Before the fight with Ariana Grande, before spreading to seemingly every mall in the US, before today’s crop of Instagram influencers were even born, Forever 21 thrived by helping teen girls dress like pop stars on the cheap.

As it faces an uncertain financial future, it is going to need help from a very different type of shopper: one with disposable income...

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