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>but their aesthetic isn't always popular. My Carhartt clothing is some of the best made and longest wearing I own. You're going to laugh but Carhartt is tryi

>but their aesthetic isn't always popular. My Carhartt clothing is some of the best made and longest wearing I own. You're going to laugh but Carhartt is trying to go upmarket and establish themselves as a fashion brand in Europe! Imagine my surprise to trip across a Carhartt store with a wall of gimme caps / trucker hats on display in Frankfurt, Germany! Hopefully they expand their profitability by getting their name out there rather than cutting costs on material and quality but I've already seen some Amazon reviews alleging the new stuff is sourced out of China with a drop in quality. If that's actually true and it's not just counterfeits flooding Amazon I'll be looking at Schaefer or Cinch next.

clydethefrog 7y ago
Carhartt WIP has been an European streetwear brand for years now. I wrote an introduction four years ago to this brand in /r/streetwear. https://www.reddit.com/r/streetwear/comments/2d0gi4/brand_in.. https://www.reddit.com/r/streetwear/comments/2d0gi4/brand_in....
- technofiend 7y ago
  Wow! Thanks for the education. I guess it explains why I got compliments in Europe for wearing a plain black Carhartt jacket. https://www.carhartt.com/products/Extremes-Coat-Arctic-Quilt-Lined-C55 https://www.carhartt.com/products/Extremes-Coat-Arctic-Quilt...
- e12e 7y ago
  I think it's been a general trend for a while (at the very least since the dawn of hip hop, probably punk) that working-class work wear has been leaning towards fashion (Same for military wear). Even Swedish Blåklädar (https://www.blaklader.se/ https://www.blaklader.se/) , which is AFAIK a fairly new brand, seem to have to lines ; a low quality, highly priced "fashion" line, and an affordable, high quality "work wear" line (that actually market to construction etc businesses, and often include safety wear features with appropriate certifications). It drives me nuts that it's getting harder and harder to find decent "real" surplus military clothing and cheap work wear (maybe especially in Europe?) - while many of the "same" brands are readily available as overpriced fashion wear. This really became apparent when I figured out that Blåklädar actually have a handful of stores deticated for b2b (vat not included in prices, generally require a business billing address to purchase) - which quite apart from the not included vat, we're cheaper and generally more "functional" than the stuff with the same brand carried by retailers...
hi5eyes 7y ago
carhartt is already huge in streetwear/rich kids buy it for casual wear
wyclif 7y ago
For about 10 years I was a land surveyor and the Carhartt barn jacket (and Red Wing boots) are like a uniform in that profession. Mine is still going strong many years later. And it's totally broken in and has a patina, so it's super comfortable.

clydethefrog 7y ago

Carhartt WIP has been an European streetwear brand for years now. I wrote an introduction four years ago to this brand in /r/streetwear. https://www.reddit.com/r/streetwear/comments/2d0gi4/brand_in.. https://www.reddit.com/r/streetwear/comments/2d0gi4/brand_in....

technofiend 7y ago
Wow! Thanks for the education. I guess it explains why I got compliments in Europe for wearing a plain black Carhartt jacket. https://www.carhartt.com/products/Extremes-Coat-Arctic-Quilt-Lined-C55 https://www.carhartt.com/products/Extremes-Coat-Arctic-Quilt...
e12e 7y ago
I think it's been a general trend for a while (at the very least since the dawn of hip hop, probably punk) that working-class work wear has been leaning towards fashion (Same for military wear). Even Swedish Blåklädar (https://www.blaklader.se/ https://www.blaklader.se/) , which is AFAIK a fairly new brand, seem to have to lines ; a low quality, highly priced "fashion" line, and an affordable, high quality "work wear" line (that actually market to construction etc businesses, and often include safety wear features with appropriate certifications). It drives me nuts that it's getting harder and harder to find decent "real" surplus military clothing and cheap work wear (maybe especially in Europe?) - while many of the "same" brands are readily available as overpriced fashion wear. This really became apparent when I figured out that Blåklädar actually have a handful of stores deticated for b2b (vat not included in prices, generally require a business billing address to purchase) - which quite apart from the not included vat, we're cheaper and generally more "functional" than the stuff with the same brand carried by retailers...

hi5eyes 7y ago

carhartt is already huge in streetwear/rich kids buy it for casual wear

wyclif 7y ago

For about 10 years I was a land surveyor and the Carhartt barn jacket (and Red Wing boots) are like a uniform in that profession. Mine is still going strong many years later. And it's totally broken in and has a patina, so it's super comfortable.