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    Jett129
    見習いボス
    @twotouches
    Joined: 17 Aug 2011

    @twotouches I wouldn’t do it because the waist band will be under pressure when your sitting down and will stretch back out again,and you’ll be very unhappy.

    last edited by 19 Feb 2024, 02:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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      sabergirl
      見習いボス
      Joined: 4 Oct 2013

      @twotouches if that’s regular 21oz selvedge, you won’t get any meaningful shrinkage from soaking, or even washing and drying. If your thighs can take it, consider sizing down. That is, if the waist really bugs you. From the pics you posted, the fit looks pretty good to me. But 21oz denim will do nothing but stretch.

      last edited by sabergirl 19 Feb 2024, 02:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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        popvulture
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        Joined: 2 Oct 2018

        @twotouches I usually have to go a size down for 888 because they sit higher up on more your natural waist vs hips, like lots (most) jeans do. Might explain the discrepancies compared to the Onis etc but tbh measurements from size to size among selvedge companies can be pretty wildly different. The usual Iron Heart best course is to just always follow the current chart on everything, even for things you’ve bought before.

        They look good in the pics but that’s a lot of looseness in the waist. Like @sabergirl said, they’ll stretch quite a bit. A soak might tighten them up a little, but they’ll stretch pretty immediately back to where they are now, and eventually more.

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

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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          If you are on, or about the weight you should be for your height, then your waist will be smaller than your hips. Thus the higher the rise, the smaller waisted jean you will need.

          As has been said above, basically ignore tag sizes they are often mythical (I have seen a pair of Diesel jeans tagged at 34, measure 37), and do what we suggest:

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          Some extrapolation may be required, if so reach out to shop@ironheart.co.uk.

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            Alex
            IHUK Crew
            @Tago Mago
            Joined: 28 Sept 2009

            @Tago-Mago no plans yet..

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              MastersOfDeath
              Iron Heart Deity
              Joined: 11 May 2011

              (I should probably know this by now, but....) What size Is a type 3 jacket label size 40 - is it a large?

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                Yes

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  mcswoon
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 8 Feb 2024

                  Help dating a second hand IH N-1

                  Hi all,

                  First post here so hello 👋🏻 and apologies if this isn’t the right sub to ask!

                  I’ve just bought an N1 jacket second hand from Japan and wondered if any one of you kind folk could put a rough date on it? I’m not sure how to look back at previous models and their subsequent release dates.

                  Concerning the condition, the listing description said “There are a lot of signs of wear such as dirt marks fading pillings”

                  Which I thought was a bit harsh as it looks on pretty good Nick to me 🤷🏻‍♂️ either way I can’t wait to get it!

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                  last edited by goosehd 21 Feb 2024, 19:40 G 1 Reply Last reply 21 Feb 2024, 19:47 Reply Quote 2
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                    goosehd
                    Mod Squad
                    @mcswoon
                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                    @mcswoon I don't know if there is a way to put a date on it...they are rerun quite often and there are really no major differences between year to year reruns.

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                    last edited by 21 Feb 2024, 19:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                      jordanscollected
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                      @goosehd I think the biggest difference would be hard to figure out. There was the addition of the extra windproof liner in between the wool and outer shell a few years back.

                      world tours:
                      888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                      Mad Red x2
                      Wabidashery

                      last edited by 21 Feb 2024, 20:10 G 1 Reply Last reply 21 Feb 2024, 23:30 Reply Quote 1
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                        sabergirl
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                        I think the older ones didn’t have alpaca in the pockets, also.

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                          Matt
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                          Looks like the real deal. 😬

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                            mcswoon
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            @Matt
                            Joined: 8 Feb 2024

                            @Matt haha yes the glued on badges will be coming off but I agree it does look good 🤣

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                              Matt
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                              The IH patch on the back is a favorite of mine. I think it would look killer on the sleeve where the red one is.

                              last edited by 21 Feb 2024, 20:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                @jordanscollected
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                @jordanscollected said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

                                There was the addition of the extra windproof liner in between the wool and outer shell a few years back.

                                Our N1's have always had an additional windproof liner. We just did not brag about it in the early days because H thought it unimportant to point out......

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  jordanscollected
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                  @Giles I’ll be over here adding incorrect info to the internet. Basically everything else you find is true.

                                  world tours:
                                  888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                  Mad Red x2
                                  Wabidashery

                                  last edited by jordanscollected 21 Feb 2024, 23:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 4
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                                    cityofdelusion
                                    Joined: 1 Jun 2018

                                    At the risk of asking a too general question: Are the newer Iron Heart products (jeans, knits and sweats, jackets etc.) of an obviously superior construction and material quality than the earlier products?

                                    last edited by 26 Feb 2024, 00:24 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      Most of the fabrics will be effectively the same, there may be some tweaks as we try to improve, and there may be subtle variances as raw materials become unavailable and we have to source alternatives.

                                      Regarding cut and constructional detail, Haraki is always tweaking/trying to improve, but typically a change will result in the lot number changing.

                                      Whether those tweaks are good or bad is really in the eye of the beholder, because Haraki rarely considers what other people will like, just what he thinks is best for him personally.

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                      last edited by 26 Feb 2024, 07:55 C 1 Reply Last reply 26 Feb 2024, 10:14 Reply Quote 3
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                                        cityofdelusion
                                        @Giles
                                        Joined: 1 Jun 2018

                                        @Giles Perfect, thank you.

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                                          flannel slut
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 21 Feb 2022

                                          @JoshC or for those of you that have hemmed your OD, do you chainstitch with a black or yellow thread?

                                          last edited by 29 Feb 2024, 00:53 M G 2 Replies Last reply 29 Feb 2024, 02:30 Reply Quote 0
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