We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?
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I’d like a small loop inside jackets collars to hang them on hooks….
+1 for sure.
Yes! And work shirts! I was pretty surprised to find my IH work shirt didn't have a little hanging loop. It's kinda hassle having to balance the collar carefully on a peg.
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Yep always bugs me when I go to hang up a shacket or jacket.
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I have to admit that I try to be a loyal fan boy and ignore the lack of a hanging loop on the majority of my jackets but it is bothersome not to have them there.
It's awkward hanging up my jacket because of the leather patch on the inside neck. But as @Giles mentioned, the strain from the weight of the jacket would probably cause the loop to break. That would be even more irritating imo. My ihm-20 is very heavy and it would make no sense to have a hanging loop on it.
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Anyone can make a loop that won't break, but you cant make a loop that won't impart stress to 2 small areas. The only way of not potentially distorting the fabric is to put it on a hanger (or put it on the back of a chair or chuck it on the floor if a chair can't be found - like me)
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I’m a huge fan of the recent big brass buckle, but there’s one thing that bugs me:
I’m not sure if there’s a reason for the part where the belt attaches to be so huge, but I think it would look a lot better if it was a bit lower profile. I’m half tempted to find a machine shop to grind it down and re-weld the bar that the belt attaches, but if there were a re-run or a different buckle altogether with a less bulky profile, I’d probably just go ahead and buy that one too.
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@xtcclassic I hear you. I took a rubber spacer with a hole in it and stuck it on the hook. Works a treat.
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If my belt was any thicker, it wouldn’t fit back under the first loop. It barely fits as it is. I might have to try this idea, @neph93 can you post some pics?
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I might have to try this idea, @neph93 can you post some pics?
Not wearing it today but I’ll get on to it when I can.
The point is that if you slide a suitably dimensioned spacer over the hook of the prong and onto its shaft, when the belt is hooked on the prong, the spacer raises the buckle away from the belt so the buckle sits parallell to the waistband instead of the left hand side being raised and the right side angling inwards.
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If you guys do make another 219/225 shirt in a different color ….it would be great to line the pockets with a chambray or the white pocket bag material.
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If my belt was any thicker, it wouldn’t fit back under the first loop. It barely fits as it is. I might have to try this idea, @neph93 can you post some pics?
I can see how that could be uncomfortable. The buckle on my mega double prong is about as thick of a buckle that I could manage.
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I’m probably gonna come in for a lot of abuse and online ‘trolling’ over what I am going to post but I need to get this off my chest as it’s been bothering me for some time now.
I’m not one for contributing much to this forum, one or two silly posts in 12 months barely warrants any justification for my continued inclusion, I’d rather let my jeans do the talking however on one thing i am adamant. The choice of 25 oz denims is pitifully low, for a company that prides itself on their heavy denim the choices on offer are becoming less and less every day. The 666XHS is ‘where it all began’ yet for the past 2 years IH has been unable to fix the run1 and run2 .In the meantime we can all continually choose the 777’s. The talk recently was about the 555 XHSib 25oz. Upon closer inspection I figured I could use these jeans yet low and behold, this pair of 25oz jeans is now endangered like some panda in a zoo in a Chinese city.The roll-call of extinct jeans grows by the month like some long list of never-to-be-seen-again classic cars. Please ironheart there are people out there who choose your jeans for the sheer weight of your denim not to visit the website and reminisce over what might had been had I pulled the trigger and bought this or that pair of 25oz jeans ‘when I had the opportunity ‘
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@Jackhammer happily we get extremely little “trolling”on this forum and encourage expression of honest opinion. You’re using this thread absolutely as intended so if anyone trolls you, you can be sure the mods will deal with it.
As to your point, I can say this… I too love 25oz and would happily see all IH cuts in it. That being said, because of the type of product and the section of the clothing industry we are talking about, there are real logistical issues with this. Here are a few:
- production of the 25oz is notoriously difficult to do, to the high standards Haraki-san requires.
- It doesn’t get made in very high quantities.
- It is expensive to make, leading to expensive jeans. You can’t have that much expensive stock lying around if you aren’t going to move it.
These issues are parts of the reason behind some of the things you point out. The 555-XHSib snd 888 in the same denim are endangered because of the quantities involved. It is spesialist, unusual denim, hard to make and expensive to make. It therefore fits the «limited batch» model IH and most other Japanese «secret» brands employ. The 777-XHS is a response to the popularity of the 777 cut, as was the 666 version when originally released. The point being as long as they sell, they will be remade.
The 21oz is the heavyweight denim IH has as its flagship product. The 25oz was initially a one off project that Haraki-san was sceptical to. Other company’s produce heavier denim but H thinks his 25oz is at the limit of what can be made well and worn comfortably. It is extreme, special interest denim. It will never be produced in massive quantities and you’ll never see that many cuts that are Extant made of it.
Happily this forum exists so that fans of the 25oz can get the lowdown first and they can pick up pairs of limited batch 25oz as they drop. Discussions about the last of the XHSib denim and which cuts will be made of it are underway, so watch this space.
