Carhartt WIP Refreshes Michigan Coat, Detroit Jacket and Double Knee Pant

For Spring/Summer 2026 Carhartt WIP recalibrated three of its signature Icons — the Michigan Coat, Detroit Jacket and Double Knee Pant — introducing new colourways, subtle fit shifts and material experiments that keep the silhouettes recognizable while nudging them forward. Designscene names dusky turquoise, green and mauve as new seasonal tones that sit alongside Hamilton Brown, black and navy, while Hypebeast documents worn-in "stone canvas" finishes that bring green, blue and teal patina to Dearborn Canvas pieces.

The Michigan Coat remains anchored in purpose: Designscene reports it continues with its four-pocket configuration, the very layout that signals utility across the line. That same silhouette informs the Clapton Jacket, which Designscene says "references the Michigan Coat silhouette and reworks it in nylon canvas, adding an extra sleeve pocket that extends its utility." The nylon canvas reinterpretation is the clearest example of the collection's material experiments.

The Detroit Jacket also stays true to its DNA, retaining a waist-length cut, zipped front and zipped chest pocket per Designscene. That structure is stretched into women's sizing via the Women’s Clark Jacket, which Designscene describes as translating the Detroit Jacket "through a subtly oversized cut," a practical swap that preserves the jacket's defining hardware while softening proportions.

Workwear fundamentals show up in the bottom half of the Icons update. The Double Knee Pant keeps its double-layer knees, tool pockets and hammer loop, again per Designscene, and the collection even converts that construction vocabulary into the Women’s Maeve Skirt: "The Women’s Maeve Skirt draws from the Double Knee Pant, translating its panel construction and metal rivet detailing into a skirt format." The cross-pollination between pant and skirt illustrates how Carhartt WIP extends utility details into hybrid, gender-conscious pieces.

Colour and finish do the heavy lifting this season. Designscene lists dusky turquoise, green and mauve as fresh tones, while Hypebeast highlights the "worn-in 'stone canvas' finishes" that mimic natural patina on Dearborn Canvas icons. The lookbook and site language emphasize texture and wash play: the Spring/Summer 2026 pages detail "color, texture and print through new camouflage motifs and innovative wash techniques," and Designscene cautions that "Fabrics may fade and fray. New iterations may appear in updated palettes."

Beyond the three Icons, Hypebeast spotlights complementary silhouettes: the Prescott Coat merges a contemporary car coat shape with oversized hunting pockets, the Belmar Jacket blends Type 2 denim details with chore chest pockets, and the season includes Adair Coat and Shepton Jacket offerings. Distribution is broad: Designscene notes the Spring/Summer 2026 Icons are available now at select global retailers, Carhartt WIP stores, the Carhartt WIP website and through the Carhartt WIP App; the brand's shop pages even show regional pricing and items such as the Salomon x Carhartt WIP X-ALP LTR listed at RM1,099.00 in one e-commerce snippet.

Critics and commentators framed the update as careful stewardship rather than overhaul. Stupiddope writes, "Carhartt WIP Spring/Summer 2026 Icons collection arrives not as reinvention but as recalibration," and argues the season foregrounds construction and longevity as garments migrate from job sites to skateparks and recording studios. Designscene puts it plainly: "Spring Summer 2026 confirms the role of the Icons as recurring pillars within the Carhartt WIP offering." For buyers who prize durable structure and considered colour, the SS26 Icons are an exercise in measured evolution rather than fashion theatrics.