Iron Heart Products - What do you think we should make?
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From another thread:
@JDelage:Of course, we could just fekk off all this whipcord and dream up a jacket made of 21oz wabash…
That would be very cool.
What do you all think? What would be the best type of jacket to do in 21oz wabash (or 12oz for that matter)?
Chore coats have been done in the 12oz, and I don’t think a type III would work in wabash, but a work jacket with denim collars might be special. SB for the BLK wabash and standard 21oz for the IND?
Wabash IHJ-61?
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I’m thinking an upgrade for the classic denim rider’s jacket using the 21ozsib indigo / black denim .. with an additional chest pocket, both zipped.
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The 25oz in 888 cut
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The 25oz in 888 cut
These are coming up soon:
IH-888XHSib - 25oz Indigo/Black Sample Thread
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How about a tailored casual jacket/blazer ?
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How about a tailored casual jacket/blazer ?
I suspect that there isn’t much of a market for that amongst Japanese bikers.
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How about a tailored casual jacket/blazer ?
I suspect that there isn’t much of a market for that amongst Japanese bikers.
Actually not much of a market in Nippon as it used to be…
Fun facts though...http://https://www.tofugu.com/japan/bosozoku/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bōsōzoku
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2594830/Japanese-Bosozoku-bikie-gang-girls-bad-ass-feminine.html -
I guess Bosuzuku´s arent IH´s Major Target Group, more "Normal" Guys like in Europe and USA too.
na ja… 'Normal'...
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@Steffen @theshigster In Weaving Shibusa Haraki-san mentions that he designs clothes he wants to wear himself. He's a Japanese biker. Japanese bike riders are what Haraki-san considers his core target group in Japan so most designs are made with them in mind and IH are seen as a biker clothing brand in Japan.
I don't think Haraki-san considers his western audience when designing at all. Giles tells a story of the first time H was in NYC at a SE party and he was bemused and amazed at the way people were wearing his clothes as it was not what he had in mind when designing them at all
H is responsible for the fabrics and most of the clothing designs. Obviously @Giles and @Alex spec things based on Haraki-san's work that are perhaps more targeted at the international market. With jeans you have the 555, 666, 777 and 888 cuts that have been specced from Gosport, and some UHF colourways are IHUK designed/specced too.
The way the IHUK and Japanese operations inform each other is fascinating. Famously H never used to be overly interested in selvedge as the way the fabric performed was more important than the kind of loom it was woven on. Also interesting/amusing is that when G specced the 666 cut Haraki-san initially didn't want anything to do with it in Japan. That changed too
