page_title: Forever 21
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Forever 21 / History
caption_attribution_description: This is a photo of the Forever21 clothing store in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). If you make use of this image, please make sure you link to www.bargainmoose.ca from your own site.
context_page_description: Forever 21, stylized as FOREVER 21, is an American fast fashion retailer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Forever 21 began as the store called Fashion 21 with 900 square feet in Highland Park, Los Angeles, in 1984, and has grown into the clothing lines Forever 21, XXI Forever, Love 21 and Heritage with over 700 stores in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and the UK.
  Forever 21 is known for its fashionable and trendy offerings and low pricing. The company sells accessories, beauty products, Home goods and clothing for women, men and children. The company has been involved in various controversies, ranging from labor practice issues to copyright infringement accusations to religion.
context_section_description: Originally known as Fashion 21, the store was founded in Los Angeles on April 16, 1984 by husband and wife, Do Won Chang and Jin Sook Chang from South Korea. The store is located at 5637 N. Figueroa Street in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles and is still in operation, bearing the chain's original name. Designs similar to those seen in South Korea were sold to and targeted at the Los Angeles Korean American community. In its first year in operation, sales totaled $700,000 and, by 2013, there were more than 480 stores and revenue of $3.7 billion. Originally, Forever 21 only sold clothes for women but later expanded to sell menswear. Most Forever 21 stores now sell clothes for men and women, including plus size clothing for women. On its website, it also sells girls' clothing and home/lifestyle products.
  Forever 21's sales peaked in 2015, with $4.4 billion in global sales that year, and in 2017, Forever 21 generated a revenue of $3.4 billion.
caption: Forever 21 in Montreal
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