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We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?

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    Brandrea
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 19 Sept 2022

    This may have already been covered, (without scrolling back through the thread), and bear in mind this is only a minor nitpick….

    I’d like to see larger interior pockets on the jackets.

    This year I bought the winter parka and the oiled N1. I really enjoy both jackets and have worn them a ton already. Solidly built, warm, stylish, functional. The interior chest pocket on both is too small.

    On the winter parka my iPhone fits, but it stands about 1/2” above the pocket so I can’t use the Velcro closure. I tend to use one of the outside chest pockets because of this, but would prefer to use the inside pocket to keep it warmer.

    On the N1 my phone will fit if I slide it in sideways and carefully feed it down to the bottom of the pocket … it’s a tight fit.

    My wallet won’t fit either.

    Again, more of a small nuisance and take this as constructive feedback. I love both jackets!

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    last edited by Brandrea 31 Dec 2023, 07:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      T4920
      見習いボス
      Joined: 27 Apr 2022

      I haven't personally had issue with pockets being too small, but one of the things I loved about Mad Red was how deep the inner 'Gun Pockets' were, the bigger the better I say.

      “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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        WhiskeySandwich
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 1 Mar 2023

        Love my work shirts, but the buttons on all of them frequently slip out and are a bit small to fumble with on the heavier fabrics. I like the cat-eye look though.

        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
        -Seneca

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          Alex
          IHUK Crew
          @WhiskeySandwich
          Joined: 28 Sept 2009

          @WhiskeySandwich said in We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?:

          Love my work shirts, but the buttons on all of them frequently slip out and are a bit small to fumble with on the heavier fabrics. I like the cat-eye look though.

          Yeah, this is a known issue we are working to improve. We will get there

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            WhiskeySandwich
            啓蒙家
            @Alex
            Joined: 1 Mar 2023

            @Alex oh, thanks! I didn’t know if I had missed something. Much appreciated

            "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
            -Seneca

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              Karol
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 14 Nov 2022

              This concerns only the oiled versions of the N1 deck jacket (IHM-37-ODG, IHM-37-BLK).
              The armpit material on the inside is the same oiled whipcord as the rest of the jacket. Because this treatment is decreasing breathability, I find it weird that it was used there as the next layer has deliberately the vent holes. At the end of the day, you have two layers of poorly breathing material in the place where you will sweat the most, and the vent holes stop being functional and become more of a decorative ornament.
              I propose using unoiled material for that internal part and then external vent holes will have the possibility to work.

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              IH-888S-21 | IH-888-XHSib | IH-805 | IH-729-PUR | IH-555-XHS | IH-555S-25MB
              IHSH-339-SAX | IHSH-341-BLK | IHSH-293-OD | IHSH-362-BLK | IHSH-409-IB | IHSH-336-OD | IHSB-BIGBUCK-BLK
              IHV-44-BLK | IHV-02-BLK
              IHJ-75-BLK | IHJ-79-BLK | IHM-37-ODG

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                pechelman
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                Not sure if this is an issue on the UHF work cuts, but on the western's collar fastening using a very tiny button through a very thick section of fabric is harder to do up than just about any XHS/UHR jeans I've had. At least it is on the 340-OD. I know there's the known issue about work shirt buttons popping out, but I can't even get it fastened on the collar in some cases, especially while wearing. Not a big deal since I only rarely do up the collar but it is nice on chilly mornings.

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                  Alex
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                  We are moving to new buttons on our FW24 UHFs, I havent checked but assume those new ones will also be on the western top buttons. I can check when back from the USA tomorrow

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                    popvulture
                    見習いボス
                    @pechelman
                    Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                    @pechelman I’ve wondered about this many, many times. I never button the top button when I’m wearing a shirt, but I do when I hang them up, because it keeps the collar from getting too squished out of shape in the closet. Those tiny buttons are soooooo hard to fasten.

                    WTB
                    IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                    Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                      Inorganic
                      Haraki san Student
                      Joined: 7 Sept 2022

                      This is probably captured in the 700 or so posts in this thread but coat loops would be appreciated. I have plenty of IH coats (more than I should admit), alas only one, the glorious N1, has a coat loop. A little piece of me dies every time I put the weight of my IH 75 on the hood

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                        jordanscollected
                        啓蒙家
                        @popvulture
                        Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                        @popvulture @pechelman I own a very thick 19 oz. chino shirt from Nine Lives and the top button is absolutely impossible to fasten. They stuff the very top of the placket with a thick material which gives it a 0% chance of achieving closure.

                        All this to say the top button may be more decor than function on these thick fabrics, as annoying as it can be.

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                          pechelman
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                          a slightly larger button or one that's sewn on less tightly to the placket face might actually make it work

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                            weftyarn
                            啓蒙家
                            @Inorganic
                            Joined: 8 Nov 2020

                            @Inorganic said in We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?:

                            This is probably captured in the 700 or so posts in this thread but coat loops would be appreciated. I have plenty of IH coats (more than I should admit), alas only one, the glorious N1, has a coat loop. A little piece of me dies every time I put the weight of my IH 75 on the hood

                            This

                            Use it or lose it.

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                            • cityofdelusionC
                              cityofdelusion
                              @weftyarn
                              Joined: 1 Jun 2018

                              @weftyarn What do you think of the coat loop I made for the IHJ-08 I sold you 😂

                              Context for others: Made this coat loop for the IHJ-08 which like many other jackets didn't have a coat loop using a little bit of some waxed cotton laces I had.

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                                popvulture
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                                @pechelman @jordanscollected you don’t see it on a typical pearl snap western shirt, but other than tradition, would there be a reason why it couldn’t be a snap? Could be a structural thing.

                                WTB
                                IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                                Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                                  weftyarn
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 8 Nov 2020

                                  I absolutely love it, mate @cityofdelusion and the Mrs even more haha! She loves the jacket.
                                  You know what the problem is? None of the other jackets I know has a tag that you can use as a loop to attach a proper loop such as the 08 🤷🏽‍♂️

                                  Use it or lose it.

                                  last edited by 29 Jan 2024, 17:44 cityofdelusionC 1 Reply Last reply 29 Jan 2024, 17:52 Reply Quote 1
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                                    Alex
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                                    Coat loops have been asked for 100 times, Haraki does not like them so I don't see it happening, I am afriad.

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                                    • cityofdelusionC
                                      cityofdelusion
                                      @weftyarn
                                      Joined: 1 Jun 2018

                                      @weftyarn I'm glad it's useful! And I 100% agree regarding the coat loop idea, always wished for IH jackets to have them by default, but as Alex said, Haraki-san does not want them...

                                      Funny enough though, the IHJ-79 (which I own) has a coat loop and if I had to guess, the new Primaloft jacket that Haraki-san is working on might have one too.

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                                        pechelman
                                        啓蒙家
                                        @popvulture
                                        Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                        @popvulture said in We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?:

                                        @pechelman @jordanscollected you don’t see it on a typical pearl snap western shirt, but other than tradition, would there be a reason why it couldn’t be a snap? Could be a structural thing.

                                        I'd prefer for it to be a snap personally, but figured there's some reason Haraki-san does it the way he does it with western collars being buttoned vs cpo collars with snaps (i.e. doesnt seem like it's a structural issue to me). Either way, sounds like this may be making its way in 2024?

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                                          popvulture
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                                          Ah right… some do have snaps there. I think the 14oz indigo black shirt I have (forget the no.) has a top snap. I’d love it to become a global thing.

                                          WTB
                                          IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                                          Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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