Hey Iron Heart folks!

I've been active on this forum for a little while and slowly starting to interact with some regulars and deepen my knowledge of how this wonderful brand operates.

I didn't actually acquire my first IH piece until relatively recently: the Riders Cut UHF and instantly fell in love. After visiting the Hachioji HQ back in February, which was a fantastic experience, I jumped into the 21oz jeans game and have been in them every day since.

I am lucky enough to live inside the Blue Mountains National Park, about 1.5 hours west of Sydney City. Living close to nature is a blessing and also a great proving ground for IH clothes to hike in and weather the relatively cold winters we get at this elevation (around 1000m above sea level).

In any case, my IH journey has just begun but I feel like some serious staples have been acquired to fuel this obsession. Looking forward to interacting with more of you and get at me Sydney folk!

Still new to IH and digging into some of the older pieces. This is simply a stunning jacket and this updated cut is better for layering that some chores out there. Hoping to see this rerun in the future!

@Oaktavia Much appreciated. I guess the linen content gives this some tea towel energy so I can definitely picture drying ones hands on it, haha. I've got one of these on the way so I'm excited! Will be great to have a fade project for warmer weather and I think this will be perfect for the hot/humid summers in Australia. Can't wait to see the fabric in person. I generally backpack with a 100% linen towel. Incredibly strong and great antibacterial properties too! Thanks to everybody for sharing photos - that pushed me over the line as initially I wasn't too drawn to anything in the SS26 collection.

Really enjoying these videos, Chibs. They're funny, engaging and have a self-awareness that stops it from becoming worship or too geeky. I think you've sold me on the virtues of a denim vest too! Appreciate you putting the time into making this content.

@Oaktavia Appreciate the candid response. Looks like an absolute winner regardless!

@Oaktavia latest photos are incredible. Appreciate your dedication to showing us what this piece will evolve into. Enjoy your 21oz shirt free summer this year

@roydub87 interesting take on western yokes being more appealing but it speaks to the predominance of them in the IH lineup. I thought the coolest thing about the 427, along with the whipcord shirt also from FW25, was that it didn't have the yokes. Would love to see more of the yokeless going forward!

Considering this as my first IH CPO! I love the Indigo/Black combination and the pictures of this fabric's fading journey are awesome. I do want to see what CPO's might be released for the FW26 season though. Would it be safe to say FW26 preview will be live before this drops at this stage? Also love the yokeless CPO's so I may hold out for the 21oz Untucked to further test my patience

Great job with the N1 video @Chibs ! I missed out on the FW25 options but have since visited Japan and seen some (albeit not my size) in the wild in Nagoya and Hachioji. This, along with some of your information, has fed the hunger for FW26 and the latest run of N1's. Hopefully this will be the year.

Keep up the content and thank you!

@roydub87 some fatigue style ones would be a great, versatile piece, especially with the more contemporary shorter inseam that was featured on the double fronts. In Australia we generally prefer our inseams above the knees!

@Denman-John any photo updates on this after your redline rally experience? Curious to see. Hoping for a re-run of these eventually!

@AdamJ appreciate the transparency! Looking forward to the DD updates as the type 1 has caught my eye

Repost from the introduction thread wearing the shirt and my 634S 21oz I picked up in Hachioji!

@CosmoSix5 I ended up grabbing this shirt in Osaka back in February. Such incredible texture and inconsistency in how the fabric takes the dye. It's nice to have a piece that is already quite evolved and not have to focus on fading! SDA is a great brand and were my gateway into this world.

@AdamJ They all look fantastic! Should we give up hope on a CPO made with this fabric?

@Oaktavia wow these fades are beautiful and incredible that it can fade so quickly. Jackets can be a long aging journey. I'm yet to acquire a CPO so it would be great to see this fabric with the copper snaps and even without the front yokes. Did you find with the tight weave that you would have more wind resistance than something like the flagship 21oz too?

@GoodtimeJohnny absolutely! The 634S-BK have a rope dyed sulphur black warp but they are not giving it up easy. I read that rope dying with sulphur actually penetrates the core of the yarn deeper than some other sulphur dying methods so it'll be a slow, rewarding journey. Thanks for sharing more pics!

@jordanscollected thanks for sharing that story and some insight into the DD. It seems like one of those fabrics you just have to actually experience to appreciate. I don't really love stark high contrast fading either but the first wash would likely be a lot more crucial to how these DD pieces age I imagine. The loom breaking story is just insane! Does the 25oz fabric push them to similar limits?

@GoodtimeJohnny these look fantastic. Hoping my 21oz 634S-BK might be in this ballpark in a few years

Curious to see how this DD journey unfolds. What makes this fabric so coveted for you all?