The sacai x Carhartt WIP Duck Jacket in “Green” arrives as a masterclass in functional deconstruction, the latest chapter in the ongoing dialogue between Chitose Abe’s conceptual label and the archival workwear titan. For Fall 2025, the duo’s third collaboration doubles down on hybridity, transforming Carhartt WIP’s indestructible 12oz Dearborn duck canvas into a puffer silhouette that feels equal parts job site and runway. The colour is the first thing that hits you: a dense, botanical Green that draws straight from Carhartt’s outdoor utility palette, earthy and unapologetically robust. The shell is cut from that signature duck canvas—as tough as it looks, with a rigid hand and a slight waxy sheen that promises to age beautifully—while the body is interrupted by a series of horizontal baffles plumped with high-loft down insulation. Sacai’s recombinant logic doesn’t just layer a puffer over a chore coat; it splices the two archetypes into a single, continuous garment. The quilted panels swell between the flat cotton drill, creating an exaggerated, sculptural volume that plays with proportion in a way that’s become synonymous with the Japanese house. Up front, the jacket borrows the classic duck silhouette’s point collar and a full-length zipper, then doubles back on itself with a secondary, asymmetric storm flap that snaps shut diagonally across the chest—a quintessential sacai move that adds both texture and a sense of kinetic tension. The pockets are a study in functional excess: two roomy flap pockets sit at the hips, reinforced with bar-tack stitching, while a hidden zippered welt pocket hides beneath the left flap, offering a secure drop for your phone. At the chest, a miniature, protruding pouch pocket in matching quilted nylon creates a layered, 3D effect, like a pocket for your pocket. The sleeves are capped with adjustable snap cuffs, and on the rear hem you’ll find a subtle, engraved metal plate bearing Carhartt’s iconic “C” monogram—now perforated with sacai’s name in a discreet co-branding detail that feels more like a secret handshake than a shout. Internally, the jacket is fully lined, with a quilted interior that traps heat and a drawcord at the waist to cinch that voluminous silhouette when the wind picks up. The “Green” colourway extends through every component, from the heavy-duty two-way zipper tape to the tonal stitching, ensuring the palette remains pure and aggressive. This is not a garment that shies away—it’s built for hard winters and harder stares, a piece that manages to feel raw and refined in the same breath.