Familiar face + Shibuya style on F21 site
By Nadine Kam
Forever 21 photos
Courtney Arndt models F21 bikinis.
I don’t usually wander into Forever 21 because of a bad experience a couple of years ago.
A friend who is long past F21 age but keeps insisting on dressing like a teen, dragged me in there and I was so excited by the low prices that I bought a ton of clothes for about $100. The excitement wore off when I got home and took a closer look at the cheap details and flimsy fabric of the sort that doesn’t survive many washings. I wore a couple of pieces once and felt so yucky in them I sent them off to Savers. Only the very young and/or very thin can make flimsy fabrics work. The rest of us need a little more body and structure.
Lesson learned. Today, I rather have one carefully chosen dress or jacket than 100 pieces of throwaway clothing.
But a little birdie (thanks Allie!) told me to check out the F21 Web site, where former local model Courtney Arndt can be spotted modeling swimwear, in time for spring pool and beach time once we clear the recent spate of windy, cool weather conditions.
No longer in the market for a bikini, having just bought one for destressing in the Moana spa’s Jacuzzi (heaven!), I was more interested in the little pink heart in the left corner of the main page, pointing me toward the Shibuya Mon Amour collection. The cute, slouchy collection is described as being “inspired by the cool kids of Tokyo and Paris” with a girly + street style, cleaned up and priced to go at about $14 to $18 per piece.
I just might have to check out the store again. A T-shirt you can live in and style in many ways would be worth that price, which is just right for the times.
Fawn tee and Bunny tank.
Cloche Cat tee and Leopard Face tank.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:24 pm
I’m so glad to see Courtney doing her thing! I was her ‘big sister’ when we cheered in high school because I was on vars and she on jv. We would joke that she really was the bigger one since I’m so tiny! Proud of her and hope she bigger and better campaigns!
March 4th, 2009 at 12:08 am
No prob! I love seeing folks from these little rocks make it in the big pond.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Forever 21 used to have some good quality stuff. I’ve bought summer dresses there that have held up, but now that the stores have expanded, I haven’t seen anything good. It reminds me of Wet Seal, almostttt Jeans Warehouse.
I like that they have super cheap headbands though!
March 4th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Hi Katlin,
She must’ve been busy coz she was also modeling while in school, right? It’s so wild to see how young some of the models are. You kind of take for granted they’re adults because they have to have a certain maturity level and work ethic. Then sometimes we would ask for a girl and she wouldn’t be available coz she’s in high school classes!
March 5th, 2009 at 10:58 am
I think in her jr/sr years she was, I graduated by then, so not too sure. But I remember when we cheered her dad didn’t even like that, so I was surprised to find out she was modeling. And yes, the models are so young! In their teens and stuff… esp crazy when they’re doing huge campaigns and fashion week at the big four!