Iron Heart WAYWT - 2021 Edition

[Joberwocky]

I've told myself that I'm holding off on black jeans til Mad Black comes back 

[Oaktavia]

Ah ha!

[mclaincausey]

@sabergirl or @Giles or @Alex is that MB the same as the IHSH-33OD/MB or is that something else? I love the way the shirt looks in person so I am curious.

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey It’s definitely something else,as the jeans are overdyed twice with 2 different kinds of black dye. Hence the moniker Mad Black.

[Anesthetist]

Otis James wool and indigo canvas
IH N1
IH blue herringbone
IH pronto slubbies
NB

[mclaincausey]

And there was also a “matte black” term being thrown around so I’m not sure which is which and whether they’re the same @Jett129

[Jett129]

Matte Black was the OG/OD 33,and Mad Black are the jeans.

[Appfaff]

Traveling for work…

IHSH-287-BLK

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[Giles]

@mclaincausey:

[is that MB the same as the or is that something else? I love the way the shirt looks in person so I am curious.
[/quote]
To date, all of our black overdyed garments are basically just indigo garments with a black sulphur dye dunking post-construction. The only current exception to this is Mad Black jeans which have been overdyed using 2 different techniques and those are secret.

In the future, as we phase out sulphur dyes, you will see more experimentation.  For instance, SS22 includes some reactive overdyeing which as a process, is much better for the environment than sulphur dyeing.

[Tom Longarms]

inis meain
305 BLK
3sixteen
888sst
RW

[five-pocket]

Hi, first post check

[AdamJ]

@five-pocket welcome, nice shirt

[five-pocket]

@AdamJ:

@five-pocket welcome, nice shirt

HI Adam. Thanks very much. Look forward to join your community here. Fred

[neph93]

@five-pocket:

Look forward to join your community here. Fred

Good to have you here.  Congrats on the shirt. It fits you well.

[five-pocket]

@neph93:

@five-pocket:

Look forward to join your community here. Fred

Good to have you here.  Congrats on the shirt. It fits you well.

Thank you very much, appreciate it

[jordanscollected]

@Giles what should we expect for "continuous" items during the sulpher dyed phase out? I'm currently wearing the 293 OD. Will the next run, or further into the future runs, be dyed using a different technique?

@Giles:

@mclaincausey:

[is that MB the same as the or is that something else? I love the way the shirt looks in person so I am curious.
[/quote]
To date, all of our black overdyed garments are basically just indigo garments with a black sulphur dye dunking post-construction. The only current exception to this is Mad Black jeans which have been overdyed using 2 different techniques and those are secret.

In the future, as we phase out sulphur dyes, you will see more experimentation.  For instance, SS22 includes some reactive overdyeing which as a process, is much better for the environment than sulphur dyeing.

[momo73]

[mclaincausey]

Thank you @Jett129 and @Giles

I love the matte black and it looks like the mad black could have a similar sheen to it even if a different technique. At least I hope it does. Either way, kudos for ditching sulphur.

[motojobobo]

@momo73 that combo UHF-brown overshirt looks ace…

[Giles]

@jordanscollected:

What should we expect for "continuous" items during the sulpher dyed phase out? I'm currently wearing the 293 OD. Will the next run, or further into the future runs, be dyed using a different technique?

Luckily (well no luck at all, Haraki being the man he is), we are using arguably the best and most efficient sulphur dyeing factory in Japan, so whilst many have closed, ours has not.  I think we could continue to sulphur dye for years, the real question, is should we?  We will test out alternatives and switch as soon as we possibly can once we feel we have a viable route forward.  However, expect the price of sulphur dyed garments to increase in the meantime as our during factory makes more and more concerted efforts to minimise the environmental impact of using sulphur.