Japan November 2013…...
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[I guess Iron Heart can't use the "we're not a fashion brand" line anymore.
why not, the colorful stuff is triple works brand](http://s988.photobucket.com/user/ironheart634S/media/2013 Nov Japan/2013-11-13-061910.jpg.html)
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@mvb:
I guess Iron Heart can't use the "we're not a fashion brand" line anymore.
why not, the colorful stuff is triple works brand
Don't know how I quoted that image. Didn't mean too. I meant it as an overall comment. The striped shirt is definitely a fashion oriented piece. I have no problem with that term.
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Well, not like anything is released yet…
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Yes, they are:
Thanks
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I forgot to ask: did someone eat that "unusual" porc cutlet bowl?
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Well, the new shirts are not my cup of tea. Hopefully you´ll do some nice 7.5oz T-Shirts
Or maybe a light-medium weight flannel?
Have a nice trip! -
I'm kind of confused by what "fashion oriented" means. Obviously we buy Iron Heart etc. because we think it looks nice. What's the difference between a thick horizontal striped shirt and a wabash shirt aesthetically? They're all patterns to me…
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I woke up in some Japanese families living room, and they would not! Stop yelling!
Hah, love it!
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Prison Stripes are big with Harley bikers in Japan, it is not fashion or at least not as Haraki views it.
prison stripes are just huge in the chopper/biker scene everywhere right now, not just japan
theres even a company that is basically doing just that right now, t's, long sleeve t's and sweaters.
its a nod to a bunch of characters in old 60's chopper flicks -
prison stripes are just huge in the chopper/biker scene everywhere right now, not just japan
theres even a company that is basically doing just that right now, t's, long sleeve t's and sweaters.
its a nod to a bunch of characters in old 60's chopper flicksSorry for the derail…
Prison stripes are/were a lot wider(they are suppose to imitate actual prison bars) than what Haraki is holding. I know it's just his interpretation of prison stripes but those look more like Breton Stripes. Which I'm sure most people here would know were mostly worn by (French)sailors as that is where they originated.
Original Prison Stripes (Auburn Prison)(around 1900)
What I think of as Prison Stripes
Breton Stripes(two variations)(I personally love these stripes)
Pulled from the web:
"The striped breton shirt as we know it today came into being shortly following the 27th March, 1858 Act of France which introduced the navy and white striped knitted shirt as the uniform for all French navy seaman in Brittany.""The striped shirt was originally a naval sailor’s uniform, designed to help distinguish the sailors from the waves so you could find them more easily when they fell overboard. At the time, all the French navy hailed from Brittany, so the shirt was coined the “Breton” shirt and displayed 21 stripes – one for each of Napoleon’s victories."
"On a trip to the coast, Coco Chanel became inspired by the sailor’s clothing and used it in her 1917 nautical line. Chanel designed her Breton top for ladies to be worn with flared trousers as a stark contrast to the then-popular corseted dress look for women. By the 1930s, the Breton stripe had been elevated to “haute couture” status, making it a popular choice for fashionable upper class ladies."
Hence the fashion oriented comment. I don't think I've ever called Iron Heart a "fashion brand" but I feel like I've read Giles say they weren't on numerous occasions which is the only reason I'm giving him a hard time.
Also…
