I had to go shopping to replace my sad, tired, old winter coat, and I got this.
I see that “Carhartt” logo all over stuff here in the midwest. Did it work? Am I fashionable now?
Oh no! I am not one of the cool kids. The neighbors next door (a house full of college kids) is warming up for something — probably a big party tonight — and are out on their deck and throwing firecrackers and woo-hooing. That’s fine, but I noticed what they’re wearing.
That’s from a company called GameBibs, and I guess that’s how students show school spirit nowadays, wearing overalls with stripes in the school colors. I looked over there and my first thought was that it must be National Clown Day, or something, but no. It’s just that I’m not cool. Not cool at all.
Get a John Deere hat, steer balls and a rifle rack for your dualie and you’ll be fine
Add a MAGA hat. I wouldn’t call it cool, but it’ll give you cover. Both kinds.
Fashionable? Sure, it’s the height of fashion if you want a coat that is warm, well-made, and constructed of high quality materials so that it will last for decades.
Pragmatically speaking, warm is the fashion in all Minnesota winters.
What Tethys says…sometimes you see logos all over because the product is popular because it’s good. Increasingly rare these days, but it still happens.
Though you should have gotten it in a high-vis color so you can be found more easily in a blizzard :-)
I hate logos.
I am not a billboard.
Someday soon everything will say Trump.
Black is a high-vis color in snow!
I dunno about the coat, but the beard is rockin’.
I’m pretty sure Carhartt is on the “nice” list. And they make good stuff. But yeah, every time I get out of the pickup truck wearing a flannel I kind of feel like I’m wearing a protective disguise.
Tractor Supply hats wok for camaflauge these days as well.
Ah, yes, tractor supply co. an Official Sponsor of the MUMP death spiral!
I am fairly sure PZ was had his sarcasm keylock ‘on’ when he wrote this, because, for decades we have know It has never been cool to be part of a cool group. Especially today, when MUMP (prof. Snyder’s MUsk+truMP abbrev.) proclaims they are now the cool group!
p.s. sorry you live next door to the cast of the remake of ‘Animal House’.
It’s OK. I like my students lively.
shermanj @11
I’m vaguely reminded of Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. No Zac Efron in sight I hope.
Carhart, meh. But if you want to be hip back in your old stomping grounds, choose Filson!
I’ve bought Carhartt’s stuff for decades b/c they are quality clothing. Yeah, the dungarees I buy from them are more expensive than Kirkland Dad jeans but they have cooler pockets and last three times longer.
Will something bad happen if I show up in your parts wearing Patagonia? (And I didn’t even buy it. It’s the nicest company swag I ever got.)
Some Carhartt gear is still made in the US. Not that we’re number one or anything, but that at least implies something about the wages if not the guarantee of health care.
Love Carhartt. Recently replaced a 26 year old Carhartt jacket with a new one.
Also, they are a Michigan company, have 4 factories in the US, all union, and the factories they do have in China and Mexico are required to be WRAP certified: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carhartt#Operations_and_corporate_affairs
So, a good company, though that may be a very low bar to hurdle…