Inside the new Carhartt WIP collaboration with F.C. Real Bristol

The latest Carhartt WIP collaboration has been created with the Tokyo-based label F.C. Real Bristol for a football-inspired capsule that sees football apparel reimagined as everyday wear. The collection will launch globally on April 10th, 2026 and will be available in Carhartt WIP stores, online, and through SOPH retail channels.

Carhartt WIP collaboration: concept and context

Marking their first joint project, Carhartt WIP and F.C. Real Bristol explore the blurred boundaries between sport and lifestyle. Rooted in the concept of a fictional football club, F.C. Real Bristol has long approached football apparel as a cultural language rather than purely performance gear—designing for both the pitch and the street.

This collaboration builds on that ethos, merging Carhartt WIP’s utilitarian aesthetic with F.C. Real Bristol’s performance-driven silhouettes. The result is a capsule collection that reimagines football culture through the lens of contemporary streetwear.

Transforming football apparel into a cultural statement

The collection features a wide range of sportswear-inspired items, including heavy interlock fabric varsity jackets and lightweight nylon satin warm-up jackets. Moisture-wicking materials are used for game shirts and shorts, and accessories include knitted supporter scarves, socks, and a canvas cap.

Beyond apparel, the collection introduces playful memorabilia, most notably a custom football and a brown rubber duck, adding a surreal touch. A co-branded jacquard webbing detail runs throughout the collection, tying together a colour palette of dusty Hamilton brown, wax, navy and black.

Campaign and global launch

Shot by Theodor Guelat, the campaign offers an abstract interpretation of football, capturing the essence of the sport through emotion, ritual and shared experience via a non-linear narrative.

To celebrate its release, a series of public table football tournaments will be held in major cities, including Paris, London, Tokyo and New York City, from 9–10 April, turning the launch into a global cultural event.