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    • organisysO
      organisys
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      Browse this.
      http://www.privatewhitevc.com/gbp/online-shop/mens/coats-jackets/options/wool.html

      Pride of Japan :-)

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      • neph93N
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        @501/IH:

        Great elaboration @neph93, it not only is informative, but speaks of true denim appreciation. Trés cool!

        [emoji1431]

        “Some of those that work forces
        Are the same that burn crosses”

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        • manufc10M
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          @neph93:

          @motojobobo:

          Does anyone have both denims and could comment on pros and cons?

          I understand UHR is unlikely to return, so is XHS a reasonable replacement?

          The only things they really have in common is that they are both at the heavyweight end of the scale and they are both indigo selvedge. Otherwise their hand, colour, fading etc. are all quite different from each other, and in fact unique from other IH denim as well.

          The XHS is much darker in colour and breathes slightly better than the UHR. It is heavy and stiff out if the bag but softens amazingly with wear. Takes a while to start fading but when it does you get high contrast, vertical fading.

          The UHR is very crunchy and needs watering out of the bag. It gets very dense and tight after the soak and has a lighter indigo colour than nearly every other IH denim. It then pisses out indigo like no ones business and creates great fades. It's also hairy and has loads of character.
          I have the 666XHS and the BB UHR. I love both denims but they are in no way interchangeable as they very have different properties.

          Sounds like me during a night of heavy drinking.

          I'm really bummed I missed out on the UHR fabric, unfortunate it will not be made again.

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          • DrBabyhorseD
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            @neph93:

            @motojobobo:

            Does anyone have both denims and could comment on pros and cons?

            I understand UHR is unlikely to return, so is XHS a reasonable replacement?

            The only things they really have in common is that they are both at the heavyweight end of the scale and they are both indigo selvedge. Otherwise their hand, colour, fading etc. are all quite different from each other, and in fact unique from other IH denim as well.

            The XHS is much darker in colour and breathes slightly better than the UHR. It is heavy and stiff out if the bag but softens amazingly with wear. Takes a while to start fading but when it does you get high contrast, vertical fading.

            The UHR is very crunchy and needs watering out of the bag. It gets very dense and tight after the soak and has a lighter indigo colour than nearly every other IH denim. It then pisses out indigo like no ones business and creates great fades. It's also hairy and has loads of character.

            I have the 666XHS and the BB UHR. I love both denims but they are in no way interchangeable as they very have different properties.

            I have both (634 XHS, 666 UHR) and I agree with @neph.

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            • Matty123M
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              Ok, so ive narrowed down my next purchase to 3 styles of jeans all Indigo/indigo. the 633sii, 634sii and the 666sii. when i bought my 634s i sent them out to rail car to have them tapered from the crotch down. i had them tapered to measurements close to the 666 cut. can someone who has owned both the 634s and 666 please tell me what they find to be the major differences between the two styles? thanks

              Maybe so. Maybe not

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              • GilesG
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                @manufc10:

                I'm really bummed I missed out on the UHR fabric, unfortunate it will not be made again.

                We actually have enough left to make 300-400 pairs jeans.  H has no plans for it, and I'm in two minds as to whether I make anything out of it…

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • neph93N
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                  @Giles:

                  We actually have enough left to make 300-400 pairs jeans.  H has no plans for it, and I'm in two minds as to whether I make anything out of it…

                  Save it for the 2nd iteration of the new cut!

                  “Some of those that work forces
                  Are the same that burn crosses”

                  • Virginia Woolf
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                  • manufc10M
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                    @Giles:

                    @manufc10:

                    I'm really bummed I missed out on the UHR fabric, unfortunate it will not be made again.

                    We actually have enough left to make 300-400 pairs jeans.  H has no plans for it, and I'm in two minds as to whether I make anything out of it…

                    oh man, well obviously I'm only one voice in the crowd but I would be very happy to see more jeans made out of it in either the 634  or new cut.

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                    • tmgT
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                      @neph93:

                      @Giles:

                      We actually have enough left to make 300-400 pairs jeans.  H has no plans for it, and I'm in two minds as to whether I make anything out of it…

                      Save it for the 2nd iteration of the new cut!

                      Great suggestion, I support this!

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                      • Megatron1505M
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                        @neph93:

                        @Giles:

                        We actually have enough left to make 300-400 pairs jeans.  H has no plans for it, and I'm in two minds as to whether I make anything out of it…

                        Save it for the 2nd iteration of the new cut!

                        Yes, yes and hell yes.

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                        • QinhanQ
                          Qinhan
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                          @organisys:

                          Browse this.
                          http://www.privatewhitevc.com/gbp/online-shop/mens/coats-jackets/options/wool.html

                          Thanks @organisys .  I like Private White VC and appreciate the fact that they're manufacturing in the UK.  The few pieces of theirs that I've handled have been good quality.

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                          • organisysO
                            organisys
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                            Yeah, dont own any myself but quality seems good.

                            Pride of Japan :-)

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                            • UnTuckedU
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                              When is the official opening of the Osaka store?

                              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                              In search of:
                              IHV-04, med.
                              IHSH-185, large
                              IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                Was meant to be yesterday, may have been.

                                I will be there with @Madame Buttonfly a week this Friday….

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • UnTuckedU
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                                  Awesome! My wife is flying home to Osaka in a few weeks to visit family and to recharge her Japanese-ness (Food, sights, sounds, and not having to speak English for a while, lol), and she said she wants to stop in as a side quest to her main mission: "Bring back as many chu-hi as possible", lol!

                                  In search of:
                                  IHV-04, med.
                                  IHSH-185, large
                                  IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    I approve  😉

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • UnTuckedU
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                                      Yeah… The 2 things we miss most about Japan are ramen, and the Strong 9% chu-hi. If I could find a supplier here, I would likely never be sober later than 5:30pm

                                      In search of:
                                      IHV-04, med.
                                      IHSH-185, large
                                      IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        @UnTucked:

                                        When is the official opening of the Osaka store?

                                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                        Well, H is parking his bike in it, so I think it is open…..

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • FinksterF
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                                          Nice Denim Store Flower Shop  😉

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                                          • mikebarhootM
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                                            Brilliant!

                                            Honey, i got you flowers.

                                            Btw, picked up some new jeans today too.

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