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School friends Sinan Karaca, Levie Merckens and Richard Lopes Mendes started the streetwear label Clan de Banlieue in 2015. All three were born and raised Rotterdammers with Turkish, Surinamese and Cape Verdean roots respectively. The label started as a graduation assignment, for which Lopes Mendes had to set up his own company. The T-shirt that came out of it turned out to be an Instagram hit, the brand opened its doors in 2015 and was almost immediately on the online shelves of Soccerfanshop, the largest online sports fan shop in the Benelux.
The themes of 'connecting' and 'giving back to the community' are a common thread through the label's countless projects and collaborations. Some notable collaborations included the Sparta outfit they designed in 2019, the red hoodie designed for the Daniel den Hoed Fund, a foundation that raises money for scientific research at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, or the takeover of a football club.
FC Banlieue last year. Every 22nd of the month, the brand drops a number of new items and colors in its own stores, including recently the Motion 6 projects for which a vegan leather jacket is planned, for example. The brand is now for sale at, among others, the European branches of Foot Locker and JD Sports. In addition to two own stores and a unisex collection, there is now also a women's collection; There are also concrete plans for a brand new sneaker collection. Clan de Banlieue has around 30-50 employees and a head office in Rotterdam.
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