founded 1889 headquarters dearborn michigan u.s. revenue 324 million 2012 1 number of employees 4000 2012 website www.carhartt.com carhartt inc. is a u.s. based clothing company founded in 1889 that focuses on work clothes . it is still a family owned company owned by the descendants of company founder hamilton carhartt with its headquarters in dearborn michigan . contents 1 carhartt in the united states 2 carhartt abroad 3 carhartt in europe and the rest of the world 3.1 carhartt europe 3.2 carhartt in canada 3.3 carhartt work in progress 4 popular culture 5 see also 6 notes 7 external links carhartt in the united states edit in the united states carhartt is known for its work clothes 2 such as jackets coats overalls coveralls vests shirts jeans dungarees and fire resistant clothing . carhartt was founded in detroit michigan to make work clothing for railroad workers . their initial growth throughout the 1890s was focused on railroad workers need for durable and long lasting work overalls . over time carhartt clothing items evolved trademark features intended to further extend durability including the use of heavy duty threads reinforcing rivets at vital stress points and a variety of durable high technology materials resistant to flames abrasion and water . today carhartt clothing is commonly found on construction sites farms and ranches among other job sites . in 2007 the company launched a carhartt for women 3 line of women s workwear for the fall season . in the united states carhartt sponsors blue collar organizations and events such as the national ffa organization and rodeos . during the 9 11 world trade center rescue operations the carhartt company donated thousands of bib overalls to the rescue crew to be used on scene . carhartt jacket carhartt abroad edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message carhartt store in sydney australia . due to competition from other apparel manufacturers and pressure to drive down prices many of carhartt s non core apparel items have been increasingly outsourced abroad . some countries where outsourcing is and has been done are honduras guatemala dominican republic china and the philippines . in 1997 carhartt built their first facility in p njamo state of guanajuato mexico and in december 2001 they opened a second plant about 30 miles away in the city of irapuato . in 2003 they purchased two additional facilities from the labor board of the state of durango in an auction these facilities had been owned by chic by his and had been abandoned . carhartt now operates a total of 4 facilities in two mexican states . two sewing plants with a cutting facility in p njamo are located in the central part of mexico and a sewing cutting facility along with a laundry finishing distribution center in the city of durango . they operate these plants with over 2 000 mexican employees . carhartt continues to own and operate unionized sewing and distribution centers in the united states and mexico and offers a union made in usa line of workwear through its retailers but items like t shirts knit caps and even some lower priced items such as chore coats have been increasingly seen with labels from a foreign country though most feature american made fabrics and components . carhartt has stated that its international suppliers must have worldwide responsible apparel production certification . all of carhartt s mexican plants were required to meet worldwide responsible apparel production wrap certification . carhartt in europe and the rest of the world edit carhartt europe edit carhartt emea europe middle east and africa was formed in 2006 to provide workwear to the european market . carhartt in canada edit in canada the main retailer of carhartt is mark s work wearhouse l quipeur in qu bec . carhartt work in progress edit the carhartt work in progress wip line is the streetwear version of the brand often marketed as comparable to stussy or supreme clothing . in japan it is a streetbrand that often collaborates with other streetwear brands . an example would be the line of a bathing ape x carhartt wip camouflage hoodies and jackets . 4 the wip license supports affinity groups such as artists musicians and skateboarders . 2013 collaborations also include lines from adam kimmel x carhartt as well as collections through the a.p.c. x carhartt line . both collections used fashion designers adam kimmel and jean touitou . 5 6 popular culture edit tommy boy records has used carhartt jackets as a promotional tool . in the 1990s carhartt jackets achieved popularity with crack dealers . they needed to keep warm and they needed to carry a lot of stuff said steven j. rapiel the new york city salesman for carhartt . then the kids saw these guys on the street and it became the hip thing to wear . 7 main characters of interstellar movie wear carhartt jackets . 8 also carhartt is a favored brand of leroy jethro gibbs played by mark harmon on ncis . he has worn numerous different style jackets hats and shirts by the brand . in an interview by deezer tyler joseph of twenty one pilots wears a carhartt beanie . 9 see also edit carhartt automobile overall notes edit carhartt inc . insideview . 2012 . bianco david 2006 . carhartt inc . international directory of company histories . durable workwear outdoor apparel & gear carhartt . a history of bape collaborationscarhartt . http usonline.apc.fr carhartt http www.carhartt wip.com news collaboration 2012 09 carhartt x adam kimmel fallwinter 2012 marriott michel november 29 1992 . thing ; the carhartt jacket . the new york times . interstellar fashion items identified carhartt jackets hamilton watches for matthew mcconaughey jessica chastain . stylefrizz.com . 2014 . retrieved 3 may 2015 . premiere twenty one pilots deezer close up . clashmusic . retrieved 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