Forever 21

Speaking for the men:
This location has a tiny corner for men’s fashion. The quality of material is lacking even when compared to other retailers with the same target market (e.g. H&M). Everything in the store is inexpensive and if you go often enough you’ll be able to find something you’ll like.
FYI: there’s also another location at the south-​west corner of Yonge and Dundas.

Ok, The store is unorganized and most staffs would look clueless but the collection is trendy and cheap. The quality of cloths might vary from items to items. But it is worth buying if you are shopping for hip party with friends or a summer tour! I kinda like this store… You can save money and still look tendy !

Rude, unhelpful staff. Store is disorganized. There is hardly any walking space. Most of the clothes there are in horrible condition — the strings are coming out, makeup stains EVERYWHERE.

Good luck ever trying to call this location to see if an item is in stock. I’ve been put on hold countless times for like, 15 minutes at a time and I always just end up hanging up. Girls will pick up every 2 minutes, ask what you want, then say «ok please hold» and then another girl picks up in another 3 minutes and tells you the same thing! So frustrating…

Ok, these clothes are not the best quality but some of them are super cute and heck… it’s cheap.
I got addicted to forever 21 when I discovered a three floored location when I was living in SF. I could spend HOURS here.
Thankfully I discovered that I don’t have to since they have online shopping!
Beware though– it is exchange only with a lot of stuff as final sales.
I think I’ve spent oodles of money here and only have like. a few pieces that I REALLY like and wear over and over again. But it is such a good place to inexpensively try styles out that you usually wouldn’t wear and see if you’re into it.
Beware also about material. The reason it is cheap is because the material is like. polyester cheap. If you are online shopping read the material, or go to the store and get a feel for which materials will likely be cheap and then AVOID even if it looks super cute in the picture.
I also have some problems with sizing here. I love that they have xs and s sizes but on the dresses with zippers they can be fairly generous in the bust and JUST right at the waist. I’m fairly stick straight.flat.with not much of a waist. And even though I have a small frame, it’s a bit of a crapshoot as to whether something will fit me even when I’m bordering at a 25 inch waist.
If you have an hourglass figure you will have no problem. But if you have a straighter body or a pear shaped body like me then stick with the bodycon, stretches or a-​line (no zipper) dresses.
Be picky about what you buy because you probably will find a million cute things but not love the fit enough to wear it often enough.
But bonus is, even if you do make a mistake… it won’t be an expensive one.

Love the moderately priced clothing thats fashion forward but, their return policy, service is mediocre. I hate the fact that I cannot return my clothing for actual money, either way you must make an executive decision wether or not you will be keeping the clothes forever or if you even like any other items incase you do get store credit. I was told you could receive store credit beyond the exchange date then when I came to the store they had told me I was not eligible for a store credit, I could only exchange? Which makes no sense since they told me I wasnt aloud exchange so I had to spend 2 hours looking around for things right away to exchange. Then when i finally did the lady yelled at me because she said the tag wasnt their tag, and rolled her eyes at me but proceeded to give me the exchange. I just hate the commitment you have to make with this place.
P.s Make sure everything you buy has no loose threads or buttons. I always sew my clothes i get after buying them from here because the quality isnt that great for some items.

The store itself is a mess, from a layout perspective. it’s impossible to walk in there and not get overwhelmed, there are so many clothes! And nice ones you want to buy, but you don’t know where to look. This is common with most Forever XXI locations.
You’ll find sales stuff scattered everywhere, and a common accessories aisle in the middle. But it’s impossible to find anything specific here, unless you have time and patience. On a Friday afternoon it was jam packed, so try to come here during your lunch hour.
The change rooms always have a line up no matter what, I don’t think I’ve ever been in a Forever XXI change room before and just try things on in a corner.
But what you CAN do, which I like so much better, is buying stuff online. Easily viewable on screen and no pushing and shoving. Returns can be done in store for exchange only.
The line up to cash is so inefficient. They have segregated line ups for each till, when they should really have a common one where people just go to the next available cash. When they processed my return, the lady did it lightening fast, kudos.

I’ve been to this location a number of times; I have developed a jewellery obsession and as such, I usually go into this store and make a beeline for the HUGE jewellery section.
I’m not a hipster and I don’t really want to dress like I did when I was 5 and LIVING in the 80’s, so I don’t usually stop to check out their clothing. I did this time though and while most of the stuff was that general style, they did have some very cute stuff. The size of this store makes it a little daunting to go through the racks but if you’re in the mood to dig, I’m sure you can find some cute stuff (I’m always a «shopper on a mission» — I go out looking for jeans and generally come home with just jeans, so browsing isn’t my thing). They do have quite a lot of space for display around the store so you can get a good sense of what’s popular and what kind of stuff they carry.
The jewellery section is in the middle of the store and while in past its been rather well stocked, it was slim pickings today. Usually there’s an entire section just for gold jewellery and another for silver and then various other sections. They seemed to be getting low on stock and filling in with scarves and bags and what not. Still, you can’t beat the prices here: $ 3.80 for a cute necklace and I paid $ 5.80 for SEVEN pairs of earrings. They do change out the stock rather frequently and its all pretty well priced!
Now, at that price, stuff with tarnish with some wear but you can simply go back and get something else for your collection. Beware, its easy to drop $ 40 on necklaces, bracelets and earrings here so come with a budget in mind!

Forever 21 has a small men’s section. Everything looks like what you’d get at Urban Outfitters with prices to match. You got your plaids, your hoodies, your ironic tshirts. Yawn. I guess the derivative looks are not unexpected. Forever 21 has a history of knocking off fashions (
). And if there’s only one dressing room, it would make the shopping experience even more unpleasant than Urban Outfitters. Who asked for this chain to come to Canada? John 3:16? I’ll raise you 2 Kings 2:24 (
).

This is the new flagship Forever 21 located inside the Eaton Centre. (They still kept the other location on the NW corner of Yonge/​Dundas open).
This location reminds me a lot more of the Forever 21s in the US. It’s one giant space spread out over a single floor. The benefit of this — it’s easier to browse without being rammed elbow to elbow with other customers.
The bad news is there is only ONE changeroom area. What were they even thinking? Expect to wait 20 – 25 mins to try anything on.
I still prefer the other location, but this one has a more extensive inventory and includes the kids line of clothing as well as the vintage collections.