There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

[Sreeni]

@BoredToDeath:

@Sreeni:

I ask this because Cone Mills is shutting down and I am planning to buy about 5-8 yards of denim from their White Oak shop. I was wondering if storing it for a few years will need any kind of special storage.

Maybe you can keep it in one of those big zip bags from which you can suck out the air with a vacuum cleaner.

Noted. Thanks!

[gaseousclay]

@Giles

when IH does a collab, what goes into the decision making process when you choose a brand? I'm specifically thinking of companies like Viberg, Wesco and whoever else you do leather collabs with. Obviously, Viberg and Wesco are held in high regard among boot aficianados, so it's clear that you'll only work with companies with a rock solid rep. Have there ever been any brands that have approached IHUK and asked to do a collab that you've rejected?

[Giles]

Most collabs are my idea.

Criteria:

Company has integrity
Company has similar ethos
Company has a product or could have a product that marries well with our product range
I can deal with the actual person who makes the decisions
We both benefit equally from the relationship

Yes we have been approached by companies who I have turned down.

And, Haraki has asked me to sort out collabs with companies and I have refused because I felt for whatever reason, it was not a good idea.  Haraki is happy to leave the decisions up to me…..

[gaseousclay]

@Giles thanks

[Matty123]

Can someone tell me what color thread is used for the stitching on the IHSH-162 also if you could tell me the brand of thread you guys use again? The cotton wrapped poly if I Rememener.  Thanks. I have a little repair to make on this shirt.

Found the link to Empress mills. Just need the color of thread please

[Alex]

Which colour 162?

[Matty123]

@Alex:

Which colour 162?

The indigo 162. Sorry. It’s the whitish stitching I’m referring to. It seems a bit Silverish as well. Thanks alex

[Alex]

Do you mean the 62? The wabash western? The 162 is a black or olive CPO

[Matty123]

Yes, sorry I don’t know how that 1 got in there. I
Mean the 62 wabash indigo. I did not make this easy for
You

[Alex]

I will take a look in the morning, Matty

[Matty123]

Thanks Al. Have a good night bud. Apparently there is such a thing as a stupid question

[gaseousclay]

here's a daft question, for overdyed product is the fabric dyed first and then sewn, or is it sewn first and then given an overdye bath? I'm assuming it's the latter.

[Giles]

Made into a garment and then dunked.  That is why the hardware looks so beaten up….

[Steffen]

Wasnt there something like an annual winter sale between Christmas and New Year or did that just happen in my imagination?

[neph93]

@Steffen:

Wasnt there something like an annual winter sale between Christmas and New Year or did that just happen in my imagination?

It’s happened once or twice that a load of gear has been placed on “Special” at this time, but Specials don’t happen anymore and it was never a permanent thing.

With the Outlet closed throughout December and re-opening early in January you can probably expect some good deals then.

[Giles]

Everything we do happens in your and our imagination.  When you (or we) can predict what we are going to do, we've failed….

[Steffen]

That sounds so magical, love you guys.

[neph93]

Didn’t want to derail the exciting sneakers announcement on the samples thread, so I’ll ask here… Are 888XHS a distant pipe dream?

[Giles]

We may do at some point, but I have a load of stuff going on with new denims at the moment….

[Matty123]

@neph93:

Didn’t want to derail the exciting sneakers announcement on the samples thread, so I’ll ask here… Are 888XHS a distant pipe dream?

Where is this sneaker convo? I checked samples and planned products and didn’t see it…