I remember the first time I went in The Limited. It was at Landover Mall (RIP). The store was on the top floor. It was dimly lit, lots of chrome, and looked so adult and chic. The Limited - The End of an Era
This month after 54 years of business, The Limited has filed for bankruptcy and closed all of its stores. I haven’t shopped at The Limited in a very long time, but am sad to see a part of my sartorial history end.A friendship with someone I considered one of my best friends ended and it has had me think a lot about our relationship, how it came to end, my role, their… · Just came across this article and ohmigosh, the memories. In the late 80s we’d just moved to a larger city from a farm town and I was desperate to “fit in”. To the mall and The Limited we went, where I chose a dusty pink Forenza rolled-neck sweater, a miniskirt and some leggings (or tights don’t remember which).The Limited was one of my fave stores, though I couldn’t afford to shop there often. This jacket was for my senior photos. I graduated from a school in the high desert of Southern California. Hesperia, CA. It’s always sad to see an end of an Era through store closures.My parents weren’t wealthy. A lot of my clothes came from yard sales and hot off my mom’s sewing machine. But I just HAD to have a few key pieces… and those pieces came from The Limited. I can recall going to a yard sale and finding a Forenza top.