Japan - November 2014

[JCMx800]

@Max:

What jacket is H wearing and does it have an Iron Heart tag?

IHxALEX vest…
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/rebirth/10000702/

[Arlo]

Good call on the IH/TW thing.

[Max Power]

@JCMx800:

@Max:

What jacket is H wearing and does it have an Iron Heart tag?

IHxALEX vest…

Thanks

[FurattoHeddo]

These shirts are looking very nice: 

[Giles]

@Max:

Will the new 24s also have the crinkly effect? They look more plain on the Pictures. I like the colours.

Yes

[Giles]

@Max:

What jacket is H wearing and does it have an Iron Heart tag?

It's an Alexander Leathers/Iron Heart C3.  It has an Iron Heart label.  I don't sell it in Europe.

[Seul]

IH = TW = bloody brilliant, as Sarina would say.

Also: those (linnen?) chambrays FH posted…

leans forward…

[SaschaVS]

It makes sense in so many ways.  It's easier for Haraki, it's easier for us, it's easier for the retailers and there is no confusion for you - same great products, same great brand pedigree….

Fantastic and really good decision!!!!

[Giles]

@Seul Those are a made from very poly biased poly-cotton mix.  Apparently they do really well in Japan, probably won't waste my time bringing them out of Japan…

[Anesthetist]

I like having the different personalities of the two brands. Now I know it's easier, makes more sense, and will prob increase sales (TW releases tend to sell a little slower it seems), but I'll miss TW. Is there a way to incorporate that badass TW tag at all? I might miss that the most TBH!

[Giles]

We'll see what H comes up with

[louisbosco]

@Anesthetist:

I like having the different personalities of the two brands. Now I know it's easier, makes more sense, and will prob increase sales (TW releases tend to sell a little slower it seems), but I'll miss TW. Is there a way to incorporate that badass TW tag at all? I might miss that the most TBH!

it took me quite awhile to get what the breaking news post was saying. even after reading all the post till i read this and i finally understood the breaking news post by giles…

[Giles]

More chaos at the ticketing machines….

A few weeks ago, Chnanon from Pronto posted a pic of this Freitag bag.  I simply had to get hold of it. 

Sarina checking out the look…

And we added to Sarina's mug collection…

[Giles]

And H loved his new book on Choppers

And let the lesson begin

[louisbosco]

here we go.. looking forward to all the great news..

[Madame Buttonfly]

It's always a delight spending time with the IH Japan crew, and for me extra special to see some faces I hadn't seen since my last visit eighteen months ago.

I was able at last to give lovely Gon a big hug and thank her properly for stitching my wonderful forum blanket gift 

[Clint_D]

What flavor of vodka is "Smirnoff White"? Vanilla?

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Clint_D:

What flavor of vodka is "Smirnoff White"? Vanilla?

We don't know!  I grabbed it at Heathrow airport because it looked good.  At one point I thought Sudo was going to open it immediately, but - probably a good thing - we didn't get to try it yesterday 

Giles just Googled it, we think it's unflavoured but is "specially filtered for an extra smooth taste"…

[Giles]

Lunch @theworks

[Giles]

Gon gave Paula a beautiful piece of fabric designed to be tied into bags of various types.

Much time was wasted spent learning how to do them…

Haraki thought it made him Superman