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Product Identifiers

PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100847844196

ISBN-139780847844197

eBay Product ID (ePID)201664318

Product Key Features

Book TitleCarhartt Wip Archives

Number of Pages428 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMarketing / General, Fashion & Accessories, General, Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry, Subjects & Themes / Fashion

Publication Year2016

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art, Photography, Business & Economics

AuthorIan Luna

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight70.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width11.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-470351

Preface byLuna, Ian

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews". . .[ Carhartt WIP ] Archives clocks in at over 425 pages and boasts more than 350 images consisting of previously unpublished photographs, artworks, archival ephemera and pieces from private collections for "an unparalleled look into the brand's bustling universe." Better yet, some of Carhartt WIP's most iconic pieces -- the Detroit Jacket, Siberian Jacket and Watch Cap , to name a few -- have light shed on their backstories as the tome documents their rise to ubiquity." -HYPEBEAST.COM

Dewey Decimal746.9/20688

SynopsisFrom the streets of Detroit to cities the world over, Carhartt's outerwear have become icons of both work and play since Hamilton Carhartt developed his first pair of overalls for railroad engineers in 1889. Proudly sporting a union-made label, Carhartt's working-class origins and their straightforward, rugged clothing--produced in humane conditions and utilising their trademark denim and waterproof "duck" canvas--appealed to youth as an authentic expression of their style. Beginning with graffiti artists, musicians, BMX riders and skateboarders in American cities in the 1980s, the brand soon drew an audience from the rest of the world. Under the Carhartt Work In Progress label, a product range designed exclusively for Europe followed in 1997. In an atelier in Basel, Switzerland, the original workwear cuts were re-interpreted and re-fitted for the demands of an active life in the urban environment, and reshaped Carhartt for a new generation of consumers. True to Carhartt's core values the Basel studio began engaging luminaries in the fashion and streetwear worlds. With collaborations with brands like A Bathing Ape, Supreme and Hiroshi Fujiwara/Fragment, Carhartt has gone a long way into creating a new lifestyle. Carhartt has become Europe's largest streetwear brand, and their network of over 90 Work in Progress shops are anchored by flagship stores in some of the world's hippest shopping districts. This book provides access to never before seen photography of Carhartt's designs, sketches, and concept renderings., Back in the eighties, when the Western world was deluged by a wave of blue denim, Carhartt's brown duck work coats entered the streets as an antidote. Detached from their original raison d' tre of attiring hard-working men in mines and on railroad tracks, they arrived in our cities as some sort of new anti-denim. Soon after, and largely due to the efforts of Carhartt's European distributor Work in Progress, the American workwear classic evolved into the international streetwear icon by which we know it today. WORK IN PROGRESS: THE CARHARTT WIP ARCHIVES is the first comprehensive publication exploring that remarkable evolution. Edited by Michel Lebugle and Anna Sinofzik, with texts by Gary Warnett, Mark Kessler and Anna Sinofzik, it features more than 350 images including heaps of hitherto unpublished photographs, artworks, as well as ephemera drawn from the company's own archives and different private collections, providing an unparalleled look into the brand's bustling universe. Featuring the extensive story of the brand from its humble beginning to their most popular garments like the Detroit Jacket, Watch Hat, Siberian Jacket, and Cargo Pants, WORK IN PROGRESS is a celebratory, transatlantic stroll through the company's rich and colorful history. This collection will appeal to both fashion enthusiasts and devotees of American cool.

LC Classification NumberTT507

Text byWarnett, Gary, Kessler, Mark