Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything

[Alex]

(and that they are an active forum member...)

[Hamza Yunus]

@Giles @alex
Hello,
why do some IH models Models Have "S" and Others Don’t after the fit number? such as
IH-555-XHS [ no S after 555]
IH-634S [ no S]
IH-555S-SLB { S after 555}
what S means and what non-S means?

[Alex]

S means Selvedge

XHS is Extra Heavy Selvedge

[Hamza Yunus]

@Alex u are not following .. I know XHS means extra heavy selvage e.g. 25oz. That is not what I am asking ..
After the fit number.. like 555S, what does S mean here?

[Giles]

In the very early days we did 2 jeans.

IH-634 and IH-634S - As @Alex says, the S stands for selvedge. As we grew and added more items to the range, we started having to try and describe the denim in the Lot Number.

XHS - Extra Heavy Selvedge
UHR - Ultra Heavy Raw
SLB - Slubby
19L - 19oz Lefty (Left Hand Twill)

We try and include an S after the model number (555, 666, 777 etc), but historically we were not that organised, so UHR jeans do not have an S after the model number despite the denim being Selvedge.

[Giles]

@Hamza-Yunus said in Ask Giles Anything:

@Alex u are not following .. I know XHS means extra heavy selvage e.g. 25oz. That is not what I am asking ..
After the fit number.. like 555S, what does S mean here?

It means Selvedge

If it has an S after the model number it is definitely Selvedge, if it doesn't, it may be selvedge (see above).....

[Alex]

@Giles said in Ask Giles Anything:

so UHR jeans do not have an S after the model number despite the denim being Selvedge.

They do now

[Alex]

@Hamza-Yunus said in Ask Giles Anything:

@Alex u are not following .. I know XHS means extra heavy selvage e.g. 25oz. That is not what I am asking ..
After the fit number.. like 555S, what does S mean here?

And there’s no point updating this one as we did the UHR, or they would be the

IH-555Selvedge-XtraHeavySelvedge

[Hamza Yunus]

@Giles .. that's more like it with subtle context and background. I thought it showed standard denim weight or anything less than 25oz or maybe 23oz. Models with S show standard denim weight from 14-21oz.

[Hamza Yunus]

@Alex you are right .. there is IH-555S-UHR ..
21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim Super Slim Cut Jeans - Indigo
IH-555S-UHR
Continuous Production

[Alex]

@Hamza-Yunus ... I know. I was the one that updated the SKU so that it was more in line with others on a recent production run

[Hamza Yunus]

@Giles if it does not have an S, it is as much selvage as any other S-pair, unless it is a Duck canvas. I don't think IH makes non-selvage denim jeans at the moment. i am only talking about the listed jeans on the IH-UK webpage.

[Hamza Yunus]

maybe S shows double twisted weft construction ,no?

[Alex]

@Hamza-Yunus said in Ask Giles Anything:

maybe S shows double twisted weft construction ,no?

No. S just means selvedge, as we have said already.

There is inconsistency in the product numbers over time, for various reasons, but that is what it means. Has nothing to do with double twisted yarn

[Hamza Yunus]

gotcha @Alex

[SKT]

Now that you’ve had the IHJ-79 and IHJ-127 I’m wondering which pocket configuration you prefer?

[Matt]

So you’re saying the S stands for “S”omeday we’ll rerun the Beatle Buster?

[GardenState]

@Matt I think the "S" means that Saturday they will rerun the Beatle Buster

[Giles]

@SKT said in Ask Giles Anything:

Now that you’ve had the IHJ-79 and IHJ-127 I’m wondering which pocket configuration you prefer?

IHJ-79 by a country mile.....

[SKT]

@Giles I had an inkling that’s what you would say but glad you confirmed. I actually wish Haraki would design an updated IHV-44 with pockets similar to the 79. Maybe just one chest slash…or none.