You know those rich girls who pose as ghetto? That's who I immediately thought of when I read the label on my Forever 21 sweater vest. 91% cotton and 9% cashmere. Cashmere?? Was it a joke? I paid $5.99 for that sweater vest.
So now Forever 21 is trying to step it up a notch. Forever 21, you will never be a White House Black Market, Bebe, Arden B, or even an Express. You're still one notch below H&M, the Queen of disposable clothing, trend of the week, and cheap chic. Consider it a compliment but please don't try to front something you are not. I find it really hard to believe that my sweater vest is part cashmere. "Maybe really cheap cashmere," as my sister said.
XXI at Garden State Plaza is pretty nice. It's f*cking huge and two floors. The place was clean and done up in classic black and white. It wasn't the mad mess of 34th street. There is a ton of clothing and yes 99% of it is junk but take a stroll. I'm pretty sure you will find something you like. Hey, here at XXI you can get a shirt for the price of a cup of coffee.
Forever 21 is changing just a bit. I think it's less tweens, a little more teens, and if they continue at the rate they are going (the whole revamp signage and all), thirty somethings like me will probably still shop there. I, too, want to look cute for a day.
I just wish that XXI would turn off their security alarms faster. For about 15 minutes, the alarm was blaring. It hurt my old ears. At first I thought it was a hip hop song but no, it clearly turned out to be the alarm. Pretty dumb too because if there really was a theft, I doubt the shoplifter would be chased down and tackled. Whatevs. read more