About
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Designer Jenny Lai grew up playing viola and piano, dancing, and acting. When she fell in love with clothing, she saw that dressing was another kind of performance- silent, intuitive, and one we acted out everyday. Like performing on stage, there was the adrenaline, the need to respond and adapt instantaneously, and an infinite possibility of change each time around. Lai's interdisciplinary approach to fashion reveal an instinct for the expansive possibilities of movement and interaction.
Jenny Lai is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and has worked around the world from Amsterdam to Mexico City to South Africa with internationally renowned fashion brands such as Viktor & Rolf, Boudicca, Bibhu Mohapatra, and Carla Fernandez. She founded NOT in 2011.
SMALL QUANTITY PRODUCTION
All collections are designed at our Upper West Side studio in New York City. Our womenswear collection is produced by seamstresses, tailors, and manufacturers in New York's Garment District with special care and attention. Our menswear styles are produced between New York City and Taiwan.
PERFORMANCE-WEAR
In addition to ready-to-wear collections, the brand creates custom performance-wear for musicians and dancers pushing the boundaries of interdisciplinary performance.
MOBILE PROJECTS
NOT produces collaborative, interdisciplinary work as a mobile studio around the world, involving film, animation, dance, and visual arts.
VISIT OUR MANHATTAN SHOP-IN-STUDIO
Visit our Manhattan shop-in-studio to try on any of the styles from NOT's Shop and enjoy a personal, informal meet & greet with the designer. Book your visit here. We are located next to Lincoln Center, the performing arts center of New York.
