Introduce Yourself Here
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@harvestofgrief Hi Brian, I'm Luigi and I live in Italy, nice to meet you
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Hi all, been a member since 2014 and never properly introduced myself(!) A little quick recap. My name is Ric and grew up all over the place, from Quito Ecuador, to Washington DC, Bilbao Spain, Orange County California, and have now lived the past 20 years working with Digital Design and Art Direction in Gothenburg Sweden. I was supposed to move and work with video game development (concept art) in Tokyo Japan in 2005. But I met a swedish girl and you know how that goes. Somewhere in a parallel universe I'm writing this from Japan.
I've always loved timeless design, rugged clothes and ivy league - I love worn in clothes and I guess that's where the best workwear, military and ivy league meet. Since the early 90's most of my wardrobe has consisted of levi's, flannels and leather/military jackets, but in those days that was it. No internet communities and no hashtags. Just kids wearing the shit our of their clothes.
Until 2010 when I discovered the japanese wave of selvedge workwear/repro community through social media. Iron Heart included. It was amazing to see people going back to the roots of heritage, style, workwear, the craft, and the longing to hold on to the culture peak of quality manufacturing that almost was erased. I kinda miss those early instagram days when everyone was discovering Red Wings, waxed canvas rucksacks, and Selvedge denim. It felt like a return to durability and rugged material, after years of disposable mass production.
I always found it strange that I remembered my childhood jeans (late 70s – early 80s) being stronger, heavier, and harder than the thin 'blowout' jeans we were later surrounded by. It felt like a weird Mandela Effect—how jeans all of a sudden became paper thin. That is, until I discovered Iron Heart and all the other amazing makers.
Jeans: 555-01 21, 666s 21, 777s 21, BS69xSOP420 (777 SBG), 634s 21
Shirts: IHSH-196, IHSH 21 BLU, IHSH-264 NAV, IHSH-130 GB, IHSH 33-Indigo, IHSH-295 BB
Jackets: IHM-27-OLV, IHM-37-BLK
Accessories: IHG-051-BLK, Brass-W10 -
@rovdjurstorget 11 years of membership and now an intro. I like your pace of life
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@Makarwise Thanks! I figured I’d find 5 spare minutes sooner or later
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@rovdjurstorget
nice to make your acquaintance 
Reading a book by Burkeman just now called Four Thousand weeks. It goes into quite a bit of 'time' finding'. Being at peace with not managing everything can be liberating! -
@Makarwise Just checked it out. I need to get my hands on a copy. Thanks for the tip!
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@rovdjurstorget Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Luigi
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What’s going on Iron Heart family, my name is Anthony and I’m from Philadelphia, PA. I’m a little late to the Iron Heart game but very happy to be here and apart of this community! Thank you for having me.
P.s. Looking forward to this next seasons collection, that work jacket is hands down my favorite piece.
Have a great rest of your week my friends!
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Hello there,
Mathieu here, I originally joined the forum to look up information on IH shirts. I forgot to introduce myself at the time, that is now fixed! -
@Luijim78 Hello Luigi! It’s a pleasure to meet you too my brother!
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Hey everyone! I'm Devin - based in Maine. Recently got back into the denim scene after I lost some weight and pulled out an old favorite pair of Levis's with amazing fades that I'd totally forgotten about. Put em on and it was game on. Got me searching and learning (and buying!) again so here I am! Just got a few pieces of IH and love them. I've been part of other online communities (watches and guitars) and am excited to get to know this group. Love all the info and sharing I see here.
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@Luijim78 Great to meet you thanks for the welcome!
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@Giles thanks, psyched to be here!
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Hi Everyone, I'm BMJ.
Someone from another community I’m part of introduced me to selvedge denim while we were talking about moving away from fast fashion and focusing more on well-made products that actually last. That conversation sent me down the rabbit hole a bit, and it’s what brought me here after their recommendation of your products!
