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    • GilesG
      Giles
      IHUK Crew
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      Sorry for the delay, not something I carry around in my head, in fact, I am sure this is the first time I ever measured them.

      44cm…

      "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
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        @Giles:

        14 or 21, def not 19.

        I forgot that SelfEdge has a 22oz with pockets.  How does this compare weave-wise to the 14, 19, and 21?

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        • GilesG
          Giles
          IHUK Crew
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          Hottest of the lot….

          "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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          • vaquero357V
            vaquero357
            Banned
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            …hey Giles!  Is the orange bag for something specific or just a friendly little gift? 🙂

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            • ROmanR
              ROman
              Haraki san Prodigy
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              I believe it says gift on the tag, and I will use it as a tote…..

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              • spitfiredealerS
                spitfiredealer
                Raw and Unwashed
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                When you guys make a new denim. Do you pre distress it. So you can see how it will fade?

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
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                  No.

                  I try and wear it, but that only usually gives me 6 months of wear before we release it.

                  That is why, when people ask how a new denim will fade, the answer is often "tell you in a few months"

                  "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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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
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                    @vaquero357:

                    Is the orange bag for something specific or just a friendly little gift? 🙂

                    A shopping bag….

                    "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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                    • spitfiredealerS
                      spitfiredealer
                      Raw and Unwashed
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                      @Giles:

                      No.

                      I try and wear it, but that only usually gives me 6 months of wear before we release it.

                      That is why, when people ask how a new denim will fade, the answer is often "tell you in a few months"

                      So do dyeing methods give you a slight idea?

                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        Yes, slight…..

                        "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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                        • xtcclassicX
                          xtcclassic
                          啓蒙家
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                          @jordanscollected:

                          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.

                          This is why I’m such a big proponent of the Superblack non-fade denim. Especially the 9666Z’s which have a black patch and black W. I can get away with wearing them at work.

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                          • dinobarnesberlinD
                            dinobarnesberlin
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                            @xtcclassic:

                            @jordanscollected:

                            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.

                            This is why I’m such a big proponent of the Superblack non-fade denim. Especially the 9666Z’s which have a black patch and black W. I can get away with wearing them at work.

                            stealthy like a mo fo

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                            • K
                              kiecker
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                              I was watching a product review by James Dant and he referred to the iconic red stitching as an “E”. I’ve always thought of it as a rotated “W” has homage to Triple Works. What’s the history and meaning of this logo?

                              https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMNayItAvb7/?igshid=tym97ys1yuer

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                              • AlexA
                                Alex
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                                It’s a W that stands for Works Inc, the iron heart parent company. Or it can be an M for Motorcycle if you like..

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                                  Jett129
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                                  It’s definitely not an E. He once described the 21OZ denim as having a brown weft. I told him it didn’t,so he changed it to beige. I didn’t think it was my place to fight him on that.   

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                                  • K
                                    kiecker
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                                    @Alex:

                                    It’s a W that stands for Works Inc, the iron heart parent company. Or it can be an M for Motorcycle if you like..

                                    Both make sense.  Thanks for clarifying.

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                                    • vaquero357V
                                      vaquero357
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                                      …Sir Giles, is it safe to say that IHUK online would be the most likely place to find XXXXL in shirts/jackets etc and that retailers around the world generally don't ask for or want XXXXL's?

                                      ...and/or that very few XXXXL's are even produced?

                                      ...'Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought him back' I P  😉  Thanks!

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        Yes, IHUK is the most likely place to find XXXXL.  IH Japan never stocks them, for some unknown reason and very few western retailers take XXXXL.

                                        And yes, we make very few.  Oour buying from Japan is based on a bell curve related to previous demand for products of the same type.

                                        That said, the shape of our bell curves is skewed by the limitations of what we historically stocked.  So for instance, if we only stocked 4 x XXXXL of a product, then the most we could sell was only 4, even if we could have sold 20.  We realized this about a year ago with the super popular sizes, so we have been steepening the bell curve and are ordering a LOT more L's and XL's (in the case shirts and jackets), we very recently realized that we needed to order more XXXXL's, so we will start doing so from now.

                                        Unfortunately, FW21 orders went in before we realized.

                                        "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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                                        • PalmerP
                                          Palmer
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                                          I'm just so thankful Iron Heart offers the 4XL because no other Japanese brand makes shirts or jackets that fit me and the overall vibe of IH just feels right.

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
                                            IHUK Crew
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                                            When I first started working with Haraki, the largest size he made in tops was XL….I've been pushing the sizing boundaries ever since

                                            "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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