Carpenter pants for example tend to be quite large, as workers wearing them need room for comfort while moving. It is however particularly popular now, mostly thanks to the comeback of wider pants: people are substituting their slim jeans and trousers for straight and even baggy looks. You can’t go wrong with a pair of 874s Dickies or a Carhartt Detroit Jacket, but why? Mainly because workwear, as opposed to many other styles, was never designed for a specific era, allowing it to remain relevant and transcend trends. With Kassovitz’s revisiting of his classic work, La Haine and its message have been given new life.Ĭarhartt WIP for La Haine 25th Anniversary will be available from December 3rd at select Carhartt WIP stores and. The film’s visual style, sound, and political themes echos eerily in our present and haven’t been forgotten. The longtime friend to the brand has developed a capsule collection featuring a hoodie, t-shirts, and a beanie similar to those worn by one of the film’s main protagonists. His revisiting of La Haine now continues with a seven-piece collaboration with Carhartt WIP. Now 25 years old, the French director has brought his tale back to life with a book of photos taken by Favier on set, ‚Jusqu’ici Tout Va Bien‘ (published by Maison CF) was released earlier this year. The resulting oeuvre and the film itself were shocking both in their storytelling and visual style. While filming, Kassovitz asked Favier to photograph every day of the eight-week shoot. Shot entirely on 35mm Kodak black and white film, La Haine was raw and unpolished, much like the photographs of Gilles Favier which informed its look. Clearly, little has changed since the mid-90s.

Last year, Ladj Ly’s ‚Les Misérables‘, a film also aimed at tackling police brutality, brought to light structural prejudice in a more recent context and was said to have shocked Emmanuel Macron so badly as to have him launch an investigation into poverty in his capital’s suburbs. It is the fictional account of three young men from the Paris suburbs who grew up on the wrong side of the law, but more than this it details the woes of France’s struggling underclass. When it was screened at Cannes, it received a standing ovation and France’s Prime Minister at the time, Alain Juppé, organized a screening for the cabinet requiring ministers to attend. To call the film seminal is no overstatement. The track features prominently on the score to the 1995 film ‚La Haine‘ and has become a rallying cry for those opposed to the abuse of power.

Visit any recent protest against police brutality these days and the catchy rap tune ‚Nique la Police‘ won’t be far.

On the 25th anniversary of Mathieu Kassovitz’s ‚La Haine‘, the French director has teamed up with Carhartt WIP for a seven-piece capsule collection inspired by the director’s iconic work.

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