Unpopular opinions
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@Brian to be fair, I’ve heard that there’s a ton of incredible wine in Australia, but my understanding is that most of the good stuff doesn’t leave the country. So I’ve never had any, but I’d love to change that! Some friends that I drink wine with often recently went to Australia and raved about the wine. We’re quite spoiled here in California, and I imagine you are too. For now, if you’re cool with it, we can just have a good handshake and a gentle nod of mutual respect for each other’s local wine. Agreed?
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@seawolf said in Unpopular opinions:
@Brian to be fair, I’ve heard that there’s a ton of incredible wine in Australia, but my understanding is that most of the good stuff doesn’t leave the country...
From my experience this is basically the norm world over for all sorts of things but especially alcohol of any variety; low production, taxation, logistics, you name it! But its a good excuse to travel around and try the local stuff when you do
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@GraemeE both incredibly obtuse and not for everyone, but if they click, they click hard
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@Brian nah the good ones are in Western Australia. best in the west as they say..
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All the Australians will fight about who has the best wine. I'm in Queensland and will gladly concede this one, ours is like vinegar!
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@Brian said in Unpopular opinions:
@seawolf the South Australian in my completely disagrees
100% @Brian, while I have not been to SA, McLaren Vale (primary producer of nectar from the gods) has been the source of the best big reds I have savoured.
We don't even need to talk Grange.
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Disclaimer – this is an unpopular opinion, and I appreciate that trainers are widely worn today.
For those of you who wear trainers with Iron Heart gear (other than shorts), I'm genuinely curious about your perspective. Iron Heart's work is, in my view, incredibly high-quality and aesthetically refined, and personally, I don't see trainers fitting that same aesthetic or quality standard as, say, good boots or traditional shoes. There are so many excellent quality boots and shoes that pair really well.
So, for those who do, what's the appeal or reasoning behind that pairing for you? I'm trying to understand the different style choices.
(And to clarify slightly, I do differentiate between sneakers like Chucks or Old Skools, and more performance-oriented trainers like Air Force Ones or New Balance.)
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@Bridger I wear mostly 3 pair of sneakers/trainers along with to many quality boots. 2 are Shoes like pottery and an old pair of SL72 Adidas I can't seem to ever throw away or replace. SLP are very well made so they seem to fit the IH vibe. Often I'll peruse the Nike SNKRS app on my phone but never have pulled the trigger. Always feels like I'm to old to mess with them. Add the poor quality and it's easy to just save for more Iron Heart or other quality.
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IMO Chucks or Jordans 1 to 4 are a good fit, aesthetic wise.
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@Bridger I have a few pairs of Shoes Like Pottery and wear them through the summer with IH jeans and then switch to boots when the weather cools down. I understand your opinion that the high quality denim deserves a high quality boot but I think most people switch to sneakers/trainers simply for comfort when the warmer weather hits.
Moonstar manufacture the Shoes Like Pottery brand along with a couple of others, one being the Iron Heart branded sneakers. I don’t think Haraki would have gone to the lengths he did when he designed his own sneakers if he only ever intended his denim to be worn with boots?
Also, after spending a couple of years on this forum now, one thing I seem to have picked up on is that the general consensus is “wear it however the fuck you want”
