WK is not fashion. It's equipment you wear. 14oz canvas, triple-stitched seams, ergonomic patterning and recycled steel hardware. Tested on construction sites, in workshops and on farms — guaranteed for 5 years of hard work.
WK — short for Work Kollective — started in 2009 when founder Will Keller, a carpenter, tore his third pair of work pants in a month. He bought a used sewing machine and built a pant that could survive a roof, a rebar pile and a Michigan winter. Today every prototype still spends 90 days on real job sites before we sell it. No runway tests. Only real work.
We don't chase seasons. We chase failure points — and eliminate them. Bar-tacked pockets, gusseted crotch, knee-pad slots, hidden phone sleeve. Every detail earns its place.
A worker who is uncomfortable makes mistakes. A jacket that rips in 6 months fills a landfill. So we pattern for movement — climb, kneel, reach, lift — and we build for repair, not replacement. Send any WK piece back and our Detroit atelier will patch, rivet and re-wax it for free, for life.
22 pockets are useless if you can't kneel. Ergonomics before aesthetics.
Organic cotton, recycled Cordura, YKK metal. No greenwashing.
Free repairs forever. 12,400 items fixed last year.
All stress seams sewn 3x with bonded nylon thread rated to 12kg. Guaranteed not to blow out.
Water-repellent, abrasion-tested to 45,000 Martindale cycles. Softens with age, never weakens.
Articulated knees, gusseted underarms, stretch back yoke. Full squat, full reach, zero pull.
92% recycled / organic. Metal buttons, no plastic. Designed to be disassembled and recycled.
Every WK product passes a brutal 4-stage gauntlet. If it fails, it never launches. 37 prototypes were killed last year.
"Three winters roofing in Minnesota. My Foreman jacket looks beat but zero seam failures. Best money I ever spent."
"Finally work pants for women that aren't pink shrunken men's pants. Knee pads actually stay in place. I can squat all day."
"We outfitted 40 mechanics. Torn pocket? Sent back, fixed free in a week. That's why we stay with WK."
Fabric science, care guides, crew stories and product drops. Real talk from people who work for a living.
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Sizing, warranty, repairs, shipping for crews. Ask us anything at the workshop.
Simple: if a seam, rivet or zipper fails under normal work use within 5 years, we repair or replace free. Just use the repair form. Abuse (cuts, burns, chemicals) is covered by our low-cost repair service, not free replacement.
Yes. Send any WK garment to Detroit. We patch, darn, re-wax and replace hardware. First repair is always free, after that you pay only shipping. Average turnaround 7 days.
WK is patterned for movement with room for a hoodie underneath. Take your normal size for regular fit. If between sizes and you wear bulky layers, size up. Full measurements and video fit guide in every product.
Yes — from 5 to 5,000 people. Logo embroidery, hi-vis compliance, custom inseams. 60-day test kits for foremen. Contact us below for a bulk quote in 24h.
Our Storm Canvas is 68% organic cotton + 32% recycled Cordura, PFC-free DWR, dyed in a closed-loop mill. Old WK gear is shredded into building insulation — 18 tons diverted last year.
Tell us your trade, crew size and toughest job. We'll build a kit that survives it — with free repairs for life.
