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Carhartt

Workwear from the people who built it. Detroit, 1889.

Est. 1889·Made in USA·Workwear

The OSS Verdict

Vetted to the OSS Standard.

Carhartt cleared all three pillars to earn a place on the shelf — made the right way, backed by a real warranty, and earned, not bought. A full field review from the crew is in the works.

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Cleared the OSS StandardMade in USA · Est. 1889
The Story

Why Carhartt earned its place.

Hamilton Carhartt founded the company in Detroit in 1889 to make overalls for the railroad workers building America. Five generations of the Carhartt family later, the company still cuts 12-oz duck canvas in Michigan and remains family-owned. The Detroit Jacket and the Double-Knee Pant are American working-class uniforms — and the brand has refused for 135 years to be anything other than that.

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