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[sabergirl]

And, as another aside: would buying the mills remove access to weave good denim and make good clothes from the other Japanese brands? Don’t see there being any benefit for the market, there. Maybe in the removal of competition I suppose, but there’s really no comparison as their style is different. Can’t see controlling all that chain as being a benefit.

[Giles]

@truby said in Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything:

@Alex pressure on the mills huh. Why don’t you guys with all your success buy the mills?

We have no interest in running mills. It is not what we are good at (for that read, we know fuck-all about running a mill).

A few years ago, we had the notion that we could fit out a workshop and make shirts, I mean, how difficult could it be? We spent a shit ton on machines, sewed up one set of UHF's (the original 101 and 102-TG's), they were made so badly we had to recall them all. We sold the workshop and slinked off into the sunset with our tail between our legs.

Haraki is amazing at designing stuff, selecting the mills to make the fabric and selecting the workshops to do the sewing.

IHUK is fantastic at building a brand, creating customer and retailer loyalty, specifying product that will resonate with our customer base and marketing.

We don't know how to make fabric and stuff.

[SKT]

@Giles I really love this kind of insight into the world of IH, thanks for posting.

[truby]

I love the casual f bombs when thinking about running a mill. Hahaha.

[truby]

Damn guys sorry question took so many keys pressed to answer.

I’m curious and some weird ass “add”

Thanks again

[Jord]

@Giles I love that it's all made in Japan by people that specialise in what they produce, wouldn't want it other way and don't think it would make sense any other way

Haraki knows what he's doing and so do you guys at IHUK

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[freepickin]

@Giles I been wondering, what the hell is your avatar? Is it a Good Art HLYWD ring cut in half? Submerged in sand? I'm too daft to make heads or tails of it.

[Giles]

It's a Good Art Nixon "Just the Tip", propped up in sand.

[freepickin]

@Giles what a beaut. Thanks for clearing that up!

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything:

"Just the Tip", propped up in sand

Reminds me of a time in France when I stumbled upon a nudist beach

[Giles]

"stumbled"

[Bridger]