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There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

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    Matt
    見習いボス
    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

    You could dye it sure but the IH OD process is notoriously brutal on denim and involves some weird creole magic or something so I’m not sure how you’d replicate all that.

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      pechelman
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 24 Jan 2022

      Mostly I was thinking if something were to be purchased new that wasn't offered in od. I assumed the original stuff that is sold as OD once started as plain indigo and it wouldn't be any worse than those. Clearly this would be a final purchase, at extra cost?, and add an unknown wait time to getting the item, but just curious.

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        Matt
        見習いボス
        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

        I’ll bet You Tube can tell us…

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          sabergirl
          見習いボス
          Joined: 4 Oct 2013

          I think that would present a big logistical challenge for IHUK. Since the OD process takes place in Japan, they would purchase the item like normal, it would be manufactured, shipped to the UK, sold to you, then shipped back to Japan to a different place to get dunked in the OD bath. Then it would ship back out to you. Or rather back to IHUK then back to you. That’s a big carbon footprint for one item.

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            @sabergirl speaketh the truth. Plus what happens if it gets knackered (we've lost a whole run of jeans before because the process is so brutal) or shrinks significantly...

            "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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              Nik
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 12 Nov 2020

              Dye it yourself @pechelman here are my 21oz 888 dyed smoke grey in my washing machine

              IMG_3628.jpeg

              They're very similar to the black OD that IH does, but the inside is lighter, the constructional stitching picked up less dye, and the overall colour is more navy-charcoal. I was considering doing a completely different colour inspired by the red overdid denim shirt last season but the shop only had grey. Maybe next time I'd go green...

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                Oaktavia
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                @Alex
                Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                @Alex said in There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question:

                Why can't Yanks spell Aluminium

                Hahahaha

                IG: electricindigowizard

                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                  DrPat
                  Iron Heart Deity
                  Joined: 9 Oct 2009

                  Doesn't the OD process occur with extremely hot dye in a spinning vat? I don't think it's something you can easily replicate at home.

                  Additionally, the whole purpose of overdying is to have it fade from black to indigo to white. Using black dye you buy off the shelf probably won't give you that effect.

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    @DrPat
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    @DrPat said in There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question:

                    Doesn't the OD process occur with extremely hot dye in a spinning vat?

                    Yes

                    "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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                      Inorganic
                      Haraki san Student
                      Joined: 7 Sept 2022

                      OK here it goes - I have a pair of 777s-142bb W:34 and I'm looking to get a pair of 777S-21oz - I was expecting that they'd line up to aW:34 as well - but it seems not - looks like a WW:33 is a better fit. I know the guide is to always look at the measurements and go with what is best...but I was surprised to see variability within a cut. So is variability within a cut (and within a material) expected? Thanks!

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                        Matt
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                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                        Definitely. Using the size chart and not the waist size when looking at different materials in the same fit is the way to go.

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                          popvulture
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                          Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                          Agreed. I've got 3 pairs of 634s at the moment, and each fits a little differently. Some are 33, some are 34. I once tried the 634 in the natural indigo, and neither 33 nor 34 were big enough. Definitely varies, chart is the best way.

                          WTB
                          IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                          Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                            Inorganic
                            Haraki san Student
                            Joined: 7 Sept 2022

                            @popvulture @Matt thanks gents!

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                              Vaperfavour1313
                              Haraki san Student
                              Joined: 27 Jan 2021

                              What happened to the Boot forum? I don’t see it.

                              Make mine Indigo!

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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                Which boot forum>

                                "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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                                  T4920
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                                  @Vaperfavour1313
                                  Joined: 27 Apr 2022
                                  This post is deleted!
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                                    T4920
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                                    Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                                    https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/post/30

                                    This one?
                                    @Vaperfavour1313

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                                      Vaperfavour1313
                                      Haraki san Student
                                      @T4920
                                      Joined: 27 Jan 2021

                                      @T4920 for some reason it wasn’t giving me an option to view any footwear threads, from the main page. No biggie.

                                      Make mine Indigo!

                                      last edited by 13 Oct 2023, 07:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • MizmazzleM
                                        Mizmazzle
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                                        Here’s a noticing I’ve been kinda curious about;
                                        Since getting into this heavy weight clothing game, I find myself wearing more/ heavier clothes like jackets and flannels during times of the year where, in the past, I’d have been wearing just a t shirt. I simply can’t wait to start wearing my gear when coming out of the summer months.

                                        Is it psychosomatic, or do I now get cold easier than I used to? Is that a slight breeze I feel on a 70 degree day? Better grab the uhf and leather jacket!!!

                                        In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

                                        last edited by Mizmazzle 13 Oct 2023, 22:05 WhiskeySandwichW 1 Reply Last reply 13 Oct 2023, 22:41 Reply Quote 3
                                        • WhiskeySandwichW
                                          WhiskeySandwich
                                          啓蒙家
                                          @Mizmazzle
                                          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                          @Mizmazzle yup, same. Probably just conditioning and adaptation of your body to regulate its temperature control. Not weird unless you’re rockin uhf layers with winter jackets in the summer while everyone else is wearing shorts and tank tops lol

                                          "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                          -Seneca

                                          last edited by 13 Oct 2023, 22:41 MizmazzleM 1 Reply Last reply 13 Oct 2023, 22:51 Reply Quote 2
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