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AdamJ

@neph93 nothing against M&S but these look much more appealing not to mention warm!

EdH

Surely not… M&S is the height of understated (middle) class. Also Xmas is coming and what’s Xmas without Marks and Sparks slippers?!

Nah, M&S has fallen hard in recent years. It's been trying too hard to compete with the GAPs and what-have-you, and really let the quality of its garments slip.

The food is still good, but is being squeezed hard by cheaper supermarkets due to all the food price inflation going on at the moment.

Oaktavia

@AdamJ:

@neph93 nothing against M&S but these look much more appealing not to mention warm!

They are amazing!

neph93

@EdH:

@neph93:

Surely not… M&S is the height of understated (middle) class. Also Xmas is coming and what’s Xmas without Marks and Sparks slippers?!

Nah, M&S has fallen hard in recent years. It's been trying too hard to compete with the GAPs and what-have-you, and really let the quality of its garments slip.

The food is still good, but is being squeezed hard by cheaper supermarkets due to all the food price inflation going on at the moment.

I apologise to both you and AJ. There is a an irony emoji now. I should learn to use it.

I fekkin hate M&S and always have. I take some mean delight in their hardships.

T4920

@neph93:

There is a an irony emoji now. I should learn to use it.

Which emoji is this?

Also, I had a question..

Are the non-IH brands available through the international site all part of the Works INC group?

If not, what determines what ends up for sale there as opposed to on a sister store like Sonder Supplies?

endo

this is what I read

@neph93:

There is a an Ironheart emoji now.

Would be awesome.
Can we please have that @Giles ?

neph93

@T4920:

@neph93:

There is a an irony emoji now. I should learn to use it.

Which emoji is this?

Also, I had a question..

Are the non-IH brands available through the international site all part of the Works INC group?

If not, what determines what ends up for sale there as opposed to on a sister store like Sonder Supplies?

The brands are not a part of Works. GAH, SFK, OGL and PN (to name a few) are brands that for for one reason or another @Giles and @Alex have met and developed a relationship with through the years. They are fill a hole in the IHUK product line, or add a little something extra.

As for irony emoji, there is a limited consensus that it is this: [emoji854] Although I feel like a number could be used to convey irony in context.

Of course, emoji’s as a form of language are equally as unstable as words and sounds so there’s always the opportunity for disruption of the message between the sender and reciever(s).

@endo, close as I can get [emoji3550][emoji1665]

Clint_D

Is anyone aware of good denim shops in Hakkaido? I met some of my wife's clients last night and they mentioned that they're going to be in Hakkaido for a week and he's interested in checking out some denim shops while there. Anyone have leads on where it would be worth looking?

Lowlander

The 21 oz and 14 oz denims are made with a "double twisted weft." I know the differences between weft and warp yarns, but what exactly is a double twisted weft? Also, what is its effect? And is this something unusual in denim?

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Giles

It is unusual, I don't know of any other brand that does it. There are 2 yarns twisted together to make the weft. This allows us to give the denim weight, but not at the expense of wearability, the twisted weft is bulky but soft, as is the denim….

Lowlander

Thank you, Giles! I had been wondering about this for ages.

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Oaktavia

I'm wondering if this has happened before to any of you fine folk.

I was taking/slipping my engineer boots off by using my feet only, rocking the heel with my opposite toe. Usually this works just fine. Well this time my heel slipped and I slammed the front of my shin with it. Hard. Reminded me of my skateboarding days. Hurt like a mfer and left a bump.

neph93

@Oaktavia:

I'm wondering if this has happened before to any of you fine folk.

I was taking/slipping my engineer boots off by using my feet only, rocking the heel with my opposite toe. Usually this works just fine. Well this time my heel slipped and I slammed the front of my shin with it. Hard. Reminded me of my skateboarding days. Hurt like a mfer and left a bump.

I have not! I take my boots off the same way though. Always wanted to get a good bootjack.

Oaktavia

And I'll still do it that way. Had a couple beers and tried hulking them off…I stood there like ahhhh...its fine.

tody

I have the suspicion that the 'couple of beers' may have been a decisive factor.
That being said, I take my boots of the same way, sober or not.

steelworker

@neph93:

@Oaktavia:

I'm wondering if this has happened before to any of you fine folk.

I was taking/slipping my engineer boots off by using my feet only, rocking the heel with my opposite toe. Usually this works just fine. Well this time my heel slipped and I slammed the front of my shin with it. Hard. Reminded me of my skateboarding days. Hurt like a mfer and left a bump.

I have not! I take my boots off the same way though. Always wanted to get a good bootjack.

ask @Giles he has a nice bootjack