Austin Butler is a certified Carhartt bro. Sure, he’s not in the woods chopping down trees or getting his hands dirty on a construction site (that we know of), but his love for workwear is real. He’s been spotted wearing really rare discontinued jackets in NYC, and has incorporated Carhartt’s pants, jackets, and hoodies into his wardrobe with an almost Steve Jobs-like uniformity.
You could say Butler is a pretty consistent dresser, given his regular workwear fits, but if you’re an eagle-eyed menswear geek you might notice subtle differences in each of his fits. Like over the weekend, when he was spotted wearing a black Detroit jacket. With its trademark zippered breast pocket. Butler’s has some scuffs and wear marks across the chest, which could indicate that it’s a vintage model, or that he’s been wearing it consistently—which we love.
It featured a contrasting gray collar, the kind we’ve been seeing on the runways from fashion big dogs like Prada and Bottega Veneta. And given that fall has only just officially arrived, the Elvis actor kept the jacket loosely zippered, revealing a crisp white tee. Basically, the whole look was a lesson in looking sick without trying too hard, which kinda comes with the territory of classic Carhartt jackets.
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Butler finished the look off with black straight-fitting jeans, rugged ready-for-anything boots—the kind that he’s been seen wearing around the Big Apple with girlfriend Kaia Gerber, and a black trucker hat. No label, naturally.
The actor’s Carhartt nerdery goes beyond cosplaying as a lumberjack, and into the realms of menswear obsession. Whereas your entry level fashion-y workwear lover will look for the most paint-splattered or distressed pieces, Butler is often on the lookout for the jackets that are harder to get hold of. Back in December, he was seen wearing a now discontinued Carhartt Traditional jacket that became a certified menswear grail thanks to its post-2000s rarity.
Carhartt jackets are always going to be cool. Sure, if you’re a vintage Carhartt obsessive, you could probably find yourself a Traditional jacket. But you can also get an equally classic, Austin Butler-approved, just-as-cool Detroit jacket without all the hassle.
This story originally appeared on British GQ.
