Random questions to which you seek an answer
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Why do some westerns have a button as the top snap (eg indigo kersey) while others have a snap as the top snap (eg 12 oz denim or hickory stripe)?
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We have been trying to think of a good/efficient/meaningful way to do this for ages. I am not saying that it can't be done, but here are the issues
- We get pretty sketchy info about delivery dates from Japan, and for all sorts of reasons, delivery dates are not fixed in stone
- So we could publish, but then maintenance would be a massive job
- If we did not accurately maintain, then the information would be inaccurate and IMO inaccurate info is worse than none at all
We will give it some more thought….
Maybe similarly to the SS22 Anticipated Release Schedule,there could be a SS22 Anticipated Restock Schedule for items you’re hoping to restock during that window of time,and as with the Release Schedule we would know that this is a rough estimate. Probably easier to just keep answering the restocking questions. -
Why do some westerns have a button as the top snap (eg indigo kersey) while others have a snap as the top snap (eg 12 oz denim or hickory stripe)?
I've wondered this, too. I personally prefer snaps all the way to the top on all my shirts, but it's not a deal breaker. Of all the ones that don't do it, I wish my UHF's were snaps all the way up.
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Why do some westerns have a button as the top snap (eg indigo kersey) while others have a snap as the top snap (eg 12 oz denim or hickory stripe)?
I don't know sorry. I've never asked H, I will try to remember to next time I see him….
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I have one of these shirts in XL and it fits perfectly. I have a couple of others with different graphics that I have found on ebay and on the forum. Is this weight and cut still in production? I can't seem to find it anywhere. I have several 1610 and a couple of 1600 but those are both different.
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@Oaktavia That’s 7.5 oz. They’re a fuller cut than the 6.5 oz. I used to have a bunch but stupidly sold them all when I moved.
They are still around. There are some printed ones in the shop I think. The one with Haraki’s bike trip pics is cool.
I just looked and that one in black is available in XL. The others aren’t. That’s a good one though. You should get it.
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Oh dang alright thanks dude!
@Matt is quite right. For a long, long time those were the only IH tee's but the cut wasn't always as popular outside of Japan as it is there. The 6.5oz on the 1610's was developed as a result and given a slimmer, longer body and smaller arms.
Some of us ( @Filthy @mclaincausey and myself, love and prefer the OG variant). I have a bunch in M to XL. I'll have a look and see what I can find for you.
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Given the amount of restocking questions we all have from time to time do you think there’s any merit to having some sort of restock status or anticipation on the product page?
So we have discussed this at length.
There currently is no elegant, simple, error-free way of doing this. There are too many moving parts to the puzzle. And Alex and I are both strongly of the opinion that inaccurate data is worse than none at all.
We are in the process of comprehensively overhauling what we call our Retailer Portal, which is basically a website that our retailers use to order products, track the status of orders, track payments etc. Paula and I dreamt up the spec a few years ago one Christmas (yeah, we know how to live), it took ages to implement, went massively over budget and pissed us both off so much we were almost willing to write off the $100K that it had cost us to develop. Alex came on board and made it his mission to make it workable and useable, which he did. And frankly, it has transformed the way we do business with our retailers.
Over the years it has become more and more central to what we do and has mutated into amongst other things the central repository/database for all our products.
Why do I bore you with this?
Well, Alex and the guys involved with major gen 2 of the portal, will look at how we can store restock info and automatically spit it out in a form and to a place that is useable and useful to you guys.
In the meantime, keep on asking us restock questions, we do not mind at all, and often it reminds us to initiate a rerun that we had forgotten to do, or shows us there is still love for something we thought had run its course.
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This question has probably been asked but my search-fu failed me.
Wife is thinking about moving away from fast fashion brands herself. What brands are there in the womens-wear space that do what Iron Heart is doing viz. making things that last, making sure that everyone in the supply chain is fairly compensated, etc?
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@EdH:
This question has probably been asked but my search-fu failed me.
Wife is thinking about moving away from fast fashion brands herself. What brands are there in the womens-wear space that do what Iron Heart is doing viz. making things that last, making sure that everyone in the supply chain is fairly compensated, etc?
For boots, Red Wing do a women's line, but custom Wesco's would be the way to go for true quality, longevity and artisan support.
For tops… IH do women sizes in a selection of shirts. There is a thread here about that, They normally need to be specially ordered from Japan. @RoxRocks86 has some experience with them and could be of service.
For jeans, the 777, 555 and 461's will all work. 888, 666, 634 for a boyfriend type cut. But if the desire is for expressly female targeted cuts then Hiut Denim do them, as do Railcar. Probably others too.
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Thanks @neph93
Sorry if I was unclear, but I wasn't looking for suggestions for brands that do clothes in the IH style, necessarily, but brands that have a similar approach to the IH ethos. So slow-fashion, built-to-last, repairable, ethical supply chain, that sort of thing. Hiut is a good shout but she's good for jeans (I got her a pair of Benzak's ladies cut for her birthday) and is thinking of getting some tops.
My wife's style is pretty high-street. I'm trying to help her find an alternative to H&M, GAP, New Look, etc.
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If you're UK based, there's good quality womenswear at shops like Envoy of Belfast, Couverture and Garbstore, Goodhood, Epitome of Edinburgh. Brands like Engineered Garments, Nigel Cabourn, Orslow, etc.
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Could be a little too Americana, but Imogene + Willie has some very nice looking women's stuff that is pretty ethically focused as far as I know.
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Thank you both, I will check them out and see what she thinks.
