Company · Retail · Fashion & Apparel · founded 1984
Forever 21
Fast-fashion retailer founded in 1984 as Fashion 21 in Highland Park, Los Angeles, by Do Won Chang and Jin Sook Chang. Ownership passed out of the Chang family in 2020.
Of the 1 person here linked to Forever 21, 1 is a founder and 0 are still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
1 person at Forever 21
Founder Past
Role
Co-founder and former owner, 1984–2020
Source
· high confidence. Wikipedia lists his years active at Forever 21 as 1984-2020, matching this profile's account of the 2020 sale.
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Do Won Chang
Co-founder, Forever 21
immigrant · outsider · no college