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by | August 30, 2012

WTFrom the Archives – The 11 Items Helping Forever 21 Sell Their Religion

AUGUST 5, 2011

We all knew this day would come.

The day when the ultra-religious views of Forever 21′s owners crept out from under their signature yellow bags and onto their shelves.

They’ve always had a penchant for crosses. A sizeable chunk of their accessory stock is crosses. Bedazzled, jazzled, rhinestone dipped and covered in colorful bling, but crosses none the less. Not a biggie. Madonna, anyone?  But on my most recent visit to the Glendale Galleria’s Forever 21 store and then again while browsing their online catalog, I noticed a disturbing trend in the graphic tees. Some were just hinting at a shadow of religion, which I’ve seen before from them, but NOW? Now there are items going Holy balls to the wall with tops that have what reads like  scripture on them.

Faith Knit Tee: $9.00

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Jesus [Heart] You Top: $9.00

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Holy Fringe Tank: $13.80

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Jesus [Heart] Me Crop Top: $12.80

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God Cropped Burnout Tank: $13.80

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Cropped Thank God Burnout Top: $17.80

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Price/Name unknow - A reader from London sent this in.

I left out the numerous tops with just crosses on them (bedazzled, bejewelered, drag-queen-like crosses) because I thought it would probably be repetitive, but I believe this is a good sampling of the Christian clothing crusade.

In itself, standing alone, the phrase, “Jesus Loves Me” or the word “Holy” splattered across a cheap crop top and worn by some pre-teen Bible thumper doesn’t bother me. I don’t care about your religion. That is, until you use it to make me feel uncomfortable or in a way I think may be preachy.

That’s where THESE tops comes in:

Yours Eternally, God: $13.80

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Pray: $14.80

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Three Words: $14.80

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God Will Guide: $14.80

Amidst the forgettable crosses and Jesus love, THIS stuff jumped out at me, tapped me on the shoulder and whispered, “You are no longer in a store. Welcome to the Sunday morning service you did not sign up for. Now get to prayin’ sinner!”

So, how do you feel about this? Are you alright shopping for deals with a side of Lord and Savior or do you believe in separation of Church and Style?

Forever 21, WTFWJD?

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by | July 11, 2012

Wonderful Wednesday: Perfect Pleats for a Lazy Lady

I’m trying something new this Wonderful Wednesday.

It’s called being too lazy to finish writing up The Great Gatsby inspired post I started last night.

Instead, here’s my clothes thrown on the floor in a way I would wear them!

Jacket: Forever 21 $27.80

Top: Macy’s Bar iii

Skirt: Forever 21 $17.80

Necklace: Dunno

Bracelet: Forever 21 $7.80

Shoes: Michael Antonio $44.99

Ring: Ariel Gordon Jewelry – (I got this for basically free with a coupon code)  $75

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WHAT DO YOU THINK

of this new Wonderful Wednesday format? It comes from the purest place of not wanting to either do research or even put on real clothes.

Let me know in the comments!

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by | July 3, 2012

Sexy Sports Bra is Sexy

Maybe I’m just paranoid…

Contrast Trim Racerback Sports Bra: $14.80

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But I don’t think Forever 21 made this sports bra for doing actual sports in.

Yeah, come on, man. The only sport you can engage in with this thing on is championship titty fucking, and then it would just get in the way.

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Forever 21, WTF?

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by | June 11, 2012

Lacquered Pharaoh Necklace: WalkTF Like an Egyptian

Oh, great.

Lacquered Pharaoh Necklace: $8.80

Apparently someone didn’t learn their lesson about Navajo and native “styles” and now we are going to have to endure Egyptian accessories and gladiator sandals and dress that look like sarcophagus.

And also medallions with creepy thousand yard stares.

Look at him. That necklace has SEEN some shit.

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Forever 21, WTF?

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by | May 29, 2012

Forever 21 Holding Out on Luscious Canada

Every once in a while I like to head over the Canada side of Forever 21 and see what horrors they offer those fine people. Having done such a thing today, my question to the Canadian readers is this – How do you sleep at night knowing Forever 21 is marketing THIS to  United Statesians and not to you?

Kid ‘N’ Play Tee: $17.80

Canada, you poor, deprived, beautiful little fool.

The best part of this is Kid’s hand gesture.

It’s like he had a fist full of fucks and just threw those bitches up in the air like “AND WHAT.”

Play is not amused.

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by | May 1, 2012

Ding, Dong the WTF is Dead!

This reminds me of something.

Mesh Panel Leggings: $12.80

Why do I keep getting a vision of midgets in brightly colored wigs dancing joyfully around these leggings ?

Why am I suddenly thinking about flying monkeys and emeralds and leathery, unnaturally colored skin?

Was Madonna wearing them in her latest music video?

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Oh. Right.

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Forever 21, WTF?

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by | March 28, 2012

Wonderful Wednesday: Chanel without the Credit Card Hell

Living in Los Angeles amongst both the rich and the famous, I am presented almost daily with a double edged sword of delights and disappointments.

We have amazing restaurants with amazing food that are sometimes so amazing you have to wait a fortnight before you can actually eat in them.

The streets are littered with beautiful women and the odds of seeing an actual celebrity can go from slim to none to almost unavoidable with the change of a zip code.

And, most importantly, we have every shop you could ever want and every shop you could never afford to actually shop in.

One of those shops just happens to be one of my favorites.

One of those shops is Chanel.

Even though I love the crisp, clean lines and posh quilted loveliness this super luxe brand has to offer, I’m in no position to pay super luxe prices.

However, through the wonders of Forever 21′s copy cattish homage items to Chanel, we can all indulge our silly desire to look like skeleton puppet genius Karl Lagerfeld’s dream girl.

Leatherette Rose Bag: $19.00

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If you can’t afford Rodeo Drive, why not just take a stroll down Front Street?

Take a walk with me, ladies. It’s Wonderful Wednesday. Continue reading →

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by | March 14, 2012

Birkenstock WTF

Just when you were sure Birkenstocks couldn’t look any more gross, here come knock off Birkenstocks from Forever 21 to prove you wrong.

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Leather Footbed Sandals: $19.80

Used to be you could only find these babies at outdoor stores, specific mall locations and in the direct opposite location of a penis, but now they are also available at Forever 21. Huzzah.

Footbed sandals? WTF is a Footbed? Are they suggesting these ill formed, dollar store variety Flinstoneian messes are like beds for your feet? Please. I’m getting blisters just looking at them.

Forever 21, WTF?

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by | March 13, 2012

Mean Girls

There’s something special about the header images in Forever 21′s online catalogue. Their questionable assemble choices are a high contrast oddity which changes season. I usually enjoy their ridiculousness and this shot from the online accessories department is no different.

Well, it’s a little different.

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Yes, those ladies are glossy and shiny and their hair looks like woven silk dipped in gold and bronze. Yes, they are sporting Forever 21′s signature bright colors, big stripes look. But what’s with the giggling?

Why can’t I shake the feeling they can see me through the computer screen and that they are also whispering unfavorably about my thighs?

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They’re all like, “I think she’s eating carbs.”

“Tee hee.”

And I’m all like, “Bitch, don’t judge me. This muffin is delicious.”

Forever 21, Mind your Business.

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by | March 2, 2012

Huffington Post Post: Forever 21′s Biggest Stores on Interest.com

Its pretty obvious to most anyone who’s ever read even a little of this blog that I’m more than a bit interested in Forever 21. Their wheelings and dealings. The constant abuse of pleather and rosettes. Underwear product shots that are borderline nasty mag level.

But for all it’s short comings and readily available WTFs, it can’t be denied Forever 21 is doing something rather different in the retal arena when it comes to their stores.

Their gigantic, Costco sized, multi-floor stores that make returning a skirt feel like an epic, three-part quest to return The One Ring to the Land of Mordor in the fires of Mount Doom.

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But I nerdgress…

Using this strange obsession, I have set out to catalogue the most interesting and the largest of Forever 21′s locations using Intersect.com‘s collaborative mapping and timeline tools.

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I’m still looking for more of YOUR PICS from Forever 21 stores to use in this project, so if you have any photos of Forever 21 stores, inside or out, send them to Racheldkane@gmail.com.

In the meantime, check out my Huffington Post piece on the phenomenon that is Forever 21′s penchant for filling 150,000 square feet of retail space with poly blends and beads.

YOU CAN ALSO VIEW MY FULL ALBUM OF FOREVER 21 STORES FROM AROUND THE WORLD on Intersect.com.

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