In this _shift talks episode, Shahinaz Otaishan chats with founder and creative director Bünyamin Aydin about his luxury streetwear brand, Les Benjamins.

Aydin founded Les Benjamins in 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. Since then, the brand grew to become a global platform with a strong community and multiple retail spaces. In a statement, Aydin notes, “We are a platform of how we want the East to be today.”

Les Benjamins’ collections are now stocked in more than 40 stores worldwide such as Harvey Nichols, Saks Fifth Avenue and Antonioli. What started as a humble project by a 19-year-old is now a global success.

Make sure to follow Bünyamin Aydin on Instagram here, and to shop the brand visit: lesbenjamins.com.