F/W23: Wait in Progress
Suspended in time and place, photographer Otman Qrita offers a hazy view into a waiting room, featuring a cast of characters drawn from the everyday; their clothes reflecting the adaptability and functionality in which each Carhartt WIP garment is rooted.
Building on core styles through washes, colors, and new silhouettes, Carhartt WIP archetypes like the OG Arcan Jacket and Single Knee Pant are executed in looser, more relaxed fits and given an ‘aged’ treatment, resulting in a lightly worn finish. The Garen Shirt Jacket, meanwhile, is constructed from two-tone, stone-washed canvas with a distinct luster.
Polycotton staples in glacial palettes also appear, with the Women’s Craft Shirt and Master Pant in ‘mirror’ blue. Punctuating the collection is this season’s loose-fitting Vista jersey program.
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Joseph Biais
jbiais@carhartt-wip.comAbout Carhartt Work In Progress
Established in 1994 by Edwin Faeh, Carhartt Work In Progress (WIP) develops its own collections based on original Carhartt workwear. The brand combines authentic adaptations of these robust American archetypes, while engaging with the subcultures that have embraced it. This, in turn, has seen Carhartt WIP place itself in a new context and bring forth its own classics.
Carhartt WIP opened its first store in London in 1997 and today operates over 80 brick and mortar locations worldwide. It also has its own skate team and music department, while supporting an array of artists and releasing various in-house publications. Since 2010, Carhartt WIP has worked with a number of like-minded collaborators, including A.P.C., Converse, Fragment Design, Junya Watanabe, Nike, Underground Resistance, and Motown.
Credits
Photographer/Director: Otman Qrita
DOP: Mathias Zivanovic
Creative Consultant: Daquisiline Gomis
Production: Monsieur L’Agent
Stylist: Glen Mban
MUA: Kenya Vallet
Hair Stylist: Aude-Andréa Gbazi
Set Design: Julian Harold
Music & Sound Design: Kamal El Aoufi
Models: Herbi, Evelyne, Ousseni, Lasseni, Goundo, Ilan & Elena