, ▁an ▁area ▁in ▁So ho ▁that ▁st ret ches ▁between ▁Mer cer ▁and ▁Howard ▁Stre ets , ▁and ▁includes ▁stores ▁such ▁as ▁Supreme , ▁V Files , ▁Off - White , ▁N ike Lab ▁ 2 1 M , ▁among ▁others .   ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁other ▁lik em ind ed ▁friends , ▁including ▁Mike ▁the ▁R uler , ▁Lu ka ▁S abb at , ▁and ▁Austin ▁B abb itt . ▁To ▁make ▁money ▁to ▁purchase ▁clothes , ▁Ker win ▁would ▁wait ▁for ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁line ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁major ▁dro ps , ▁and ▁would ▁then ▁res ell ▁the ▁clothes ▁at ▁a ▁prem ium ▁to ▁na ï ve ▁New ▁York ▁tour ists . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 6 , ▁he ▁intern ed ▁at ▁V Files . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁be ▁immer se ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁fashion ▁world , ▁rather ▁than ▁be ▁a ▁fashion ▁writer , ▁something ▁he ▁had ▁be ▁cont empl ating . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ker win ▁founded ▁the ▁Sp agh etti ▁Boys , ▁an ▁NY C - based ▁art - content ▁produ cers - D J ▁collect ive , ▁alongside ▁Ray ▁Mart ine z . ▁The ▁two ▁met ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁Har lem ’ s ▁public ▁housing ▁develop ments ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁living , ▁and ▁soon ▁become ▁friends ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁sk ate - spot . ▁Sp agu etti ▁Boys ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁work ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁creating ▁art ,