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Carhartt WIP Classic Vest is a hard-wearing utility layer that combines classic workwear styling with everyday versatility. Cut for easy layering, it offers lightweight warmth without restricting movement, making it an ideal choice over shirts, sweatshirts or knitwear throughout the seasons.
Constructed from heavyweight Dearborn Canvas, the vest is lined with diamond-quilted nylon taffeta and finished with light polyester padding for added insulation. A rib-knit collar provides comfort around the neck, while the two-way zip offers flexible styling and ease of movement. Finished with a practical kangaroo pocket and the signature woven Carhartt WIP Square Label, it delivers timeless workwear functionality with a clean, understated finish.
Key details
100% cotton Dearborn Canvas
Diamond-quilted nylon taffeta lining
Light polyester padding
Two-way zip fastening
Rib-knit collar
Kangaroo pocket
Woven Carhartt WIP Square Label
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£3.99 under £100
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£4.99
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If you wish to return your order, we offer a full refund, exchange or store credit if returned within 30 days in brand new, resaleable condition (including all tags and product packaging). We provide the returns label. International returns will need to be posted at your own expense.
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Carhartt WIP, short for Work In Progress, was established in 1994 by Edwin Faeh as a European evolution of the original American workwear brand Carhartt. While Carhartt’s roots reach back to 1889, when Hamilton Carhartt began making durable duck and denim overalls for labourers, Carhartt WIP takes those hard-wearing foundations and reinterprets them for a modern audience. Classic workwear shapes, robust fabrics and utilitarian details remain central to the brand, but they are adapted through sharper fits, seasonal collections and a distinctly contemporary point of view.
What makes Carhartt WIP so distinctive is the way it bridges authentic workwear heritage with underground culture. The brand’s iconic yellow “C” motif is as closely associated with late ’90s hip hop, skateboarding, graffiti and electronic music as it is with factories and manual labour. From Detroit and Berlin’s techno scenes to skate communities across Paris, New York and Seoul, Carhartt WIP has grown through genuine cultural connection rather than surface-level styling. Its collaborations, publications, films, record projects and creative partnerships all reflect a brand deeply embedded in the worlds that wear it.
Today, Carhartt WIP continues to refine the balance between function, durability and everyday style. Pieces such as chore coats, double-knee trousers, active jackets, overshirts and canvas staples carry the spirit of American workwear while feeling completely at home in modern wardrobes. With its focus on sturdy construction, practical design and cultural relevance, Carhartt WIP represents workwear that has lived beyond the workshop - clothing built with purpose, shaped by communities and made to be worn hard.