Do Won Chang

Do Won Chang

Do Won Chang (Hangul: 장도원) is an American businessman of Korean descent. He is best known for founding the clothing retail store Forever 21.

Chang grew up in South Korea and moved to California at 18 in 1981. He and his wife, Jin Sook (Hangul: 진숙), opened a clothing store then named Fashion 21 in 1984 in Highland Park, Los Angeles. His store took off and as he expanded to other locations, the store's name was changed to it's current title Forever 21. The number of stores grew to 457 by 2010.[1] The company has since remained a family operation. Forbes in 2011 estimated Chang and his wife's net worth to be $2.2 billion.


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  1. ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/31/business/la-fi-himi-chang-20100731

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