Random questions to which you seek an answer
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Regarding the striped tees, in a way they are more legitimate than flannels. If you look at old biker photos from the 60s/70s you don't see them wearing flannel much; what I heard is that they considered themselves outside of that whole blue collar flannel scene – they were into riding and partying not chopping down trees. You do see them in t-shirts sometimes striped ones. Mostly their clothes are solid colors. The Japanese motorcycle scene gets its inspiration from vintage biker photos in a big way and I couldn't say if the striped Ts are selling better or worse than flannels here but they are being sold at a number of other shops. Schott NYC has some nice ones at their retail store here.
The biggest fad right now in Japanese biker wear is striped pants like the ones Jack Nicholson wore in Rebel Rousers. At the Moon swap meet a couple months ago I would guess that 1/4 of the people there had them it was pretty ridiculous. God forbid Iron Heart ever start producing those…
Edit: Have a look at what these guys are doing, you can see what I mean about copying the vintage biker look: http://vise22.com/blog/2011/09/16–-2011-hi-blue-run-zero.html
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Would I still buy IH product if it was via an anonymous web order from someone I know nothing about - probably, but the holistic, overall experience is deeply satisfying.
Without G, the forum and you guys I properly would just have bought the 634S worn it a bit then put it into my sample archive as reference and moved on.
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I think Shutoko said pretty well the same I would have written, though he has first hand knowledge. I rely what I see on various biker blogs around the world.
re. silver bangles; might be a pricing issue, or then guys in west just don't wear jewellery. (I do…)
And Shutoko. Striped pants like J.N. had are cool, but to be seen in masses might be too overwhelming
I've been trying to locate them, do you know where to get them? (Nobody here has them, so they would be cool, and folks could give me again odd looks about what I'm wearing. It's nice to be only one in Hickory stripe pants in a huge crowd of black and orange clad bikers who are sooooo cooool and badasses. LOL) -
You should get the matching shirt and really blow their minds!
http://rotarnews.exblog.jp/16007638/
Those pants were made by Rotar and maybe Weirdo? They seem to be all sold out and not in the current catalog.
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shutoko, thanks for that very helpful insight.
so who has the question of the day?
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Here is a lighter topic. Are you a dog person or cat person.
I grow up with dogs, at one stage we had 6 large dogs. So I always thought I was a dog person until I got stuck with a kitten to look after, 8 years later she's still here and I love her to bits. I now know that I am very much a cat person.
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not an animal person at all.
i do not even like people
seriously my family had a cat when i was a kid & i was crushed when he died. my old brother had a dog & i was crushed when he died. so now i don't do pets since i'm a wimp & would be crushed when they passed away.
plus i have a full load & wouldn't have time to entertain them, it would be selfish at this point in my life to get a pet
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If anyone could help me… Would like to find this exact jacket... Made in England Baracuta, grey harrington jacket size M (that's 40, right?)...
=> Well what d'ya know… The lad on Styleforum whose pics I used, still has this for sale... Copping like there's no tomrorow...
http://www.styleforum.net/t/246222/fs-baracuta-jacket#post_4537365
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Cats, I'd be in the doghouse with my two if I said otherwise…
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i like cats but i'm a dog person all the way.
