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    urbanwoodsman
    Banned
    Joined: 16 Aug 2011

    Monday, how do you like the Bedwin and the Heartbreakers Varsity compared to the Aero/IH Varsity? Was wondering how much better quality you can get than the Aero/IH considering the Bedwin one is twice as much money. Also, what do you think of the fit for each?

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      madmonday
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 13 Oct 2009

      i got my monies worth on both items.

      kind of like denim from Flathead & Iron Heart or comparing footwear from White's & Viberg, they are all great for different reasons.  as far as fit, i think both are great considering one is bespoke (Aero/IHUK Forum Varsity) & one is off the rack (Bedwin).

      are you considering a Bedwin Varsity? Bodega has them under retail at the moment if that was holding you back from getting one.

      head high, middle finger higher

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        injunjack
        見習いボス
        Joined: 19 Feb 2010

        I was thinkin to remove the patch, but big Q is is there anymore shrinkage to be gained?

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          urbanwoodsman
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          Joined: 16 Aug 2011

          @madmonday:

          are you considering a Bedwin Varsity? Bodega has them under retail at the moment if that was holding you back from getting one.

          Na, I personally wouldn't pay that much for the Bedwin varsity, I like the IH varsity better and I don't think Bedwin makes a size big enough for me anyways. I was just wondering why you had both, if you thought one was better than the other is all.

          Also, judging from your fit pics, the IH looks like an extremely better fit in the chest and you even have a hoodie on underneath. I'm sure this just comes down to the IH Varsity being bespoke while the Bedwin is not.

          Bedwin

          IH

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            Finn666
            Joined: 20 Jan 2011

            I like the IH fit better as well…if I may add my opinion 🙂

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              madmonday
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 13 Oct 2009

              being that I had a small  hand in one beinng created kind of tilts the scales for me. Little known fact my name was going to be in the nomenclature for the Aero/IH UK Varsity but I thought it limited the audience and said nah. My wife likes the Bedwin better on me so that is what I wear most. oh and its not much I don't have two of  i like well made stuff and honestly am very spoiled

              head high, middle finger higher

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                urbanwoodsman
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                Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                @madmonday:

                being that I had a small  hand in one beinng created kind of tilts the scales for me. Little known fact my name was going to be in the nomenclature for the Aero/IH UK Varsity but I thought it limited the audience and said nah. My wife likes the Bedwin better on me so that is what I wear most. oh and its not much I don't have two of  i like well made stuff and honestly am very spoiled

                Oh, you had Aero start making varsity jackets?

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                  madmonday
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                  Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                  yeap the one for ihuk customers  thought you went through the threads since you posted my pics from a little while back. It felt pretty  good too

                  head high, middle finger higher

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                    madmonday
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                    Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                    of course you can add your opinion finn, but tuesday trumps finn & uwm any day of the week.

                    funny, any day of the week

                    head high, middle finger higher

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                      urbanwoodsman
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                      Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                      @madmonday:

                      yeap the one for ihuk customers  thought you went through the threads since you posted my pics from a little while back. It felt pretty  good too

                      Oh that's sweet. I'd love to spec all the materials and design a jacket for IH. I guess I didn't think anything of it if someone mentioned this was your idea in the varsity thread and that you put work in on the project. Seems there are tons of suggestions on the forum for new products but no one else gets credit for it, which makes complete sense as Haraki is the designer. So I'm glad you opted not to have your name on it. I thought the inspiration for the varsity was from when Haraki visited the Aero factory but I guess I'm wrong. Good job on the collab though, looks good.

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                        madmonday
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                        Haraki has nothing to do with this as far as i know & i think the someone that mentioned my involvement was Gile$. maybe he was being nice & throwing me a bone  😶  one of the reasons i have one & he has one is because i was kind of there from the start.  the PMs are entertaining between me & Giles with me asking for all kinds of chambray & crazy madmonday stuff.  if it's okay for me to publish our private conversations in the appropriate thread i might just so folks see the entire process (but of course i have to get his okay first). pretty sure i said i had a small hand in it, but you are right i should take more credit for it.

                        uwm thanks for all the kudos & questions.  it feels good to be able to have well made things that you are into despite what they might cost some folks on the retail side, but who knows, in a week i may just sell them both and be over this varsity thing.

                        wait, was there any more questions?

                        head high, middle finger higher

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                          Finn666
                          Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                          @madmonday:

                          of course you can add your opinion finn, but tuesday trumps finn & uwm any day of the week.

                          funny, any day of the week

                          would be a shame if she wouldn't if you ask me ;)…and thanks for having "a little hand in this"...and thanks to Giles for posting their time with Haraki and Ayumi in england (at the aero factory), cuz that was the first time I/we saw lovely Ayumi in one of the Aero varsities, which I think was the actual inspiration right 🙂

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            @jacoavlu:

                            so let's say I have an item that I want to sell, and I go check out the wtb board, is there an easier/better way to find if anyone wants the item I have than going through everyone's unique wtb thread? not a problem if there's just a handful of threads there but once the wtb board gets it's going to be unreasonable to navigate everyone's unique thread. And sure I'll glance at folks wtb list when they post it but I may not remember who's after what when I'm staring my closet someday and thinking damn I'm out of control and I decide to part with a thing or two.

                            Maybe someone has a good suggestion how to handle this? Is there a way to search this that I'm not thinking of? My thought, use a hashtag, like #wtb and put that in your post along with the item name(s) you want. At least that way I could use the forum search function, search the hashtag and the item number and easily find any wtb posts. For instance thomas just posted up a list of flannels he's after but if I go search wtb ihsh-11 his post doesn't come up. And I can't limit a search to the wtb board only.

                            Any other ideas? Am I thinking about this the wrong way? I just know it's frustrating if folks post up wtb lists, and stuff on their list gets put up for general sale and they miss out; I mean our goal ought to be easily matching up sellers with folks after their stuff.

                            Shoque is looking into hashtags for the forum - with little success, it has to be said, so far…..

                            "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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                              jacoavlu
                              Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                              what's to look into? all folks have to do is start using the hashtag in their wtb posts. then the hashtag can be used in a search and the results will be limited to posts only containing the hashtag. does that make sense?

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                                Seul
                                Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                WTB #hashtag

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                                  bagley920
                                  Joined: 10 Oct 2011

                                  How many of you guys wear jeans year round? It's getting to the point here where I can't do it anymore. Probably won't wear them more than a couple time from now til August.

                                  If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                                    unharmed
                                    Joined: 4 Mar 2012

                                    I do. Probably a bit milder here though.

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                                      Megatron1505
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                      All day, every day baby  😉

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                        LandoCal126 0
                                        Banned
                                        Joined: 2 Oct 2009

                                        @bagley920:

                                        How many of you guys wear jeans year round? It's getting to the point here where I can't do it anymore. Probably won't wear them more than a couple time from now til August.

                                        This guy!

                                        100+ in NYC a summer or two ago…

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                                          Seul
                                          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                          IH shorts when it's too warm for jeans… Otherwise just some 14 oz. jeans...

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