A.F.C.A (clothing)

For the Dutch association football club, see AFC Ajax.
A.F.C.A
Independent
Industry Fashion
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands
Key people
 Sven 'High" Westendorp, founder and CEO
Products Clothing, footwear, accessories
Owner AFCA Supportersclub
Website Official website

A.F.C.A (also styled as " *A.F.C.A (Can't Be Stopped) ") is a brand of urban lifestyle clothing founded by the late Sven Westendorp, a Dutch fashion designer, graffiti artist and famed supporter of association football club AFC Ajax.[1] His brand has been popular since the mid 2000s and moved into the mainstream urban culture in the late 2000s.[2][3] It is most often associated with association football. The style is based on graffiti art, hip-hop, association football culture, hooliganism and Ajax Amsterdam.[4][5]

History

The creation of A.F.C.A came into being from selling t-shirts and doing graffiti. Sven "High" Westendorp began doing graffiti with C.B.S. in the tunnels and on the trains in Amsterdam in the early 1980s and founded his clothing brand A.F.C.A years later.[6][7] A prominent F-sider, he eventually expanded from Clothing to footwear, and accessories.[8] He funded his clothing line with the success of his company Ticketbureau Ticket Unlimited, an important company for concert tickets and football matches in the Netherlands.[9] On 24 December 2009 the A.F.C.A outlet store in Hoogoorddreef (Zuidoost) was set on fire.[10] After his passing on 12 August 2011, the AFCA Supportersclub continue to manufacture his line with the proceeds going to his widow and daughter.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Overzicht van: Sven Westendorp". Nieuwe Revu. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  2. ↑ "AFCA kleding". F-side. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Herdenking Sven Westendorp in ArenA". RTV N-H. 2011-08-23.
  4. ↑ "Behandeling Sven Westendorp gestaakt". AT5. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Cruijff: ‘Geen akkoord tussen fans Ajax en Feyenoord is onbegrijpelijk’". Voetbalzone.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Het vergeten verleden van Sven Westendorp en Para Smit". Misdaad Journalist. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  7. ↑ "Een lijk in Oirschot; Het ‘vergeten verleden’ van Sven Westendorp; Speurneus Sietsma over Heinekenfilm". Misdaad Journalist. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  8. ↑ "Nieuw! iPhone cover A.F.C.A". Afcashop.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  9. ↑ "Afscheid Sven Westendorp vindt zaterdag plaats". Volkskrant. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  10. ↑ "Eerdere aanslag op opslagloods AFCA". AT5. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  11. ↑ "Honderden steunbetuigingen voor familie Sven Westendorp". Metro Nieuws. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Oproep: In AFCA-kleding naar Ajax-Heerenveen". Ajax Fanzone. Retrieved 2014-03-28.

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