NJL GALLERY IS A CLOTHING BRAND BASED IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CA. THE LABEL BLENDS ELEGANCE WITH STREETWEAR, INCORPORATING PREMIUM FABRICS, UNIQUE CUTS AND FUNCTIONAL TRIMS TO CREATE TIMELESS AND MINIMAL GARMENTS WHILE HOLDING URBAN AESTHETICS.
'NJL' REPRESENTS THE FOUNDERS NAME, NICHOLAS JIWON LEE, A KOREAN AMERICAN WHO TAKES INSPIRATION FROM UNDERGROUND MUSIC, LATE 90'S HIPHOP AND KOREAN/JAPANESE FASHION TO FORM A GALLERY OF CURATED PIECES THAT FOCUSES ON BOTH QUALITY AND FIT.
THE LABEL WAS BORN IN MAY OF 2023 WHEN NICK BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A MANUFACTURER IN THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT WHO CREATES PATTERNS, SAMPLES AND PRODUCES THE GARMENTS. SINCE THE FACTORY IS NEARBY, NICK WORKS WITH THEM FREQUENTLY TO ENSURE QUALITY IS BEING MAXIMIZED FOR EACH AND EVERY STYLE.
ALONG WITH NICK DESIGNING EVERY PRODUCT, HE ALSO SOURCES ALL MATERIALS. SO FAR, ALL FABRICS HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE U.S., JAPAN AND KOREA.
FOR NOW, THE FABRICS CHOSEN ARE CONSIDERED DEADSTOCK, WHICH MEANS THAT EACH PARTICULAR FABRIC USED MAY NOT EVER BE MADE AGAIN - THIS MAKES EVERY STYLE UNIQUE AND EXCLUSIVE AS THEY MOST LIKELY WON’T EVER BE REPRODUCED WITH THE SAME FABRIC IN THE FUTURE.