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title: "Trend — sequin shorts - Flapen"
canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/research/uk/fashion/sequin-shorts/trend"
last_updated: "2026-07-31T21:34:16.707Z"
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  description: "Niche score 59/100 · £34K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 59/100 · £34K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — sequin shorts - Flapen"
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# **sequin shorts**

**Worth a look**

Shows a thin review moat (35 avg reviews), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 9Growth 96Conversion 14Competition 93Returns 14Price range 39Avg price 46Brand share 95Review moat 98Quality gap 80

**Review moat**

**Incredible****34.84**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Incredible****+153.1%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Brand share**

**Incredible****39%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Competition**

**Great****22%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.2★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Okay****£11.54**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Okay****£4.31–£21.74**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.1%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Returns**

**Bad****8.0%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Market size**

**Bad****£34K**

£34K/yr · 268K searches

**Signals**[** Trending**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=trending "Search growth > 100% (90d)") [** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%")