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Carhartt WIP Icons: Spring/Summer 2026

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Icons are defined by their ability to stand the test of time. They endure – not just physically, but culturally too. They live on in our collective memory, transcending geographies and generations.

Carhartt WIP Icons have stayed true to their decades-long, utilitarian origins. Over the years, these styles may fade and fray; eventually replaced by newer iterations, in unseen colors and fabrics. Their form, however, stays solid; details instantly recognizable and unchanged.

The Michigan Coat continues to bear its typical four-pocket configuration. The Detroit Jacket is still characterized by its waist-length, zipped front and zipped chest pocket. The Double Knee Pant maintains its signature double-layer knees, tool pockets and hammer loop. For Spring/Summer 2026, these signature styles appear in new shades of dusky turquoise, green and mauve, offset by long-standing core shades of Hamilton Brown, black and navy.

But our Icon styles also give rise to new adaptations; a starting point for exploration and evolution. The Women’s Maeve Skirt nods to our Double Knee Pant through its panelling and metal rivets; the Clapton Jacket has a silhouette inspired by our Michigan Coat, updated in nylon canvas with an additional sleeve pocket; and the Women’s Clark Jacket offers a subtly oversized take on the Detroit Jacket – a synthesis of its boxy workwear origins and how these jackets are worn today.

Carhartt WIP Spring/Summer 2026 Icons are available now at select global retailers, Carhartt WIP stores, carhartt-wip.com and the Carhartt WIP App.

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Federica De Carlo

fdecarlo@carhartt-wip.com

About Carhartt Work In Progress

Carhartt Work In Progress (WIP) is a clothing brand that adapts and modifies the core products of the pioneering American workwear brand Carhartt to create its own collections. Established in 1994 by Edwin Faeh, the brand’s audience is as likely to associate its iconic yellow ‘C’ motif with late 90s hip hop videos or skate clips as they are with factories or manual labor. This distinction is key when defining Carhartt WIP.

Carhartt WIP engages with different cultural spheres: from Detroit and Berlin’s symbiotic techno scenes, to skateboarding and its communities that span Paris, New York, and Seoul, to the contemporary art world. The brand channels these influences, reflecting the culture that has formed around it. This can be seen and felt in its collections, imagery, and collaboration partners. Today, Carhartt WIP operates over 100 brick and mortar retail stores across Europe, Asia, and the US, as well as working with select wholesale clients.

Credits

Photographer : Khalil Ghani

1st Assistant: David Fanfani

2nd Assistant: Constanza Canali

Digital Operator: Niklas Bergstrand @Strand Digital

Stylist : Xenia Settel

Styling Assistant: Lisa Fulchignoni

Hair Stylist : Dushan Petrovich

Make Up Artist : Jennifer Lecorre

Manicurist : Melvyn Renaud

Models : Nour, Milton, Delia

Studio : Studio Zero 3

Runner: Theo Giliberto