Forever 21 Debuts A Punk Line, Sid Vicious Rolls In His Grave

Forever 21 Debuts A “Punk” Line, Sid Vicious Rolls In His Grave

Posted by: Jessica Wakeman Filed in: style
4:10PM, Wednesday September 16th 2009

Forever 21 debuted their “Twist” line online today, which they call “Fashion With A Twist Of Punk!” I love shopping at Forever 21 so I checked it out. I found a very cute swing-y, satiny gray skirt ($19.80) I love and a shiny, black-and-gray striped strapless dress ($24.80) that’d be cute to wear out dancing. But really, the Forever 21 Twist clothes are about as authentically “punk” as Avril Lavigne is ... which is to say they’d have Sid Vicious rolling in his grave. Let me tell you how it is, young mall rats: Real punks would and do not shop at Forever 21. Real punks ripped their own clothes up. Real punks pierced themselves with safety pins and didn’t cry about it. Real punks rolled in their own piss on the floor at CBGB. Got it? [Forever 21 Twist]

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Raugiel
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 03:24 pm: [report]

*Sheds single tear*

AChanceAtHeaven
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 03:31 pm: [report]

‘Good girl’ punks—Lord, what’s this earth coming to.

Pinky
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 03:55 pm: [report]

I think those outfits are really cute…for the young crowd.

CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 04:08 pm: [report]

It’s called pop-punk, get over it.

Raugiel
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 04:18 pm: [report]

@ CheeeEEEEse - Pop punk never should have been. :(

raqueleza
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 04:20 pm: [report]

Please don’t tell me people are going to start wearing Doc Martens again.

retro chic
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 04:36 pm: [report]

Twist of Punk, like a twist of lemon… in your waterglass. They’re just marketing to the tweeners and teens.

lewomack
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 05:10 pm: [report]

NOT PUNK! Buuuuuut I would wear it

Erin G
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 05:12 pm: [report]

Wow. F21 really dropped the ball with this one. The models aren’t even believable.

vanillalatte
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 05:36 pm: [report]

i like the polka dot cardigan. that’s pretty much it.

CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 06:04 pm: [report]

If they could convince me the models were over 18 I’d be all over this look.

retro chic
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 06:20 pm: [report]

@CheeeeEEEEse: Over 18 and Never 21, you mean.

melissaann
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 06:24 pm: [report]

Man, by the look of forever 21’s models, I have no business shopping there ever again.

effing hickster
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 06:24 pm: [report]

The looks are very cute, but calling this “punk” is like calling Obama a Nazi.

Dev.Null
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 06:34 pm: [report]

Sid Vicious isn’t rolling in his grave—the Sex Pistols were ALL about the fashion. Manager Malcolm McLaren used the Sex Pistols in no small part to advertise his fashion boutique. The part about ripping up your own clothing and pissing yourself, yeah, that part is right, though.

Katrina
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 07:50 pm: [report]

The one on the left looks like Angela from Bones…just sayin’.

CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 08:12 pm: [report]

@retro chic: Sure whatever. Hehe.

little miss nose it all
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 08:46 pm: [report]

you know, hot topic isn’t for everyone…after the manic panic fades, this is totally the perfect look for the girly-girls who are looking for a little angst-y edge.

and that grey skirt? yeah, i bought it yesterday when the line launched.
and the last twist collection, cirque…those tulle skirts and funhouse dresses…be still my heart. so what, i’m 25 — no judgements please!

Michael
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 08:46 pm: [report]

let’s remember something - Sid was all fashion and no music. He was a Sex Pistols fan and was asked to join the band because of his look. He wasn’t a musician, when they asked him to join the band he had to ask Lemmy Killmeister to teach him how to play. He has no right to roll over in his grave because F21 commercialized the punk look since he commercialized punk music.

IrishErin
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 09:14 pm: [report]

I concur with the Sid comments. He was horrendously untalented on his bass. His punk legacy lies more in the attitude than the music. If we’re going with someone who would really roll in his grave b/c of the current pop-punk desecration, that’d be Joe Strummer.