Random questions to which you seek an answer
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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.
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Thanks for the Klarna tip. Had no idea you could shop anywhere through the app - thought a retailer had to opt-in to them.
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What happened to the option where if you hovered the cursor over an item— you would be able to see the available sizes that were still in stock?
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What happened to the option where if you hovered the cursor over an item— you would be able to see the available sizes that were still in stock?
its still there for me…
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Hmmmm…thats weird.
it used to be there before the overhaul.....now I need to click on the item photo which takes me to the next
page where all the info...sizing..stock..details are.not sure why
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Thanks for the recommendations all.
I'll take another hard look at the 1955s, 634s….
Risking a potential faux pas of quoting myself, I recently picked up a second hand pair of 634-21 ODs. They no longer have the leather patch, but the inner waist band tag is still in place and it does say W33. If the current production run measurements were the same as whatever year these came from, then that shows they stretched a full THREE inches in the waist based on the actual garment measurements (36.0). Does that seem right? I've read 1-2" no problem but can't say I've heard this much.
Everything else measures about what I'd expect for broken in jeans, FR: 11, RR:16.1, TH: 13.0 compared to the stock measurements of 10.7, 15.6, and 12.9, respectively.
Overall, these are definitely the best fitting IH jeans I've tried now. Given they are well loved, I wont be shy about using them for whatever, but to make them "perfect" I'd wish for a taller front rise (11.5-12") and narrower knee/hem. (currently 9.5/9.0, respectively)
Pinging the collective here again, with this extra data point, how would a IH-666S-21 compare in the top block to these 634's? The 666-W36 in these appears to have most of the measurements I'd want after breaking-in other than starting with a waist that's slightly too big, but I always always wear a belt anyway. Maybe this isnt a big deal? Am I wasting (no pun intended) my time here?
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Is there any chance of a Black slubby denim coming?
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Thanks for the recommendations all.
I'll take another hard look at the 1955s, 634s….
Pinging the collective here again, with this extra data point, how would a IH-666S-21 compare in the top block to these 634's? The 666-W36 in these appears to have most of the measurements I'd want after breaking-in other than starting with a waist that's slightly too big, but I always always wear a belt anyway. Maybe this isnt a big deal? Am I wasting (no pun intended) my time here?
A well worn pair may get three inches of stretch, but it is more likely that there has been two to two and a half on a pair that came up half an inch over spec, or that the batch was a little bigger than the current the website batch. Or it could be a combination of the above. This is not an exact science and the site measurements are based on batch aggregates as there is variation within batches.
The 666 seems to be what you’re after in the leg. The top block is trimmer than the 634 over the hips however, and the rise slightly lower.
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Can we change the settings on the IH website so it doesn’t shut off my music/podcast every time I hop on?
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@68degreesorless I've shot you a PM regarding the issue
