Gallery Dept. · East Village
Sell Your Gallery Dept. in NYC
Painted LA Flare jeans, carpenter pants, logo tees and hoodies, Art That Kills pieces and one-off reworks. Bring it to 39 Avenue A, we check it in front of you and pay the same day.
- Same-day cash
- Checked in front of you
- Walk-ins welcome
- Trade toward store stock
What We Buy
Flares, Logo Pieces and Reworks
Josué Thomas founded Gallery Dept. in Los Angeles in 2017, reworking vintage clothing and painting it by hand. The paint and fading are part of the design, which makes the brand easy to love and hard to check by eye.
LA Flare & Painted Denim
The LA Flare is the brand's signature: a flared jean that began as reworked vintage Levi's 501s and Carhartt work pants, usually splattered with paint. Painted carpenter flares and other denim follow the same idea, and no two pairs look exactly alike.
Logo Tees & Hoodies
The Gallery Dept. logo tee and hoodie, often on a washed, faded body. They're the easiest pieces to sell and the most copied, so condition and the print decide the offer.
Art That Kills
Art That Kills is Thomas's music name and one of the slogans Gallery Dept. prints most. Pieces printed with it sell alongside the main logo pieces.
Reworks & Lanvin
Hand-painted and reworked one-offs, which we price piece by piece, and pieces from the 2021 Lanvin x Gallery Dept. capsule. Both are worth a text with photos before you come in.
Pricing
What Moves a Gallery Dept. Offer
Two pairs of painted flares can be far apart in value. Here is what decides it.
- Paint versus damage
- Factory paint and fading are the design. New stains, fresh holes, a blown-out crotch and frayed hems that weren't part of it are wear, and they come off the offer.
- Length
- A flare that's been hemmed shorter loses what made it a flare. Full-length pairs bring more.
- The piece
- Painted denim leads. Logo tees and hoodies sell steadily but for less, and one-off reworks depend on the piece itself.
- Print condition
- On tees and hoodies, a cracked or peeling logo lowers the number. The washed look is fine; a worn-off print isn't. See our guide on stains, fading and cracking.
- Size
- Waist 30 to 34 and Medium to XL tops move fastest. Other sizes sell, depending on the piece.
- Labels intact
- Cut or missing labels make a Gallery Dept. piece much harder to authenticate. See how tag removal affects value.
Not sure what you have? Text photos of the front, the back, the inside labels and any paint close up to 917-608-8939.
Authentication
How We Check Gallery Dept.
Paint and fading are meant to look random, so fakes lean on them. We look past the paint to how the piece is made, in front of you.
- Labels and tags: Gallery Dept. branding, font, stitching and placement
- Paint and distressing: how it sits on the fabric, and whether it fits known pieces
- Denim weight, hardware and stitching on jeans and carpenter pants
- Print quality on logo tees and hoodies
- Whether the piece matches a real release
Get Ready
Before You Bring It In
Bring it as it is. Don't touch up the paint, hem the jeans or cut out labels.
- Bring receipts or order emails if you have them; they help but aren't required
- Wash tees and hoodies on cold, inside out, and hang them to dry
- Text photos first for one-off or hand-painted pieces
- Bring a valid government-issued ID; New York law requires it for every sale