SPLEEN
SPLN pronounced “Spleen” is a clothing line founded by Alfousseiny I. Kane alongside a few of his highschool friends such as Baba Madougou, Kristine Chen, Jean-Richard Itoua, and Mohamed Camara. It all started in a french boarding school named “Ecole Des Roches” situated in Normandie. First Alfousseiny designed what we would call our first branding, which was vector of Baudelaire. We made our first product, it was printed by Christine’s mom. This brand name is inspired off of the french writer / poet Baudelaire and his “Spleen” poems. Inspired by Baudelaire, « Spleen » originally defined as a deep melancholia, which occurs for no apparent reason. This state of mind makes the victim more pensive than the norm. Thus making him or her more open minded. Therefore our brand « Spleen » has a goal to help who ever is wearing it to feel better not only inside but also out. It will help them free this melancholia feeling imprisoned deep down. The brands aim is to produce high-tier apparel for every gender and all age range. We are more of a “streetwear” culture brand, Streetwear is such a huge category, it is a mix of many cultures ( Japanese street fashion, American surf and skateboard fashion,...) allowing anyone to create their own style and express themselves while staying conform to modern fashion. This is why we chose to make it Streetwear as liberty of expression is more or less the soul remedy of melancholia.