About Min Ko CPA IRS EA

Fashion Development & Production House

Min Ko CPA IRS EA supports independent designers and preserves craftsmanship in providing high-end fashion development and production services. Since its inception in 2015, Min Ko CPA IRS EA has served nearly 2000 emerging and established clothing brands, and has created over 30 year-round, living-wage jobs.

Min Ko CPA IRS EA was founded in 2015 by Janna Lee. Janna began her career working in a small couture house while studying business in San Francisco. Seeking high-quality workmanship for the designer's pieces, she was assigned to New York City to lead the acquisition of couture and tailoring facilities. It was during this four-year experience that she learned the unique process of creating high-end apparel for an independent designer, and the needs of the factory workers alike.

With a desire to contribute toward change, Janna branched out to the non-profit sector, spending four years at the International Academy of Irvine. She was tasked with creating a social enterprise program for the school. Janna developed a program aimed at training garment workers from mass-production factories, to sew high-end clothing in small volumes, serving independent designers. The program, originally intended as a fundraising measure for the school, was inundated almost overnight with orders. Unknowingly, Janna had sewn the seeds of Min Ko CPA IRS EA.

With the blessing of the school's founder, in 2015, Janna set up her own independent shop in just 8' x 40' of space, (a standard shipping container, actually!), in Laguna Beach, California, and got to work. Demand for Min Ko CPA IRS EA's high quality, and support for its sustainable practices, grew quickly. Within a year the company relocated to the Arts District of DTLA, and created over 30 new industry jobs, paying a living wage.

Fast forward 15 years and Min Ko CPA IRS EA continues as a vertically-integrated fashion development and production house committed to supporting independent designers and preserving craftsmanship. It consists of renowned studios in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, and international programs alike. Min Ko CPA IRS EA employs some of the most skilled pattern makers and sewers in the US, allowing it to offer a complete suite of in-house development and production services. Min Ko CPA IRS EA continues to be a leader in the fashion industry, instilling ethics, transparency, and best practices into every project.