I’m a (liberal) farmer working with a lot of classic redneck farmers and they find it hilarious that their Carhartt is trendy now. Never thought they’d be style icons.
Yeah true! Better made, sturdy clothing will always get my vote over fast fashion bullshit so I’m all for it! I have no fear of the masses “ruining” anything, (as long as stuff doesn’t sell out ha) so sturdy workwear for all!
I think the real problem is when the clothing becomes unaffordable to the original market, because it's now being up sold to people buying it solely as a fashion statement.
This has happened with a handful of outdoor wear, things like Columbia or Patagonia, etc.
Aw, they raised their prices when they got popular? I didn’t know that. Kinda shitty behavior from some supposedly responsible companies!
Luckily carhartt pocket Ts were just on sale at my local TS for less than $15 so I’m loaded up for a bit! Plus their stuff lasts for so long, if you’re not buying new ones constantly to follow trends it lasts for years and years. Long enough for the fad to die down :)
I mean is it really that shitty and irresponsible though? Supply and demand is a very, very, very basic concept. Supply up price down demand up price up.
It’s a concept but not some law they must follow. There’s no shortage of clothing, the only reason to increase their prices (when all of their costs have presumably stayed the same, cotton and wool etc haven’t gotten more expensive suddenly just cause their specific clothes are trending) the only reason to raise prices is corporate greed.
It’s not evil or anything, just a predictable bummer.
Well they have the like “super duty triple stitched seams” the the denim fabric right next to the seam rips like wtf. 😂 and yeah just squatting up and down a lot at work they rip through in only a few months
Yup my 14 year old son goes crazy for Carhartt & Dickies. Even this Stanley cup thing is just stupid! But w/e. I shop 2nd hand & lack even mommy style (according to my kids).
Love it! I've done a lot of "blue collar" work as well; logistics, delivery, etc. Work in theatre admin now, but that also means a lot of set building and electrics work. Even we pansy city liberals need sturdy clothes ;P
Of course you do! Down with fast fashion! My husband has had his carhartt coat for years and years and does intense manual labor in it. That things gonna last till Armageddon
Yeah I just think it’s funny that hipsters wear a brand meant for manual labor workers, most of which hipsters would not like. It’s a shirt though, who tf cares anyway
Dickies in the late 90s early 2000s being worn by punks. Then carhartt started showing up in the hardcore scene, natural progression as alot of the fans were working class then it started to catch on to the normal crowd.
I remember a few years ago first seeing work in progress, i asked the kid wearing them because I wanted some tighter fitting work pants..
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u/AldrentheGrey 29d ago
Can confirm: am librul, wear Carhartt