A LOT OF PEOPLE swear by this philosophy: if you find a piece of clothing you really love, buy multiples. I suspect one of those people isĀ Austin Butler, given the number of vintage CarharttĀ jacketsĀ he owns ā atĀ leastĀ two, possibly more.
This week in New York, the actor stepped out in a black workwear number with a contrasting brown cord collar, which gave me some serious deja vu, as I distinctly rememberĀ writing about him stepping out in New York in a black workwear number with a contrasting brown cord collarĀ around this time last year. Upon further inspection, however, it seems Iāve managed to escape a time-loop situation for another day; this jacket isĀ slightlyĀ different from the last one, with a brown Carhartt logo instead of a white one and slash pockets instead of patch pockets.
Hey, thereās something to be said here about brand loyalty. Butlerās go-to uniform of a Carhartt jacket, dark jeans, and a hat is clearly working for him, and weāre taking notes for the fall (and buying whatever vintage Carhartt we can find before he beats us to it).
I canāt fault Butler for buying two of the (almost exact) same jacket, when Carhartt is famously tough enough to sustain harsh winters and heavy use but still cool enough to elevate your streetwear game and veer into off-duty-celebrity territory.
I can sit here and wonder what the inside of his closet looks like, though. In my mind, itās a long, long rack of hangers, each holding a nearly identical black Carhartt jacket, and Butler shuffles through them every morning, deciding which to wear. Find a few options that I like to think he has below, and Iāll see you here next year for our annual Austin Butler Wearing Carhartt post, folks.
This story originally appeared on Esquire US.
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