Iron Heart Products - What do you think we should make?
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For me and my preference to how I like my jeans to look and feel. I’m thinking an 888 with either a lower rise or a 634 with a tapered leg. Both of which fit me well but the ultimate would be if I could a mix the 2 together.
Edit: oh yeah and anything Sashiko, especially in a workshirt style. -
@pechelman yep
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@Aussie-Ben have you looked at Self edge 633?
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@wjw
Yeah cheers i have, but exchange rate and shipping costs make an already expensive pair of jeans even more so. The IH UK store at least covers the cost of shipping down under for a single pair of jeans. It’s getting close to AUD$100 premium -
@Aussie-Ben I think the 633 is really what you're looking for, it's a shame IHUK can't carry them, but Self-Edge have the exclusive, they're good folk too.
Self-Edge do 15% off sales a few times a year, maybe grab a pair of 633 then and think of it as the 15% covering the premium. It's what I planned to do, but I went for the SExIH25 633 and feared they'd sell quickly so paid the premium.
SE also do free international shipping for orders over USD$500, so grab a shirt or something while you're at it and you'll be golden.
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@ManiacLachy
Hi mate,
Unfortunately I think you are right.
I know about the threshold amount to qualify for “free shipping” it’s just if I love em then I’ll have to own several and then that starts getting even more expensive as I’m now adding yet another item just in the hopes of reducing the hit of a US$45 delivery fee.
Clearly I’m not the only one who sees value in that combination of fit and cut though.On the positive side, I suppose I could start trying other Japanese brands when building up enough to
Get my free shipping as I’ve noticed Self Edge have a big selection to choose from.
Just recently ventured to another brand (Samurai) and bought a couple of t-shirts and a heavy Sashiko flannel shirt and was pleasantly surprised to see it’s not just Iron heart that make great Japanese clothing.
The t-shirts actually fit the way I like them to, tooFirst world problems I suppose, could be so many more worse problems to have.
Cheers for taking the time to reply to my comment.
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@Aussie-Ben Echoing @wjw and @ManiacLachy, the 633 is probably your cut. I was in a similar position as you, in that the 634 fit me snug on the top block and the 888 has a higher rise and more aggressive taper than I'd hope for, so I've been sticking mostly to 633 (although I'd still love to try 1955 if I could ever get my hands on a pair). You're limited to the types of denim available but there are enough options to keep it interesting.
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@SonnyTheElder cheers Sonny
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@ManiacLachy Any reasons why IHUK cannot carry them ? I though they were offical IH representative outside Japan ?
I come back from a summer trip in Japan and I was really surprised to discover that all cuts are not sold in there. It's confusing to the customer...
I've still bought a 634s that i really love especially the top block and i was just wondering that a top block from 634 + taper from 888 would be the perfect fit !
IG : ruggedm4n
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IHUK have sole responsibility for all distribution outside of Japan. A large portion of that distribution is western only, including many jeans cuts, and a lot of shirting. There is also a smaller amount of items that are more or less only available in Japan. The 463 being an example.
As sole distributors internationally, IHUK also supplies Self Edge. As one of the oldest IH retailers outside of Japan, Self Edge are privileged to have cuts that are exclusive to them, namely the 633 and 301.
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To add, we sell stuff outside of Japan, that we create specifically for the Western market, and will have no demand in Japan. The only way we could carry the same stock would for us to reduce what we offer to the west by about 75%, we prefer to do what we do....
I actually can't think of a single brand of anything, that does not have regionally different products....
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@jimcasey just checking out a pair of 633’s on Selfedge and couldn’t find UES on their site.
Corlection in Australia does though. Their flannels look bloody nice. God damn it, collecting cheap shitty Chinese Dixxon “flannels” was so much cheaper, but got sick of having to keep trimming all of the loose threads on each new purchase.
So foolishly I went looking on YouTube to find some better quality flannels. Bought a couple of Pladra flannels, then an Iron heart flannel then IH 3 flannels, then IH jeans, IH jumpers, then samurai t-shirts, now I like the look of UES
.I think I might need a dumb phone
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@Aussie-Ben you and me both brother.
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