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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    Yep

    "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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      goosehd
      Mod Squad
      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

      G,

      What has been the most exciting sample or product that you’ve seen from H?  For example, I love everything I have purchased from you guys, but my hand’s down favourites are the Kersey’s from the last couple of years.

      Do you have anything that stands out?

      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        When I was viewing the first sample of the IHJ-35 - Black Cowhide “One Star” Jacket in Tokyo, which as per norm was my size (well, actually Haraki's but luckily I happen to fit the same size tops as him), I asked him how many Yen I needed to give him there and then to take it home with me.

        I've never done that before or since.

        There is actually very little that Haraki shows me that I am not excited about.  I tend to expect most stuff to be amazing, with the occasional "you can release that in Japan if you like, but I won't be buying any" piece  🙂

        "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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          goosehd
          Mod Squad
          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

          Thanks G!

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            jordanscollected
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 13 Nov 2018

            Giles- After the acquisition of my new Indigo N1 deck vest, i got curious. Why did the Indigo version cause such a premium if the Wabash or other indigo dyed items retail in line with other shirts?

            world tours:
            888 Fat guy chocolate WT
            Mad Red x2
            Wabidashery

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              Giles
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

              Just a guess.

              We did a relatively small run of the indigo whipcord.

              Also, costs are going up in the factories and new fabrics get the costs worked out from first principles, but the Japanese are not very good at going back and looking how increased costs affect stuff that has been being made for ages, so they tend not to increase costs of older stuff until they realise they're taking a hosing.

              "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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                neph93
                見習いボス
                Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                @jordanscollected I'm unsure if this was the case, but there was also some talk before release of the difficulties involved in indigo dyeing whipcord effectively. I believe it was challenging and took multiple dips. This would add to to cost if true.

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

                • Virginia Woolf
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                  jordanscollected
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                  great info from you both. Thanks and I'm glad i scored this when I had the chance. It seems like there was someone else watching the 2 larges, because the moment i bought mine, the last one sold too.

                  world tours:
                  888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                  Mad Red x2
                  Wabidashery

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                    vaquero357
                    Banned
                    Joined: 9 Aug 2020

                    …when do the UHF's start being released? I use the Harakisan picture of the stack of UHF material for 2021 as a screen saver. 🙂

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                      neph93
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                      @vaquero357:

                      …when do the UHF's start being released? I use the Harakisan picture of the stack of UHF material for 2021 as a screen saver. 🙂

                      Hopefully Giles won’t mind me fielding this one.

                      The first UHF of the A/W season tends to arrive late August and the remainer of the releases are spread over the rest of the calender year to November/December.

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

                      • Virginia Woolf
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        We'll get a restock of the current constant production UHFs, the red/black buffalo and the blue/black ombré before then

                        "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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                          hajduk
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 14 Jul 2010

                          Red/Black ombré western UHF re-coming in a near future? Giles?

                          Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

                          "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            No current plans….

                            "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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                              vaquero357
                              Banned
                              Joined: 9 Aug 2020

                              …thanks guy's!

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                                vaquero357
                                Banned
                                Joined: 9 Aug 2020

                                …on a side note, Graham just informed me that a package that was lost in the wilderness will be arriving today! 😎 So happy that worked out for all of us! Have a great weekend everyone! 🙂

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                                  jordanscollected
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                  Giles, do you have a pair of jeans that you keep nice for dressing up? if so, what are they?

                                  If not, what would you choose as "nice dinner and drinks but still wearing denim" jeans?

                                  world tours:
                                  888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                  Mad Red x2
                                  Wabidashery

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    I typically wear one pair of jeans with no rotation until another denim and/or cut comes along that I want to try. If I am forced to wear something other than those, I'll reluctantly pull on a pair of chinos, or if it is a wedding or a funeral, a dark blue linen suit. In the summer I will wear shorts a lot and if I am wearing waders, I'll wear sweat pants under them.

                                    And to me, a pair of jeans is a pair of jeans, I don't understand the concept of smart versus non-smart.  They all start smart but end up being non-smart.

                                    Sorry….

                                    "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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                                      jordanscollected
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                      for those of us who work in an office that has "casual Friday", or now with the pandemic "casual everyday", a nice pair of jeans kept clean is much easier than wearing the same ones we were at the ranch with or in the yard with.

                                      You simply don't have to make that distinction and are lucky for it.

                                      world tours:
                                      888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                      Mad Red x2
                                      Wabidashery

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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        Maybe an indigo pair with tonal stitching?

                                        "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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                                          kiecker
                                          Haraki san Student
                                          Joined: 14 Feb 2019

                                          @Giles:

                                          @BULLITT:

                                          @Giles in your personal experience, what top 3 fabrics/weights have been the most durable in Iron Heart jeans?  Not thinking about fades, but how resilient the jean has been to wear and tear.

                                          Hmmmm, I tend to wear a pair of jeans for about a year more or less non-stop.  Then I move on to the next great thing…

                                          If I had to make a stab at this, I'd go.

                                          25oz
                                          14oz
                                          19oz

                                          I want to purchase a denim Type III with pockets.  I also live in a warmer environment (Central Texas) and would like to opportunity to wear it not just when it's super cold.  I currently don't have issues wearing 21 or 25 oz denim on my legs but also know that our cores are more sensitive to heat transfer.

                                          Based on the above response of durability and knowing the that tightness of the weave plays a part in how breathable/warm a fabric is vs just pure weight, which Type III would you recommend?

                                          14, 19L, or 21?

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