Mimchik
Emerging · $400–$700 · Los Angeles, United States
Sculptural tailoring, leather moto jackets and denim with a cinched-waist obsession, LA cool with a corset-like fit.
Think: LA glamour, tailored edge
The buy: the corseted moto jacket
What to buy
the corseted moto jacket
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Why Mimchik is worth it
Mimchik cuts tailoring and leather with a cinched, corset-like waist, so a blazer or moto jacket reads as LA glamour rather than office wear.
The shaping is the point. Jackets pull in hard at the waist, dresses are boned through the bodice to sculpt the hips, and blazers flare out into an exaggerated hourglass. Tailoring comes in virgin wool and bouclé, outerwear in lambskin or calf leather, sometimes finished with recycled faux fur, so the pieces have weight and hold their line on the body.
Mimchik is on sale now.~60% off
Sexy work-to-night pieces to take you from fall to winter.
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The sale pattern
From 0 months of sale tracking.
Something is nearly always marked down here, so there's no sale worth waiting for.
Mimchikalmost always has something marked down — there's no point waiting for a sale. Markdowns usually top out around 70% off, and we've seen 70% off at the deepest.
About Mimchik
Emma Marciano and Mia Kazovsky, both Los Angeles natives, launched Mimchik in October 2022, nine months after a coffee set up by Marciano's sister. The name blends their two first names with a diminutive.
The first small run was sewn in downtown LA from deadstock fabric and sold out within weeks. Leather moto jackets with a corset-like fit became the calling card, and tailoring and leather stayed the label's core.
- Founded
- 2022
- Founded by
- Emma Marciano and Mia Kazovsky
- Based in
- Los Angeles, United States
- Made in
- China, with leather pieces made in Turkey
- Made of
- Virgin wool and bouclé, lambskin and calf leather, recycled faux fur
- Shipping
- Ships across the US from Los Angeles, free on orders over $250; it ships worldwide, and international buyers pay their own duties and taxes.
- Where to buy
- Mimchik's own site · Our Mimchik picks
What shoppers say
From reviews and try-on videos, in our words.
- Sizing
Sizes run XXS to XL (US 00 to 8), with a few styles to XXL. Each product page lists the garment's measurements and the model's size, usually a 2 on a 5'9" frame. With cinched waists, check the waist measurement first.
- Returns
Full-price pieces can be returned within 14 days, refunded minus the original shipping and a $15 restocking fee. Sale pieces get only 7 days and store credit, never a refund, and the hangtag has to stay on either way.
- Shipping
Shipping is free on orders over $250 and it ships worldwide from Los Angeles. Buyers outside the US pay their own duties and taxes on arrival.
- Restocks
Most pieces are made in limited runs and rarely come back once they sell out, though a few core styles return.
- Care
The wool tailoring is dry clean only, and the lambskin and calf leather pieces need a professional leather cleaner.
What Mimchik is made of
Mimchik describes its fabrics (faux fur) but not the fibers in them, so we can't measure its mix. We checked 132 pieces in October 2026.
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Mimchik, answered
- What is Mimchik?
- Mimchik is a Los Angeles womenswear label known for cinched tailoring, leather moto jackets with a corset-like fit and corseted dresses.
- Is Mimchik a good brand?
- Yes. We like it for shaping you rarely find in ready-to-wear: waists cinched into blazers, leather jackets and boned dresses, cut in virgin wool and lambskin, in small runs that seldom restock.
- Who founded Mimchik?
- Emma Marciano and Mia Kazovsky launched it in Los Angeles in 2022.
- Where is Mimchik from?
- Los Angeles, where the label sees clients by appointment at its atelier.
- What is Mimchik made of?
- Mostly virgin wool and wool bouclé for the tailoring and lambskin or calf leather for outerwear, with recycled faux fur trims. The fabrics come from mills in Italy and Japan.
- Where are Mimchik clothes made?
- Recent tailoring and dresses appear to be made in China and the leather pieces in Turkey; the first collections were made in Los Angeles.
- Does Mimchik ship internationally?
- Yes, it ships worldwide from Los Angeles. International buyers pay their own duties and taxes on arrival, and shipping costs are shown at checkout.
- Where can I buy Mimchik?
- On the brand's own site, or through our Mimchik picks.
- When does Mimchik go on sale?
- Something at Mimchik is almost always marked down, so there is no big seasonal sale worth holding out for.
- How much does Mimchik discount?
- Their sale emails consistently advertise about 70% off. We have not measured it on the rack.
- Which brands are like Mimchik?
- If you like Mimchik, look at Centre Piece, SIRAPOP, Aaizél and Beaufille.