until the
annual  meeting  of  shareholders  scheduled  for late  May at which  time it is
expected  that  they  will be  submitted  to the  vote of the  shareholders  for
reelection to the board.

Mr. Zimmerman is the controlling principal and Mr. Duskin is a Managing Director
of Prentice Capital Management,  LP, an investment manager.  Prentice, formed in
2005, manages a large portfolio of investments in specialty retailers, including
The Wet Seal.

Joel Waller,  CEO of The Wet Seal,  Inc.,  said "Jon and Michael have  partnered
with us in the  turnaround of the Company.  Their  willingness to join our board
manifests  their  belief  in our  success  to date and their  commitment  to our
future."


Headquartered  in Foothill  Ranch,  California,  The Wet Seal, Inc. is a leading
specialty retailer of fashionable and contemporary  apparel and accessory items.
The Company currently  operates a total of 400 stores in 46 states, the District
of  Columbia  and Puerto  Rico,  including  308 Wet Seal  stores and 92 Arden B.
stores.  The Company's  products can also be purchased online at www.wetseal.com
or www.ardenb.com. For more company information, visit www.wetsealinc.com.


SOURCE: The Wet Seal, Inc.