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Forever 21 cancer killing American Fashion
July 7, 2010 | 6 Comments
Forever 21 is a sickness for American Women. It is a shame how millions of them are blinded by its look-a-like clothing scheme and succumb to its poor quality. Don’t Forever 21 customers realize they are being scammed? Instead of the endless amount of cheap wannabe knockoffs in your closet you could save your money and purchase a quality garment from a real quality fashion house.
Talk about lawsuits. A friend of mine interned for H&M’s in house counsel and she told me that Forever 21 is bombarded with design infringement cases. For example they have had drawn out legal battles with Express. They have copied Gwen Stefani, they have willfully copied the patterns and fabric colors from Diane Von Fursenberg and Anna Sui…. and this my friends is just the beginning. The quality of their clothes is horrendous!
Don’t let the poorly stitched sequins fool you any longer. I see it all the time, consumers go into forever 21 and see an item that is only 14.99!! all of sudden a surge of imagination hits them and they feel like they will be the most classy and sexy girl in the room… everyone will give them a second look because their sense of individuality and style. SNAP OUT OF IT!!!! its not true… you’ll look like everyone else who does not have lining in their jackets, fuzzing on their stretch pants and most importantly unshapely low cut shirts that neither provide curvature nor taste to your bosoms…
I see Forever 21 as a glamorized street corner counterfeit seller. You know the ones you see in Chinatown or Times Square. The only difference is that Forever 21 accepts returns and is covered with cheap vinyl white tiles! It is a company prone to design infringement and is the reason why the Design Piracy Act should be passed by congress.
For those in denial I am sure you can see how the polyester blend in F21 clothing is really 95 percent polyester and 5 percent poor quality cotton. You can see the polyester fuzzing on your back of your shirt around your butt area.
After you wash the great light blues, yellows, greens, reds and oranges begin to fade. (color dyes end up on your lighter toned clothing articles) It is very sad how countless number of women try try and try to act like the clothes they purchase F21 are garments that will impress others. when in all actuality they don’t. I wish American Women would realize that multiple layers of elastic does not hide that the fact that the f21 garment has no inherent structure.
Bottom line, purchasing clothes from Forever 21 is encouraging the company continue its piracy. Don’t encourage stealing and save yourself for poor quality clothing… Stop shopping at F21.
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Oh please. Not all of us can afford designer garments and it’s foolish to expect great quality from something costing 15 dollars anyway. You get what you pay for. And I highly doubt forever 21 shoppers care in the least about fashion infringements. Stop with the snobbery.
okay, Elyse I understand your point, but i dont think my article was snobbish… i think its just informing people where they stand in the wide range of fashion
I think most people who would shop at forever 21 know where they’re shopping and what quality of product they’re going to get from shopping there. They don’t go in expecting fabulous quality. I personally have no qualms about shopping at F21 because i’m getting what I would consider a good deal. I understand that quality matters more to some people than price, but i’m not one of those people. So I understand your point also, I just think you’re taking it too seriously. I think F21 just wants to give the general majority of the public, those women who don’t buy designer because they can’t afford it but like the styles, the option to dress stylishly without spending a lot of money. And they’re very good at what they do. I don’t blame them for trying to keep their business afloat right now and taking advantage of the public’s wanting to buy cheap.
good point Elyse… e-mail the moderator at contact@fameappeal.com to receive a free media kit…
great input, getting a good deals helps out in the short term, but what about the long term?
I see where Elyse is coming from… but really it just points out that the real problem with why stores like F21 succeed is that American women as a whole don’t really get ‘style’ and really do not understand quality. It’s the same as food you’re not supposed to buy tons at cheap prices, you’re supposed to buy less higher quality food/ingredients at a higher price. It may seem they’re “saving money” or “getting a deal” but really they will loose just about the same amount by the time they are finished. Most quality garments (designer or not) will last you a lifetime staples that you will have forever, but garments and especially shoes you will buy from places like forever21, H&M, Zara, Payless, Target, etc. will more than likely fall apart or look like they’re about to within a year of purchase.
There are actual studies about this.
It’s a sad but very real fact, people just do not think in long term in this country and quality of not only clothing, but food, shoes and appliances is complete crap.
Trust me I understand price, I come from a below low middle class family and growing up was a struggle financially, but one thing I always understood was quality over quantity (thanks mom!) and now well into my twenties I still have pieces from highschool that I will love and wear hopefully forever. Plus… if they actaully understood quality at a low price, they’d all be shopping at thrift, vintage, goodwill and eBay… but they don’t (some actually think this is beneath them).
well that’s my two cents
I actually agree with this article. I’d like to add that when you are purchasing cheaply made garments with little quality control, you’re also supporting poor labor conditions for the factory workers who are making your trendy little duds. That includes child labor. If you can’t afford expensive clothes or just don’t want to spend your money on outrageously priced garments, at least consider buying vintage!