F/W23 Carhartt WIP x IAB Studio
For Fall/Winter 2023, Carhartt WIP has collaborated with Seoul-based design practice and clothing brand IAB Studio on a nine-piece capsule collection.
The collection is inspired by IAB Studio’s manifold creative influences and members, which includes artists, musicians, and writers. The items build on Carhartt WIP’s roots, while reimagining iconic silhouettes in vivid palettes and color block designs.
Outerwear items such as the IAB OG Chore Coat, Active Jacket, and Detroit Jacket are executed in our signature Dearborn Canvas and feature a new take on its striped blanket lining. Also included is a canvas apron, detailed with pop-color pockets and woven straps. The pieces are further detailed with a co-branded graphic logo, as well as a transparent ID card slot, which pays tribute to functional work garments. Rounding out the collection are heavyweight jersey items in heather gray and a six-panel canvas cap.
The collection will be available on October 7th from select Carhartt WIP stores in the USA and Asia, as well as Carhartt WIP’s online store in these regions.
IAB Studio x Carhartt WIP Stockists:
USA
Carhartt WIP Store NYC
Carhartt WIP Store Los Angeles
APAC
Carhartt WIP Store Seoul Apgujeong
Carhartt WIP Store Jeju
Carhartt WIP Store Jeonju
Carhartt WIP Store Gwangju
Carhartt WIP Store Daegu
Carhartt WIP Store Cheonan
Carhartt WIP Corner Busan
Carhartt WIP Store Causeway Bay Pak Sha Road
Carhartt WIP Store Taipei
Carhartt WIP Store Pavilion
Carhartt WIP Store Singapore
Carhartt WIP Store Sydney George Street
Carhartt WIP Store Tokyo
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Contact
Joseph Biais
jbiais@carhartt-wip.comAbout Carhartt WIP
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.
IAB STUDIO
IAB STUDIO was founded by a group of ambitious art major people to promote and encourage its crew members to take initiative in their own personal projects. Each crew member possesses their own respective field of expertise as a hip-hop musician, barista, artist, teacher, YouTuber, flavorist, or a reworked clothing designer.
IAB STUDIO's fashion business originated from manufacturing in-house t-shirts and hoodies for crew members to wear as work uniforms for IAB STUDIO projects. Such uniform served as a platform to unite crew members and enhance IAB's team spirit, attachment, and a sense of affiliation. Since then, IAB STUDIO has been releasing quality apparel for consumers, that proudly bears IAB's brand logo.
Credits
Announcement:
Beenzino - Musician
Jisun Park – Forensic psychologist
Mingoo Kang – Chef
Reminder:
Phueng – Bee farming creator
‘OOO’ (Sewon Chung) – Cartoonist
Hyoung Woo Choi – Professional Baseball Player
Sehyuk Oh – Announcer