Random Rants
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If I supply the denim and fixings, I can produce jeans in Angeles for USD12, there is no way that is ethical…
Stitch a "crafted in the USA" tag on and sell for $300….... capitalism in action
That's the business model for True Religion, 7 For All Mankind, Citizen Of Humanity and a dozen other "premium" labels.
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is there a way for us to find out this info.how about 3 sixteen? i doubt minster freedom does as they always post things against that. what about japan?it may have already been done, but can we get info / tour of iron hearts opperation so we can help build the story of a product we all strongly support?
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I don’t know IH history or how they manufacture (I haven’t researched it so sorry for that). I saw G write something the other week that they are looking to have there own factory. So do IH do the design work then contract it out (I think flathead do that) or do ih employees make it?
I think my biggest personal reason for buying this gear is that it is well made, but with that as I build things for a living and enjoy it and get well paid for it I believe and want the person that makes my clothing to enjoy it and get well paid. It would be nice to see that.
I know Mega said that china now has a minimal wage ( I haven’t read his blog and don’t know it all) but I saw on tv “gok wan made in china” show. He goes to a factory where they make jeans and the employees live on site and don’t really make a living to sustain a lifestyle. That’s what I don’t want to buy.
It would be great to have a tour of the IH process from design to manufacture to arrival at IHUK then to me! And hopefully an insight to peoples lives we help fund with our purchases. From what I see it looks like H & G have a good lifestyle and I hope that is spread across the board (I know it wont be even but you get the idea)
Sorry for the long post
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That's one reason I buy Japanese. Rightly or not I have faith that sweatshop conditions are unusual there.
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Giles aint your normal salesman!
Cheers
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I will talk to H about this next week, but the plan is that we will document pictorially, videographically and aurally (Matt is a sound technician by current trade) the fully process…
Haraki's original rough planning
The sampling
Toms pattern making
Weaving
Post production processes
Jeans making
Shirts making
T-shirts etc making, dying and silk screening
Post sewing process
A walk through IH UK HQG
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I had been meaning to ask you this for a while G! Awesome we get to see what goes on behind the scenes
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do you need a whipping boy on that trip? ha ha
Sounds like normal giles you have all the bases covered, keep the good work up it is much appreciated!! -
do you need a whipping boy on that trip? ha ha
Sounds like normal giles you have all the bases covered, keep the good work up it is much appreciated!!Get your arse to Tokyo when we are there and you're on…..
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Short video from Dec. 2011
http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1355.msg128816#msg128816
Union Special machines, skilled people, great fabrics! -
Todd, a little bit about the general history; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Heart_(Brand)
From the front page of the website another video that hides well; http://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/productionReally great questioning :). Giles I'm not sure if you've been following Kyle@TFH's updates on their processes, I think you've covered it off pretty well (and gone further
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Very excited for this G.
Snowy, that is a great video.
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I would like to congratulate and thank the cinematographer for Man of Steel for almost single-handedly ruining a movie with camerawork alone. I didn't think it was possible but there you have it. The latest mutation of cinema verite, where you as a cameraman must pretend you have palsy when you zoom, focus, or move the viewframe.
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Didn't bother me at all, but I know loads of folks who hated Cloverfield and thought the camera work was awful whereas I thought it was genius.
I guess it's not everyones cup of tea, but it's a style I quite like.
