Love worn

I grew up in a house where things were often kept for "best". As a result some of my favorite things were rarely worn. I loved them but I didn't wear them. I took them out of the wardrobe or drawer to look at them and try them on but I rarely wore them out. Looking back on it now it seems strange but I lived on a very small island with very few places to actually go so maybe it made sense in a way.

There were also garments that had been in the house for aeons. Worn, loved, faded, torn, mended and patched, bleached by sea and sun they were perfectly destroyed. Hanging on nails in the back porch these clothes had a history and were on standby for the next time they were to test their mettle.

It's in this vein that items by Carrier Company from Norfolk, England are made. To be worn and loved and worn and loved over and over. Plain canvas, simple shapes, durable, classic pieces built for life and for living in.

Smocks, overalls, roomy bags, pleat front shorts that your grandpa would've worn and button up jackets that have deep pockets the perfect size for a paperback book. They'll become your most dependable friend, a fellow adventurer, a much-worn favorite and never ever kept for "best".