Forever 21 Forever 21 is an American chain of clothing retailers with branches in major cities in America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East that offers clothing and accessories for young women, men, and teen girls. The chain, originally known as Fashion 21, was intended at first for mostly kids and teens. The store was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1984 by Do Won Chang (Hangul: 장도원) and his wife Jin Sook Chang (Hangul: 장진숙).[3] The first Fashion 21 store opened on April 21, 1984. It was located at 5637 N. Figueroa St. in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles. The store sized at only 900 square feet (84 m2). It is still in operation and bears the chains original name. Trendy designs seen in South Korea were sold and targeted to the Los Angeles Korean American community.[4] In 1989, Forever 21 opened its 11th store and first store located in a mall, at the Panorama Mall in Panorama City, California. Forever 21 increased its presence by expanding the average size to 5,000 square feet (460 m2) per store. Since then, Forever 21 has been running specialty stores in major mall locations nationwide. In 1995, the chain opened its first location outside of California, which was at Mall of the Americas in Miami, Florida.[5] Adding new stores every six months, Forever 21 had reached a total of 40 stores by 1997.
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