Carhartt work in progress (carhartt wip) forms a division of the american brand carhartt, one of the first companies to pioneer workwear in the USA.
Founded in Europe in 1989, 100 years after Hamilton Carhartt established his business in Detroit, CARHARTT WIP has been carefully adapting and modifying Carhartt’s core product characteristics for a different audience of consumers who value refined design and quality while still remaining true to Carhartt’s brand origins. Since the beginning, Carhartt WIP have built a strong, organic relationship with unknown, inspiring, provocative and upcoming figures in music and sport, becoming an iconic and well respected brand in underground scenes, from hip-hop to skateboarding, from graffiti to cycling, as well as working with labels such as A.P.C., Neighborhood, Patta, Vans, Junya Watanabe and many more. Starting with one store in London in 1997, Carhartt WIP have today opened flagship stores in more than 60 locations and can be found in over 2500 stores worldwide.