NJL GALLERY IS A CLOTHING BRAND BASED IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CA THAT EMBODIES SIMPLICITY AND TIMELESSNESS.
'NJL' REPRESENTS THE FOUNDERS NAME, NICHOLAS JIWON LEE, A KOREAN AMERICAN WHO TAKES INSPIRATION FROM UNDERGROUND MUSIC, 90'S HIP HOP, AND CONTEMPORARY FASHION.
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE ELEGANT STREETWEAR THAT CAN BE APART OF JUST ABOUT ANYONE’S WARDROBE ROTATION.
WE STRIVE TO REFINE STREETWEAR THROUGH A GALLERY OF CURATED STYLES THAT FOCUSES ON FIT, FUNCTION AND LONGEVITY.
KEEPING IN MIND NICKS INSPIRATIONS, WE SHOWCASE THE BRAND THROUGH A VINTAGE LENS, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING ELEGANT SILHOUETTES, UNIQUE CUTS AND TIMELESS DESIGNS.
THE LABEL WAS BORN IN MAY OF 2023 WHEN NICK BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A MANUFACTURER IN EL MONTE, CA IN THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT, WHO IMPLEMENTS PATTERN MAKING, SAMPLING AND PRODUCTION.
NICK VISITS THEM FREQUENTLY, AND IS HANDS ON, TO ENSURE QUALITY IS MAXIMIZED.
SINCE NICK SOURCES ALL FABRICS AND MATERIALS, HE MAINTAINS CONTROL OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN, AND IS TRANSPARENT WITH HOW EACH AND EVERY GARMENT IS MADE.
SO FAR, ALL FABRICS CHOSEN HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE U.S., JAPAN AND KOREA.
OUR FABRICS 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.
ALTHOUGH IT TAKES MORE TIME TO SOURCE, GOING THE ROUTE OF PICKING DEADSTOCK FABRIC HELPS ELIMINATE FABRIC WASTE AS WE ARE PUTTING TO GOOD USE FABRICS FROM LEFTOVER PRODUCTION RUNS.
INITIALLY BEING A MENSWEAR BRAND, WE HAVE STARTED TO INCORPORATE WOMEN'S STYLES, AND PLAN ON EXPANDING THIS CATALOG IN THE FUTURE.