Iron Heart Products - What do you think we should make?

[grandmasterben]

I know it's been said, but I think seasonal ultra heavyweight solid flannels like the 52 would be so freaking popular and classic. I can only dream of a dark green one…

[Qinhan]

@grandmasterben:

I know it's been said, but I think seasonal ultra heavyweight solid flannels like the 52 would be so freaking popular and classic. I can only dream of a dark green one…

+1 for more solid flannels (although I'm not a huge fan of green)…

[scroogen]

Cotton drill M-41….
I would really like to see a full on Eisenhower jacket, but I think I'm just weird

• Cotton drill safari jacket -- Harakified

[Guest]

Green (somewhere between grass green and pine green, darker than the IHTB-01) loopwheeled tee or pocket-tee, with no IH patch.

[natehate]

@scroogen:

Cotton drill M-41….
I would really like to see a full on Eisenhower jacket, but I think I'm just weird

• Cotton drill safari jacket -- Harakified

yes yes yes Eisenhower jacket
maybe out of the west point materials
definately in BLACK

[jacoavlu]

no request here just echoing the sentiment that the fabric from the 52/54 is/was great, and I would add that the 50/72 microcord is tops as well

ok a small suggestion, I think a shirt-jacket along the lines of the ihd-01/IHW-04 in the microcord would be great

[scroogen]

@natehate:

yes yes yes Eisenhower jacket
maybe out of the west point materials
definately in BLACK

I feel like the only colors an Ike should be is OD-107 or khaki(tan)

The choice of materials is a no-brainer for me… 100% WOOL with cotton twill lining.  IMO the 'westpoint' fabric makes a nice shirt, but is too insubstantial for a jacket.

edit- But of course I'm not exactly after a classic Eisenhower jacket from IH... a classic jacket in great shape can be found for dirt cheap on ebay or in almost any army surplus store in the USA (and probably in other countries too).  What I would be after is a Harakified version, classic but modern at the same time and built like a Mack truck

[thewickett]

I've seen some requests for more buffalo check previously….

In my opinion, that would be a safe choice and pretty boring. If buffalo check is going to be done again why does it have to be color/black? I've seen navy/grey and navy/tan buffalo check vintage frostproof flannels that looked sick.

[Giles]

I do not know if Haraki will do it again, but if he does, I have requested grey/turquoise….

[Qinhan]

Grey/turquoise would be awesome.

[joesaintjohn]

Gray + Turquoise = Incredible.

[tatmantall]

id be all in on that G&T

[MikeC]

Boring…

Just do a buffalo check every year and the special ultra heavy weight flannel too.  The IHSH-32, then the IHSH-51 were awesome creative flannel prints, now every year it's gonna be boring buffalo check. Different colors on a buffalo check isn't that creative.

[Giles]

It may be boring, but above all, Iron Heart is a business.  Forgive us if we back some bankers which then gives us the financial breathing space to allow us to experiment with some stuff that we are not sure will sell so well.  It is mine and Haraki's money that we invest in new product, no one else's, that gives us some freedom to choose what we do….We could be accused of being boring by churning out the IH-634S year after year with no innovation, but it is the IH-634S that is the financial back bone of this company....Without the IH-634S, there would be nothing....

[bagley920]

G is right, in the end, it's a business

[MikeC]

Why are you so defensive, when its obviously just my opinion.  It's quite obvious that my opinion on buffalo checks are to be taken with a grain of salt.

[Giles]

And the 70 was an awesome creative flannel and that was released about the same time as the Buffalo check.  Just because we have one does not mean we can't have the other….

[MikeC]

Point taken. I'll now remain silent on any buffalo check rumblings.

[Finn666]

@MikeC:

Point taken. I'll now remain silent on any buffalo check rumblings.

your "buffalo check" is my "new cut IH-t´s"…it is what it is i guess!

[madmonday]

how bout more flannels????

what??

sounds like they could have an audience.  serious the way the 70, 12, 19, 11 (& a few more i can't think of at the moment) where they are made in one or two traditional colors & then one untraditional color (purple,orange, brighter green,sky blue, pink).  can't please everyone, but that's about as close as you can get without putting too much skin into the game. unbrushed or lightly brushed. herringboner or plain.

(skin in the game = amount of risk you are assuming)

oh & while you at it make some blue jeans out of the flagship denim

**will go sit in the corner