Carhartt WIP Kanan Shirt

The Carhartt WIP Kanan Shirt in Kanan Stripe/Black delivers a premium lifestyle solution for daily casual wear skate sessions and effortless streetwear layering. Merging the brands historic Detroit workwear durability with a relaxed contemporary silhouette this midweight button down shirt provides exceptional structural longevity and a soft breathable feel against the skin. It actively solves the problem of rigid restrictive overshirts by offering a fluid easy wearing woven textile build that transitions smoothly from city commuting to evening social gatherings.

Key Features

• Premium Cotton Construction: Crafted from a high grade combed cotton fabric that feels exceptionally soft and lightweight while retaining excellent structural strength.
• Yarn Dyed Kanan Stripe: Features a custom vertical stripe layout where the pattern is woven directly into the fabric structure ensuring long lasting colour definition that wont wash out.
• Sleek Monochromatic Palette: Finished in a timeless Kanan Stripe Black colourway combining deep black tones with contrasting clean linear lines for a refined graphic aesthetic.
• Relaxed Silhouette: Cut with an easy going roomy drape and a classic flat hemline providing absolute freedom of movement and a modern streetwear drape.
• Classic Button Down Detailing: Built with a smart pointed collar a clean front button placket and a functional chest patch pocket adorned with a discreet Carhartt WIP flag label.

Ideal For

• Daily city commuting casual weekend social gatherings skate park sessions and travel.
• Streetwear collectors and Carhartt WIP enthusiasts who appreciate clean pattern execution and relaxed unstructured styling.
• Pairing seamlessly open over a crisp white heavyweight t-shirt combined with loose fitting worker trousers or relaxed denim shorts.

Fit and Sizing Recommendations

• This shirt is cut in a modern relaxed fit offering a slightly broader cut through the chest and shoulders for a contemporary laid back look.
• The fluid straight hemline allows this piece to function perfectly as either a standalone buttoned shirt or a lightweight summer overshirt.
• Here at the store we recommend choosing your standard size for its intended loose fit or sizing down if you prefer a closer traditional regular fit.

Washing and Care Instructions

• Machine wash inside out on a cold gentle cycle (30°C) with similar dark monochromatic and black tones to preserve the fabric character.
• Avoid using bleaching agents harsh chemical additives or heavy fabric softeners that can break down the natural cotton fibres or cause colour bleeding between stripes.
• Line dry naturally away from direct sunlight do not tumble dry to prevent heat shrinkage and maintain the garment shape.
• Iron on a medium setting if required ensuring you iron the garment inside out to maintain the premium weave texture.

Carhartt WIP Kanan Shirt - Our FAQs

1. What does yarn dyed mean for this shirt? Yarn dyed means that the cotton yarns were dyed prior to being woven into the fabric. This ensures that the black stripes are fully integrated into the weave resulting in a much softer feel and superior colour fastness compared to a printed pattern.
2. Can this be worn as a summer overshirt? Absolutely. Thanks to its lightweight breathable cotton composition and relaxed cut it functions exceptionally well when worn unbuttoned over a basic tee for an easy warm weather layered look.
3. Is the fabric heavy like a canvas jacket? No the Kanan shirt is a lighter more fluid shirting fabric engineered for breezy summer comfort and smooth layering rather than a rigid heavy canvas chore coat feel.
4. Does this shirt feature a prominent chest logo? No this piece takes a cleaner more understated approach utilizing a small subtle Carhartt WIP woven flag label stitched to the side of the chest pocket instead of a large script print.
5. Will the vertical stripes shrink or warp after washing? No thanks to the high quality woven construction and preshrunk premium cotton threads this shirt holds its relaxed boxy structure perfectly when cared for correctly.

Why buy Carhartt WIP from Urban Industry

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Product Code: I037119