SOLOVAIR X CARHARTT WIP
For Fall / Winter 2025, Carhartt WIP has collaborated with Solovair, the heritage British shoe brand, to create three exclusive, handmade leather styles.
Combining Solovair’s traditional craftsmanship with Carhartt WIP’s core colour palette of black, Hamilton Brown and dusty Hamilton Brown, each style is finished with Solovair’s signature Goodyear welted soft suspension sole and a subtly embossed ‘C’ Logo on the heel.
A classic, three-eye Gibson construction features in black, high-shine leather, executed in a standard fit with a rounded toe. This style also appears in high-shine dusty Hamilton Brown. The third style, meanwhile, is made from soft brown suede and features a single buckle monk strap. Each pair also comes with two sets of coloured laces that draw from the collection’s colour palette.
Used in all Solovair footwear production, a Goodyear welted sole refers to the method in which a welt strip is chain-stitched to the upper and the insole, creating a more durable shoe, which can later be resoled. Each pair of Solovair shoes takes between 12 to 16 weeks to handmake and finish.
While Solovair (‘Sole-of-air’) officially launched in the early 1960s, the brand is produced by the Northamptonshire Productive Society (NPS), a historic footwear manufacturer whose roots trace back to 19th-century Northamptonshire, England. By then, the county had already established a centuries-old tradition in artisanal shoemaking, thanks to its abundant supply of natural resources and its central location as a trading hub. Founded in 1881, NPS began producing Goodyear welted boots under a government contract, and over 140 years later, continues to craft Solovair footwear at its South Street factory, where it has operated since 1899.
Solovair x Carhartt WIP will be available from Thursday 25th September at select Carhartt WIP stores globally, as well as its online shop and the Carhartt WIP App.
Art Director: Tim Kottman
Photographer: Andrew White
1st Assistant: Szymon Stepniak
Styling: Aya Takeshima
Glam: Mickael Ambrosino
Set Design: Pelin Gebhard
Model: Juwon Kim
Model: Paola Ming
Selected Carhartt WIP stores stocking the Solovair x Carhartt WIP collaboration are listed below and can be located on our Stockists page:
NORTH AMERICA
Carhartt WIP Store New York (New York, USA)
Carhartt WIP Store Brooklyn (New York, USA)
Carhartt WIP Store Los Angeles (Los Angeles, USA)
Carhartt WIP Store Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
EUROPE
Carhartt WIP Store Paris Marais (Paris, France)
Carhartt WIP Store Bordeaux (Bordeaux, France)
Carhartt WIP Store Berlin Mitte (Berlin, Germany)
Carhartt WIP Store Munich (Munich, Germany)
Carhartt WIP Store London Soho (London, UK)
Carhartt WIP Store Dublin (Dublin, UK)
Carhartt WIP Store Milano Garibaldi (Milano, Italy)
Carhartt WIP Store Madrid Tribunal (Madrid, Spain)
Carhartt WIP Store Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Carhartt WIP Store Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)
ASIA
Carhartt WIP Shibuya (Tokyo, Japan)
Carhartt WIP Harajuku (Tokyo, Japan)
Carhartt WIP Osaka (Osaka, Japan)
Carhartt WIP Seoul Sinsa (Seoul, South Korea)
Carhartt WIP Seoul Lotte World (Seoul, South Korea)
Carhartt WIP Melbourne Little Bourke Street (Melbourne, Australia)
Carhartt WIP Sydney Burton Street (Sydney, Australia)
Carhartt WIP Shanghai (Shanghai, China)
Carhartt WIP Beijing (Beijing, China)
Carhartt WIP Shenyang (Shenyang, China)
Carhartt WIP Chengdu Taikooli (Chengdu, China)
Carhartt WIP Hong Kong Pak Sha Road (Hong Kong, China)
Carhartt WIP Kuala Lumpur Pavilion (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Carhartt WIP Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru, Malaysia)
Carhartt WIP Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)
Carhartt WIP Bangkok (Bangkok, Thailand)
Carhartt WIP Manila (Manila, Philippines)
Carhartt WIP Jakarta (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Carhartt WIP Singapore (Singapore, Singapore)
