14 clothing brands that people loved a decade ago but that no longer exist

Wet Seal — the mall brand known for its trendy and affordable clothing for teen girls — permanently shuttered its remaining 171 stores in 2017, after first closing 338 back in 2015 before filing for bankruptcy.

Owned by Wet Seal, Arden B hit the scene as a "sexed-up separates brand" in 1998, intended to compete with stores like Bebe and Express, according to Fashionista. In 2014, Arden B said goodbye for good, just a few years before its parent company did.

In January 2017, American Apparel announced it would close all 110 of its stores around the nation, laying off 2,400 Southern California employees in the process. Though you can still purchase American Apparel products on its revamped website, gone are the days of seeing its racy ads in store windows.

After filing for bankruptcy not once, but twice, the discount shoe company Payless ShoeSource finally decided to call it quits in 2019, when it announced it would close all of its US stores permanently.

The short-lived Ruehl No.925 was created by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in 2004 to "extend beyond its core teenage market to include older customers with more expensive tastes," the New York Times reported in 2005.

Ruehl quickly became known for its incredibly dark stores and blaring music that emulated "a plushy nightclub," before it shut down permanently in January 2010 as a result of poor sales.

Gilly Hicks (which was also an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. brainchild) may have shuttered its US stores, but you can still find its bras and underwear at select Hollister locations.

The Limited closed its remaining 250 stores in 2017, cutting 4,000 jobs in the process. Sycamore Partners later acquired the brand, giving Belk exclusive distribution rights to The Limited, and the department-store chain has since sold its products online-only.

The plus-size retailer Avenue announced earlier this year that it would close all 222 of its US stores.

Women's retailer Deb Shops officially closed in 2015 after filing for bankruptcy the previous year, though in the years since it has revitalized itself as an online- and catalog-only brand.

The California-based teen store originally known as Miller's Outpost closed its 117 stores in 2011 after struggling to keep up with competitors like American Eagle and PacSun.

In 2006, American Eagle Outfitters launched Martin + Osa, a more mature brand designed for consumers in their mid-30s. However, the brand took a major hit during the recession and lost $33 million in 2009, causing it to subsequently close for good in 2010.

Luxury fashion brand Roberto Cavalli filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and closed all of its US stores earlier this year, citing "significant financial distress," according to Retail Dive.

A'gaci announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year and said it would close all 54 of its store locations as part of the process.