How Carhartt Helped Build a Cult Following Around Workwear | WSJ The Economics Of

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  • @miguelgomes6849
    @miguelgomes6849 Рік тому +45

    two things love about this brand, quality and simplicity almost a low profile in 90% of products love that

    • @druid5561
      @druid5561 11 місяців тому

      Quality is trash compared to 15 years ago

    • @zenspeed404
      @zenspeed404 11 місяців тому

      @@druid5561 Yet it still manages to be a better value than most outerwear brands out there. This ain't bad for a brand you can find at your local Meijer.

    • @turtlemasterVII
      @turtlemasterVII 7 місяців тому

      @@druid5561 more like 5-6 years ago

  • @SouthwestTee62
    @SouthwestTee62 Рік тому +35

    Started off with buying a beanie for the winter and was instantly impressed with the fit and quality. Started to buy more pieces and I love the fit. In like Carhartt has a very generous sizing, nice and roomy and comfortable. Quality is excellent and very durable. Have over 30 pieces of Carhartt apparel now and have never looked back. The WIP brand is a slightly more fitted line but has the same quality. If ever you are in NYC make sure you visit Big Dave’s store on 19th street. He has a massive selection of Carhartt items.

  • @tosin
    @tosin Рік тому +23

    In high school in the 90s everyone was wearing Dickies so I chose Carhartt. I still have my beanie from back then and it looks like its basically brand new. I wish I could still fit my other Carhartt items.

  • @chapelknight951
    @chapelknight951 Рік тому +35

    Its just the quality. My Carhartt shirts and pants have never been sliced open by steel plate at work like every other brand. When I see something made by Carhartt, I know it's sturdy and worth the money.

    • @dianahill5116
      @dianahill5116 Рік тому +1

      The words cult and religion are synonymous.

    • @ro6742
      @ro6742 11 місяців тому

      I call Shillbot

  • @tliew5710
    @tliew5710 Рік тому +7

    I love Carhartt ❤ such a good quality make in USA 🇺🇸 love

  • @paulw1798
    @paulw1798 2 місяці тому

    I’m in the UK and I’ve been buying Carhartt for nearly 20 yrs. Good hard wearing quality clothing.

  • @willienelsongonzalez4609
    @willienelsongonzalez4609 6 місяців тому +1

    Levi’s, Caterpillar, JCB, Dickies, Ox, Barbour, Helly Hansen, Stan Ray, Wrangler …. all started off as work wear or as manufacturers of heavy goods and all have a great line up of clothing that can be worn everyday whilst being seen as fashionable. Carhartt (USA) definitely keeps true but I’m not so sure about Carharrt WIP (European licensed brand). Even military lines such as Alpha and Schott have a fantastic line up of clothing. Genuinely fascinated how different folks, youth movements and cultures adopt brands as part of a larger and broader fashion movement. That said, I hope these brands can keep making good quality clothing that can be bought at a reasonable and affordable price.

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 Рік тому +5

    My dad was an Ironworker out of NYC/NJ back in the 60’s-90’s. Carhart was just all his work clothes. Mostly worn in the winter. My brothers & wouldn’t touch the stuff.

  • @jensrand6505
    @jensrand6505 Рік тому +8

    i ran into a kid on my bicycle and was pushed against a concrete wall for about 4 meters (13 ft.). My carhartt jacket was a little dusty, but cleaned up like new. the build quality, design and feel is just so good.

    • @samjacobson4844
      @samjacobson4844 9 місяців тому +2

      so the carhartt was ok, but how was little timmy

  • @kerng7242
    @kerng7242 Рік тому +18

    I love the product. That said, I wish that the Flagship store floor staff would engage with visiting customers in a more helpful manner. I couldn't get the sales staff's attention for my pilgrimage visit this past winter. I am still a great fan of the brand, but I was disappointed with my brand at source experience .

  • @gsatiucla5139
    @gsatiucla5139 10 місяців тому

    My issue with Carhartt products nowadays is the sizing inconsistency on their products. That is very inconvenient when shopping online.

  • @503punxoioioi9
    @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому +13

    People in the Pacific Northwest never wore this brand. I've been thrifting almost 30 years, not until the internet/recently/Goodwill Bins resellers did it show up. The beanie is just some acrylic garbage, no better than any other hat/beanie, just a stitched on logo. I've had a few I got for free (found on a bridge, found a couple at my old job). If you want something better/nicer/warmer, buy a wool beanie.

    • @zenspeed404
      @zenspeed404 11 місяців тому +2

      Something you've probably overlooked is Carhartt is fairly easy to maintain: throw it in a washing machine and go. The beanies are meh, but the jackets and overalls are something else entirely.

    • @timvandenbrink4461
      @timvandenbrink4461 11 днів тому

      I always purchase the 100% wool Navy watch caps. Just don’t throw them in the dryer, they’ll never fit on your head again.

  • @tooreal8968
    @tooreal8968 Рік тому +44

    Majority of the folks wearing Carhartt wants to show that they have the "roughwork image" but never done any real labor intensive work a day in their life.

    • @Jonpoo1
      @Jonpoo1 Рік тому

      Ironically if you are a manual labourer you can’t afford Carhartt WIP. Funny old world.
      You’re not wrong but I think it goes deeper than just wanting a roughwork image. It’s part of the millennial’s endless search for authenticity in a post-material urban and digital world. We are desperate to attach ourselves to something tangible when most of us (certainly the fashion conscious ones) have been taken form our authentic birthplaces and community and chucked into an anonymous meaningless confused urban jungle. Wearing Carhartt in the city is a way of saying “… I’m not like this.” and a way of groping for authenticity when our work, media and culture are all digital and therefore ephemeral and transient.
      It also links to the liberal (to use the american sense) fetishisation of the working class despite, as you point out, never having done a day’s real work in our lives.
      Same reason we like craft beer, sourdough bread, hiking, lower league sport, challenging cuts of meat, brownstone buildings etc. etc.
      To me this alienation explains a lot about millennial/Gen Z culture.

    • @coke8077
      @coke8077 Рік тому +14

      Never done any construction work but I work in a grocery store lifting heavy boxes all day and squatting down and I always wear Carhartt pants cause they’re really comfortable and tough. I like their pants and jackets for camping/outdoors too especially for cold weather.

    • @robzsarmy5471
      @robzsarmy5471 Рік тому +10

      You are over thinking it its not that deep and Im a blue collar plumber . The young ones today just wear it for fashion and last long from what I see.

    • @numedecanal1
      @numedecanal1 10 місяців тому +1

      Nah I just like the fit and the logo

    • @akuisbestgirl2448
      @akuisbestgirl2448 4 місяці тому

      I just like the quality, durabilty and the amount of pockets included with the jackets. Also they look good when they get worn in. It's not that deep man, it's just good clothes

  • @DesmondShuford-fy2bj
    @DesmondShuford-fy2bj Рік тому +5

    Quality clothing definitely 💯

  • @PastorShayne
    @PastorShayne Рік тому +16

    It wasn’t about branding, it was about quality; as a worker, it was warm and didn’t wear out.

  • @luisreviews6412
    @luisreviews6412 8 місяців тому

    They have a good thing going, problem is their stuff is hard to find considering it is up to the retailer on what they decide to offer. For that reason I buy more from Duluth, I can actually go to their store and try stuff on then buy. I am not much for online shopping, I have to try on the clothes and feel the fit & quality. Respect to carhart but I buy Duluth.

  • @BroAnarchy
    @BroAnarchy Рік тому +6

    I have two Carhartt Jackets, the first one the Zipper broke. Apparently, Carhartt has a Repair system in place where they will repair your product for free - if it's Defective, and for the life of the Product (i belive)

  • @aynurrus
    @aynurrus Рік тому +3

    I love carhartt

  • @laurajohnson7117
    @laurajohnson7117 Рік тому +2

    All my dad wears is carhart t shirts 😂

  • @QuizmasterLaw
    @QuizmasterLaw Рік тому +9

    This was remarkably uninformative. How they took a potentially interesting and useful topic ("how to achieve brand loyalty and sell more product!") and killed it of all useful ideas escapes me. Despite comparing two successful companies each of which in different ways attained brand loyalty and market share there's basically nothing useful beyond "oh, one allowed product variation for style and marketed beyond its base while the other didn't and didn't." Ok, that took: 3 seconds. You had 6 minutes. :/

  • @jimmyhit1017
    @jimmyhit1017 Рік тому

    Great product, depop

  • @avi2125
    @avi2125 Рік тому

    What is the secret to their durability? What do they do to their material?

  • @Se7enChk
    @Se7enChk 10 місяців тому +3

    They fired their own workers for NOT taking the jab!

  • @KaseoaseoLmioas-g7b
    @KaseoaseoLmioas-g7b 2 місяці тому

    Schinner Square

  • @WasBlind_NowISee
    @WasBlind_NowISee Рік тому

    Its like Be North Face and or Columbia in 🇰🇷 (s. korea) . Very desirable fashon and brand.

  • @YouilAushana
    @YouilAushana Рік тому

    Its the badass workers who have integrity that is sexy and people just want to have good public perception.

  • @danjohnston9037
    @danjohnston9037 Рік тому +2

    The Homeless Like Them Too
    Warm, Sturdy And Long-Lasting

  • @JoaquimMonteiroMartins
    @JoaquimMonteiroMartins Рік тому +3

    Good quality but the prices be crazy sometimes! 😁

    • @dianahill5116
      @dianahill5116 Рік тому +1

      The words cult and religion are synonymous.

    • @JoaquimMonteiroMartins
      @JoaquimMonteiroMartins Рік тому

      @@dianahill5116 sorry? I don't get exactly what you saying l?

    • @superfluous5162
      @superfluous5162 Рік тому +2

      @@JoaquimMonteiroMartins farmer + old people prefer that brand as a cult

    • @fron645
      @fron645 10 місяців тому +3

      I mean Quality cannot have a Shein price.

    • @LuC-k777
      @LuC-k777 6 місяців тому

      @@fron645 indeed

  • @Mayhem__SZN
    @Mayhem__SZN Рік тому

    Jacob Gallagher looks like Pete Davidson.

  • @ChrisPuckett
    @ChrisPuckett Рік тому +2

    I’ve been thrift store shopping and in streetwear culture since the late 80s early 90s and I’m not sure if anything the company did actually lead to this other than making great products

    • @zenspeed404
      @zenspeed404 11 місяців тому

      They had a Work In Progress line just for fashion: the stuff isn't as durable as their workwear, it's more expensive, and the logos are bigger. I prefer their workwear.

  • @prestonhalle9818
    @prestonhalle9818 9 місяців тому +2

    Stolen valor tbh

  • @StracheyAnnabelle-w8c
    @StracheyAnnabelle-w8c Місяць тому

    Beatrice Groves

  • @MatthewDouglass-o8n
    @MatthewDouglass-o8n 2 місяці тому

    Shawna Crossing

  • @frankboyer1490
    @frankboyer1490 Рік тому +2

    "or might be wearing Carhartt as they trade crypto on the daily"
    lol So cringe

  • @KiplingMerle-e3q
    @KiplingMerle-e3q Місяць тому

    Keeling Tunnel

  • @pAv3t0
    @pAv3t0 3 місяці тому

    "How Carhartt Helped Build a Cult Following Around Workwear?" - not answered in 6:35 min video

  • @ro6742
    @ro6742 11 місяців тому +1

    Cosplaying the working class. Those of us who actually know what we’re doing have moved on.

  • @YOUPSYCHO
    @YOUPSYCHO 9 місяців тому

    I love dickies pants and carhartt outer wear. Best of both worlds.

  • @auro1986
    @auro1986 Рік тому

    how? giving wsj money to work on this advertisement

    • @503punxoioioi9
      @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому

      Shhh, it's a secret 💯It's "journalism", not advertisement, LOL. Not 👍

  • @SharpMarcus-k9u
    @SharpMarcus-k9u Місяць тому

    Assunta Manors

  • @chrisfrank4267
    @chrisfrank4267 Рік тому +4

    Carhartt like Budweiser has alienated a good portion of its customer base.

  • @503punxoioioi9
    @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому +1

    Not going to trust people knowing about stuff unless they have gray hair. Duck canvas is also ugly. One day it'll be out of fashion. Good! Then it'll be back. Bad!

    • @zenspeed404
      @zenspeed404 11 місяців тому +1

      Duck canvas was never made to be fashionable, it was made to be durable.

  • @scottmcfarlane7524
    @scottmcfarlane7524 Рік тому +5

    LOL Dickies is more well know. Drake also wore Northface does that make it fashion. How does Obama make it street wear? Dickies and Carhartt are a 90s look and sorry to break it to but we wore Dickies in the 90s in the streets. Based on your logic New Balance is hotness LOL what a joke.

    • @houseplant1016
      @houseplant1016 Рік тому +2

      Go to your local high school and you'll see how populair its become

    • @dianahill5116
      @dianahill5116 Рік тому

      The words cult and religion are synonymous.

    • @503punxoioioi9
      @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому

      Obama works construction, LOL.

    • @503punxoioioi9
      @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому

      @@houseplant1016 Teenagers know nothing. If they did, they would buy stuff they could wear for 100 years.

  • @503punxoioioi9
    @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому +1

    How much did Carharrt pay for this advertising? Who is the lamo fashion connoisseur/know-it-all @ 2:02? Ugh.

  • @oldhollywoodbriar
    @oldhollywoodbriar Рік тому +4

    Working men hate Carhartt since they went full woke on the stab mandates. Destroyed their brand.

  • @Rbrke
    @Rbrke Рік тому +1

    Sup dagws

  • @Heyzavier
    @Heyzavier Рік тому

    Kanye west

  • @hydehouse
    @hydehouse Рік тому

    No mention of Shotgun Frankenstein?

  • @chasingjason
    @chasingjason Рік тому

    I need to fast from UA-cam.

  • @9_nein_9
    @9_nein_9 Рік тому +2

    Don't buy this brand anymore. Dont last long. Seems they are made for fashion not real work

  • @chrismv102
    @chrismv102 Рік тому +2

    Doing construction, I owned several Carhatt pants and jackets. However I always removed the logo. I prefer not to be a walking advertisement board.

    • @dianahill5116
      @dianahill5116 Рік тому +2

      The words cult and religion are synonymous.

    • @coke8077
      @coke8077 Рік тому +1

      Yeah true it is kinda like a walking advertisement but the Carhartt logo is one of my favorite logos ever and it has barely changed for the company’s entire existence. Not too flamboyant or flashy but still looks good.

    • @503punxoioioi9
      @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому +1

      I don't know who you are and didn't buy anything because of you wearing logo 💯 So don't remove, I don't care. I don't buy Carharrt 💯

  • @chrisfrank4267
    @chrisfrank4267 Рік тому +3

    Carhartt went woke and is no longer the staple of the blue collar

  • @dianahill5116
    @dianahill5116 Рік тому

    The words cult and religion are synonymous.

  • @503punxoioioi9
    @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому +1

    MADE IN CHINA. BRAND.

  • @JimboBart
    @JimboBart Рік тому +2

    It was fashionable before it went pop culture. It's only a matter of time before it goes woke and makes unisex clothing.

    • @503punxoioioi9
      @503punxoioioi9 Рік тому +5

      You must live in a small world. Maybe visit a city sometime and open your mind. Who cares who wears what. All people exist, despite what politicians and media say. You can be whatever you want and that is fine. Don't be close-minded.

  • @Shaaawwwwn
    @Shaaawwwwn Рік тому +1

    Stop buying carhartt if you havent touched a tool on a job site a day in your life, prices have gone up and work clothes out of stock because you want to look cool. News flash you don’t look cool now go get me the wire stretcher and 8/16 wrench

    • @Proyoska
      @Proyoska 2 місяці тому

      Weird way to say 1/2 in wrench

    • @Shaaawwwwn
      @Shaaawwwwn 2 місяці тому

      @@Proyoska it was a joke

    • @Proyoska
      @Proyoska 2 місяці тому

      @@Shaaawwwwn you gonna tell me exhaust samples are useless too? Get out of here bozo

  • @Tripleblack94
    @Tripleblack94 6 місяців тому +1

    Carhartt.europe has the street wear