Eminem donating rare pair of shoes in name of coronavirus relief
DETROIT โ Eminem announced he is giving away a pair of his Jordan 4 Retro โCarhartt X Eminemโ shoes on StockX to raise proceeds for the COVID-19 solidarity response fund. Cleaninโ out my closet... donating extra pair of my @Jumpman23 @Carhartt 4โs along with a vintage T to @stockx. Proceeds go to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. https://t.co/ejD56Gr6Gd pic.twitter.com/xeLoNhlINu โ Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) April 29, 2020The shoes were released in extremely limited supply in 2015. Rather than auctioning off the shoes, Eminem and StockX are putting them up for raffle instead.
Carhartt shifts production, plans to produce 2.5M masks, 50,000 gowns for hospitals
DETROIT โ Dearborn-based Carhartt says it will shift production to produce masks and gowns for hospitals in need during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, April 6, Carhartt says it will begin producing 50,000 medical gowns, and on April 20, the company will begin manufacturing 2.5 million masks. โServing and answering the call during times of need has always been an integral part of Carharttโs history and itโs why consumers have trusted us to have their back for more than 130 years,โ said Mark Valade, Chief Executive Officer at Carhartt. โWe are humbled and honored to help all the essential workers serving and protecting us right now.โCarhartt says associated from manufacturing facilities have volunteered to produce these items and the company will continue to compensate them for their important contribution to the effort to support the nationโs need for medical personal protective equipment. Over the last few weeks, Carhartt temporarily closed all company-owned stores and implemented temporary rotating paid work schedules in its manufacturing and distribution facilities to encourage social distancing among associates.
Carhartt celebrates 130th anniversary by putting spotlight on best known, oldest products
DETROIT - Some of Carhartt's most popular products date back to the company's beginnings in 1889. In celebration of its 130th anniversary, the workwear company that started in a loft in Detroit is putting the spotlight on some of its oldest and most popular products. Its original clothing was crafted for railroad workers, including the Duck Bib Overall that debuted when the company was founded. As time as passed, the products have been upgraded, the company said, and they have inspired other products along the way. To learn more about Carhartt's history and see the products in the anniversary collection, click here.
New park on Detroit Riverfront to be named in honor of former Carhartt chairman, CEO
DETROIT - A new park along the Detroit Riverfront will be named after a former chairman and CEO of Carhartt. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy announced Thursday the former Atwater Beach in the East Riverfront neighborhood will be named Robert C. Valade Park. "My dad loved the city of Detroit, and I know he would be proud to have his name associated with a partof this cultural and recreational development on the Detroit River," Mark Valade said. The park will complete a series of family-oriented parks along the East Riverfront. There will also be a floating bar named after Robert Valade.