Cargo Overalls

With 'America Needs Creatives' being inspired by the midwest and Americana, I really wanted to incorporate a hickory stripe garment due to its use in workwear. I have always really loved this pattern, and I was extremely excited to put it to use, but in my own unique way. With much of society leaning into the baggy short/jeans style, I wanted to use a silhouette that has a large gap in the fashion space. I figured overalls were the perfect article of clothing to experiment on with also staying true to their functionality in workwear. However, Usually overalls are primarily a women's article of clothing with shorts, or if it is offered in a mens space, it is done so within farming as a rigid structural garment as seen with Carhartts, dickies, lee, etc. The closest I feel we have gotten to experimenting with overalls as a society was back in the 90s, but even then, the offerings were as baggy pants. With the rise of baggy jorts, I thought, why not combine this idea into the overall silhouette? Thus was born the cargo overalls. I created these with an extended inseam to pay homage to a baggy jort, and I wanted it to be the primary way to wear them. While also having the original functionality as overalls, by attached belt loops to the inner side of the garment, the wearer is mean to wear them as shorts. In doing so, I felt as if I was making the garment much more interactive with straps hanging down the side. I even added my logo to the inner part of the garment 'upside down' to hint at the fact that the garment is supposed to be worn with the straps down -- thus when doing so, the logo is facing right side up. To further reference workwear, I decided to attach antique copper hardware. Most of which I found online, I was unable to source copper buttons with an aged look to them, so I had to take matters into my own hands and place a black wax on them to 'age' them. My final reference to workwear came with the cargo side pockets. I really was aiming for a 3D look on them to make them stand out, and I definitely believe I achieved the look I was going for.