# Turmoil-Themed Graphic Streetwear Carhartt WIP Launches the Everything is Awful Collection By Amy Duong | Published 2020-11-24 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everything-is-awful References: [hypebeast](https://hypebeast.com/2020/11/carhartt-wip-everything-is-awful-collection-release-info) [Carhartt WIP](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carhartt-wip-springsummer-2026) pokes fun at the turmoils that came with this year with the launch of the Everything is Awful collection full of [graphic streetwear designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wasted-youth-x-tappei). This year marks a plethora of events that came at an expense for many at a global scale. The [workwear brand](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sacai-x-carhartt-wip) plays into some dark humor with the capsule full of wearables and gadgets. The designs are spotlighted by a new animated graphic that accents every item. It is a cartoon character that holds a coffee cup and a Carhartt bucket hat reading a newspaper. The tees come in the monochromatic options of black and white as the character is done in either red or purple. The rest of the capsule includes a travel mud and a general mug. Image Credit: Carhartt WIP ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Humor-themed Graphic Streetwear:** The Everything is Awful collection by Carhartt WIP capitalizes on dark humor with its graphic streetwear designs. - **Animated Graphic Accents:** Carhartt WIP's new animated graphic character adds a unique touch to each item in the collection, creating disruptive innovation opportunities in the graphic design industry. - **Monochromatic Apparel Options:** The black and white tees in the Everything is Awful collection offer consumers a stylish and versatile choice, creating disruptive innovation opportunities in the fashion retail industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion Retail:** The Everything is Awful collection by Carhartt WIP presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the fashion retail industry through its humor-themed graphic streetwear designs. - **Graphic Design:** Carhartt WIP's animated graphic accents in the Everything is Awful collection create disruptive innovation opportunities in the graphic design industry. - **Home Goods:** The addition of a travel mug and general mug in the Everything is Awful collection by Carhartt WIP offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the home goods industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Workwear Spring Line](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carhartt-wip-springsummer-2026.md) - [Urban Deconstructed Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louther-x-carhartt-wip-fw25.md) - [Workwear Brand Homeware Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carhartt-wip-homeware.md) - [Hi-Fi Streetwear Capsule](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/record-bar-x-carhartt-wip.md) - [Neutral Tonal Spring Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carhartt-wip-6.md) - [Community-Honoring Eerie Graphic Merchandise](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boiler-room.md) - [Illustrated Streetwear Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wasted-youth-x-tappei.md) - [Holiday Streetwear Capsule](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corteiz-x-denim-tears.md) - [Utility Streetwear Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dickies-and-mastermind-japan.md)