The company started out making hard-wearing clothing for manual laborers from its signature duck canvas, and over the years became a natural supplier to Detroit’s auto factory workers, as well as bl
ue collar workers across the United States. In 1989, German fashion designers Edwin and Salomee Faeh, struck up a deal to create a European offshoot of the brand called Work in Progress, creating refined, stylised versions of Carhartt’s product for the European skaters, writers and ravers who were drawn to the brand’s rugged, affordable clothing. Since then, Carhartt has grown rapidly in the fashion market, becoming one of the leading streetwear labels in both America and worldwide.
