Slam Jam X Carhartt WIP “Boom Town Slickers”

To celebrate its jubilee, Slam Jam have joined forces with Carhartt WIP to develop a very special project.

For the past twenty five years, Slam Jam have been eagerly exploring the world, listening, observing, intercepting trends, editing and mixing them up. The result is a bridge that joins streetwear and fashion.

Music, visual arts and the energy from underground cultures have always been the fuel for Slam Jam’s engine. A childlike enthusiasm for this world made the rest.

Along the way, the Italian company had the chance to meet with Carhartt WIP, becoming a partner throughout this journey – a friend with whom Slam Jam have shared the most important stages of its history.

To celebrate the Anniversary, the two companies teamed up, and under the creative direction of the British designer Andrew Bunney, created a collection which consists of twenty five styles, split into five programs.

Five total looks made of Carhartt WIP classics reinterpreted alongside new designs, playing with the themes “Putty Canvas”, “Denim”, “Reflective”, “Bandana” and “Chase Thermal”.

An electronically slanted Harbour is used for the Boom Town Slickers type, it holds up pretty well.

Corporate design for Emerging Artists Dortmund, a contemporary art festival, March 13th – April 6th 2015, in Dortmund, Germany.

The identity includes catalogue design and more printed matter.

From the Steven Leiber Extra Art Archive, seen on the Museum of Modern Art Library tumblr.

RAISE BOYS AND GIRLS THE SAME WAY
DRAMA OFTEN OBSCURES THE REAL ISSUES
A MAN CAN’T KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A MOTHER
ACTION CAUSES MORE TROUBLE THAN THOUGHT
CHANGE IS VALUABLE WHEN THEY OPPRESSED BECOME TYRANTS
ANY SURPLUS IN IMMORAL
SLOPPY THINKING GETS WORSE OVER TIME
A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS ARE CRACKPOTS
BOREDOM MAKES YOU DO CRAZY THINGS
WISHING THINGS AWAY IS NOT EFFECTIVE

Part of group show Salle d'attente III. 
Edited by Côme De Bouchony and Vincent de Hoÿm.
Produced in limited edition: 15 copies, 5 artist proofs