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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

The Knights in White Denim Tour -AKA The White Trash Tour…

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    Graeme
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

    As promised, pictures. Apologies for the quality, as this was taken with a cheap point-and-shoot and an improvised tripod.

    The jeans themselves are in good condition. They've picked up stains, but don't appear to be wearing through anywhere. I don't know how much use they've had, but I've put about a month's worth on them.

    The waist has stretched out to 38". It might have shrunk back again after being washed.

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      grandmasterben
      Joined: 27 Aug 2011

      Great fit! And I absolutely LOVE how that patch looks against the bright white. So perfect.

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        RedStripe
        Joined: 18 Jun 2011

        great leg Graeme, I'm a Londoner (living in the outskirts now) and you're making me want to buy a travel card and go for a stroll  😃

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          Graeme
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

          Glad you've enjoyed the leg.

          Redstripe, if you're that close to the smoke then it'd be rude not to take a look. 🙂

          I'm thinking that it's looking like Jii's turn about now…

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            RedStripe
            Joined: 18 Jun 2011

            I know Graeme  :), I used to live in Hackney and took the closeness to everything for granted; now I'm languishing in suburbia and it sucks the life out of you 😠

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              Graeme
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

              Sign up for a leg of a tour in that case, and then you've got an excuse to do something…

              I think that if I'd had the Whites in a month or two's time then things could have been more exciting. Then again, I was through to the second round of a job in Sydney just before Christmas, which would have made for a somewhat different leg.

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                Graeme
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                Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                A hog in Kendal.

                By way of explanation.

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                  Graeme
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                  Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                  Hey Jii, tag, you're it!

                  And that's all folks!

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                    Finn666
                    Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                    thanks a lot for that brilliant leg graeme…super well done and by now, i really believe these are way too big on me, so my drop out was the right thing to do!

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                      Graeme
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                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                      Glad you enjoyed it Rafa.

                      If you fancy doing a leg, then drop Jii a PM. He was keen to have them for the end of March, so you could potentially get the April slot.

                      But they have stretched out a bit. I think that they were up to 38" when I checked, and were feeling a bit loose on me.

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                        elclintor
                        Joined: 30 Dec 2010

                        This thread needs more beard, yo.

                        Geo

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                          Graeme
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                          And more tattoos. I failed badly on both fronts. 😞

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                            Jii
                            Joined: 4 Oct 2010

                            AIAN HA-TO!

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                              Jii
                              Joined: 4 Oct 2010

                              It's the first time I've participated in a world tour so hope you guys enjoy!

                              Got the jeans yesterday (both Royal Mail and the finnish post managed to do a good job, 4 days from the UK isn't too shabby!) and the fit was pretty much spot on, which was no surprise. They're starting to be in such as state though - not very white 🙂 - that wearin them to the office is a no-go so I'll have to do my best to wear them in my free time.

                              Helsinki, Finland isn't the most picturesque place in the world right now when spring seems to be lurking around the corner. We had an extremely snowy winter and there's heaps of snow everywhere which is starting to melt and when it mixes with dirt and such it makes an ahem interesting mix. Nothing I can do about that, but I'm sure it'll make some cool splatter stains all over the lower legs of the jeans 🙂

                              "Idyllic" street views along the street where I live:


                              And here's "Sir Me" in the WT:s

                              Me and loghill had already earlier agreed to meet up for a couple of beers after work, which is the best way to kick off this leg IMHO! We went to one of my favorite pubs, they stock loads of nice beers. Since I'm a huge fan of real/cask ales, I always check if they have some available and they usually do. This was what's on offer:

                              It was really good!

                              Right across from the street there's this amazing falafel joint…

                              ..and the best part is that you're allowed to take whatever you order from over there and eat it in the pub! If you don't know the finnish way of living this doesn't seem like much but for us it's nothing short of revolutionary. Finland used to be and still is a country of finding ways to control just about everything through legislature, and all the rules regarding selling alcohol and/or food are very complex and under close scrutiny. Thankfully it's starting to become a bit more relaxed now and we sure as hell make the most of it 🙂

                              Anyway this is what we had, falafel with grilled halloumi

                              and sweet potato fries

                              A good day to kick off my leg all in all!

                              AIAN HA-TO!

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                                seanocono
                                Joined: 17 Oct 2012

                                Jii, what a great start to your leg.  Excellent pictures, thank you.  That food and beer look damn good, too!

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                                  Finn666
                                  Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                  you should keep these mate…imo best fit so far and an awesome first update! I really like the looks of your part of the city too, looks really quiet and peaceful!...

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                                    Arabit
                                    Joined: 19 Jun 2012

                                    Ranch with those sweet potato fries good combo!!!

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                                      Graeme
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                      I was surprised to see the Whites get through so quickly.

                                      Looks like you're having fun there, and those sweet potato fries look great.

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                                        Jii
                                        Joined: 4 Oct 2010

                                        Yesterday was Kalevala-day ("The Kalevala (IPA: [ˈkɑle̞ʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology"click for Wikipedia-article) - a national flagging day.

                                        After work I took the subway to a part of the city where a friend of mine runs a bike shop.

                                        And here's a chart of our very complex subway system (NOT!). No wonder I find the subway systems in London and Tokyo a bit confusing 🙂 It doesn't get more simple than this:

                                        Interesting (?) fact: Finland has two official languages, finnish and swedish. This has it's root in history, from when Finland was under Swedish rule. The swedish speaking finns are a minority of about 5% and are mainly descendants of Swedes that moved to Finland during the years 1000-1200. For example, the subway sign above has everything written first in finnish, then in swedish.

                                        And here are some pics from the shop, the area where it's located is this horrible semi-industrial area so I'd rather focus on the beauty inside :). Loads of shiny, bright-coloured bike parts. All the things a guy who's into biking needs, right?



                                        The black frame up top is one of my dream frames at the moment, but I've decided that I wont get a new bike this year so it'll have to stay in my dreams for the time being.

                                        I was only going to buy a jacket for road riding and a couple of pairs of cheap gloves and just try on this new helmet that everyone has been raving about on the internet for the last couple of weeks. A friend of mine had tried it on and warned me that it was the most comfortable mountain biking helmet he'd ever tried. I've been looking for a replacement for my seven year old MTB helmet for a couple of years already but haven't found one more comfortable….

                                        …before I tried this one. The moment I popped it on my head I knew I had to have it. Soooooo comfy it doesn't even feel like you're wearing one. A perfect fit! And doesn't look too bad either..

                                        ..no point in postponing the inevitable, eh? 🙂 Here's the loot:

                                        That's all folks!

                                        AIAN HA-TO!

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                                          Down under guy
                                          Joined: 14 Oct 2011

                                          Great updates Jii, sweet pic's

                                          Peace

                                          Have a safe 2021 IH Peeps.

                                          Peace

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