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Brand profile
RIF Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles consignment store trading rare sneakers and secondhand streetwear, run by Jeff Malabanan and Ed Mateo since 2006.
Los AngelesOrigin
UnisexFocus
StreetwearStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about RIF Los Angeles
A resale shop, not a label
RIF LA buys, sells and trades rare and used sneakers — Air Jordan, Nike, Puma, Reebok — on consignment rather than producing its own product.
Supreme sourced from Japan
Alongside footwear, the shop stocks secondhand streetwear, much of it Supreme brought back from buying trips to Japan.
Little Tokyo roots, wider footprint
Opened in downtown Los Angeles in 2006 by two founders who met shopping at Supreme, it has since added locations in San Francisco, Orange County and the Philippines.
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Brand facts
RIF LA is a sneaker and streetwear consignment store in downtown Los Angeles' Little Tokyo, opened in 2006 by Jeff Malabanan and Ed Mateo, who met while shopping at Supreme. The shop buys, sells and trades rare and used footwear — Air Jordan, Nike, Puma, Reebok — alongside secondhand streetwear, much of it Supreme sourced on buying trips to Japan. The business later expanded to San Francisco, Orange County and the Philippines, and rebuilt its downtown store after damage during the 2020 unrest.
- Founded
- 2006
- Origin
- Los Angeles, United States
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Streetwear, Athleisure / Sportswear, Skatewear