“They were appealingly utilitarian, seamlessly transitioning from writing to painting to walking my dog (my main pursuits). They even worked well for interviews, with a bib pocket that perfectly fit my iPhone, enabling hands-free recording”
Photo: Julia Felsenthal A few years ago I left a staff writing job at a major glossy magazine, ending a spree of employment in the rarefied world of style journalism. I had never considered fashion core to my sense of self — I generally felt like a schlub among swans — but as I slogged through those first lonely days as a freelancer, I realized I had underestimated my attachment to my workplace and the status it conferred. I was unmoored.
No matter: I cuffed the bottoms and made them my thing. They were appealingly utilitarian, seamlessly transitioning from writing to painting to walking my dog . They even worked well for interviews, with a bib pocket that perfectly fit my iPhone, enabling hands-free recording. And they were un-fashion, normcore bordering on hokey.
Little surprise then that Carhartt-eralls of all sorts are popping up in unexpected places, from the front page of the New York Times “Arts and Leisure” section to Hinge, where my friend Shawne just met a guy named Francis, whose profile picture shows him camping in a pair of honey-brown bibs. “It’s a sexy look,” Shawne told me. “It’s part of why I chose to match with him.”
$90 at Amazon Buy $90 at Amazon Buy For the Bib-Resistant Carhartt Women's Smithville Coverall Try the Women’s Smithville Coveralls in black, à la installation artist and sculptor Risa Puno. “There are tabs on the bottom so you can roll them up to two heights, and snaps on the side so you can adjust the waistband. The proportions are really nice. It’s not that restrictive. They would be functional if I were willing to ruin them, but I love them so much.
$195 at Carhartt WIP Buy For the Skinny Guy Carhartt Women's Crawford Double Front Bib Overalls Make like Francis, my friend Shawne’s Hinge match, and buy the women’s Crawford double front bib. “They’re still pretty large on me, so I peg the cuffs a bit like we did with jeans back in the ’80s. The only downfall: no zippered opening in the crotch, so peeing requires taking off both straps and letting the top section dangle awkwardly below my crotch line.” Proceed with caution.
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