Theme Week March 2-6 - Show us What You've Got....
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@jordanscollected That is an awesome story!
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My very first IH item was this IHSH-232 UHF. At the time, I really struggled to pull the trigger because of the price, but the timeless style, the color, and everything I had heard about Iron Heart UHFs finally convinced me. I’ve never regretted it for a second.
I haven’t washed it to this day, and I still love that vibrant red color. It’s a timeless piece, and if I could only have one flannel, this would be it.
The non-IH item that I wear basically every day and literally never take off is this wristband.
It’s made from my very first pair of Salomon trail running shoes, which I bought when I got into endurance sports many years ago. When the shoes eventually broke down, I made this bracelet from them. It’s tied with high-strength Kevlar string — non-elastic, extremely durable, and designed to withstand abrasive conditions.
I’ve worn it for about 16 years straight. The only time I ever had to remove it was for a few hours during surgery, when I wasn’t allowed to wear anything.
For me, it marks the starting point of a journey that took me from being a completely non-sporty person to finishing my first ultra trail marathon, a full Ironman distance, multiple running races, triathlons, vertical-up races, lake crossings, and more.
Every time I look at it, it reminds me that with time, effort, consistency, and patience you can achieve almost anything in life. You don’t have to be special to become special.
That’s also something I try to pass on to my kids these days.
Funny enough, nobody actually knows this story — not even my wife. So everyone here on the forum now knows the story behind this simple wristband.
Hope you like it
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@Indigo-Alchemist …and that is a great story!!
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@goosehd Thanks, happy you like it.
I actually started running back then as a way to stop smoking. Every time I felt the urge to have a cigarette, I would put on my running shoes and leave the house for a run.Somehow that simple habit stuck — and here we are all these years later.
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So many great Grails. If I had to pick one it would be Big Buck Black. I wear the IHV 44 GA all the time as well, it’s such a versatile piece.
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I‘m sorry in advance for a half-assed post today, seeing what everyone else is showing. Super busy today, no real time to prepare. Might show something else later tonight, but here is my Vanson Comet leather jacket I bought in Seattle 15-20 years ago. That was way before life got in the way, but already with my then girlfriend now wife by my side. So it‘s a reminder of my last days of youth, before doing all the grown-up shit like house, kids and the like. In addition to that not my favourite, but probably my most rare IH item, an IHSH-34 hairline hickory shirt, which I was sold falsely advertised as hairline duck. Never seen in the wild since I arrived to IH.
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I’m going to jump back in here and give an honorable mention to this watch.
When I was 16 years old (10 years ago,) I went on a family cruise with my dad’s side of the family and that’s when he had the discussion with me. It was time for my first “big boy watch.”
My dad has always spoken to me about watches. It was a passion of his for as long as he could remember.
On this cruise he said he’d be willing to throw in half for a watch so I can start my journey. We saved a few bucks since we purchased it on the cruise and man was I the most excited teen in the world.
I ended up grabbing this quartz Tag Heuer Formula 1. It originally came with the rubber band but I upgraded it to the stainless one.
Since then I’ve had other tags, some movados & an omega that all have been sold— but this piece will be with me until it’s eventually passed down to Ish Jr.
Just for fun here are some pics of the Omega I picked up in 2021 that I have since sold. Me and my dad both got Omegas that day, he grabbed the 007 one.
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I want to commend you guys on an amazing week from the pictures shared, creativity in the themes, and the sharing of personal stories.
You guys have proven once again that there are more layers to this onion than what’s on the surface.
Thank you!
️“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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Here‘s the promised addition - a hoodie from 1995. German punk band „…But Alive“
In the MRMF thread i told the story how punkrock was my gateway to independence in life. The first punk show was WIZO, who coincidentally happen to play Cologne tonight. So I dug out this hoodie for the occasion. But Alive‘s cover art for the first two albums was done by Eric Drooker, a New York based artist. The motive on the back of the hoodie is „On the roof“, of which I have an artist‘s numbered print framed on the wall. More of that in the corresponding thread, now off for a beer.
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@goosehd said in Theme Week March 2-6 - Show us What You've Got....:
I want to commend you guys on an amazing week from the pictures shared, creativity in the themes, and the sharing of personal stories.
You guys have proven once again that there are more layers to this onion than what’s on the surface.
Thank you!
️The best is yet to come - faded denim and flannels
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The white Wabash I bought here in the forum from @neph93 and my first IH jeans are my absolute favorites.
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@markus_berlin_ that white wabash is so killer. I really hope they can somehow someway make this comeback.
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I have really enjoyed today posts with all the stories that accompanied them. I don’t have a specific “grail” item so I decided to include some pieces made by Iron Heart that I think perfectly embody the brand and company…pieces that give me joy when I wear them and represent grail level design and execution.
A2 - Impeccably made, has a timeless, streamlined style and feels incredible when I wear it.
Fox Brothers Flannel - Beautiful fabric, cut perfectly for my body and a classic pattern
UHR - Fast faders, tough as nails, gorgeous shades of blue and quintessentially IH.
(Bonus) White’s Cruisers - No bells and whistles but made well enough to last a lifetime and then some…like most IH stuff.
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My favorite leather jacket is from Double Helix, ahhhh I like it a lot. With the jeans I have some problems: I really like my 777 slubby but also my 21oz 555 Shinayaka. I could not decide which one is my favorite. And as you can see, I combined both. The 777 slubby jeans is on my left and the 555-Shinayaka on my right leg. I connected both pairs of pants together which worked very good but I had to fix the remaining „legs“ on my backside which was not so comfortable.
And the backside:
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Not a grail - but my favorite thing I own at the moment. Found at a shop a couple doors down from Self Edge In SF. Nearly dropped my iced oat matcha when I saw it. If you know me - you know I like cloaks and quilts, and this is the best of both.
Shown with my favorite pair of Oni's and some rare Rapha/Palace/EF crocs from the Giro a couple of years ago.
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I am grail hunter. I seek out and comb through the depths of the interwebs to find rare and odd Iron Heart pieces. For me, I fixate on one brand. I like what I like. All of my favorites are IH. Maybe it's my neurodivergent brain (ADHD), maybe I am just stuck in my ways. I don't care why, really. I just know I am Iron to the Bone.
I have grails of all fabrics that interest me. But it all comes down to the denim and duck. This is what drew me to IH in the first place. These two textiles will always be favored by me.
My Top Grails:
21oz Indigo Selvedge Denim Cap
21oz Indigo Selvedge Denim Shooting Jacket
21oz Indigo Selvedge Untucked CPO Sample
16.5oz/17.5oz Double Indigo Selvedge Duck Loom Breaker
17oz Brown Duck Sneakers -
The Shop hand dyed chore jacket. My grail piece. Really stretched my budget to get one of these things when I did, but man do I love it. The first time I met TJ was in 2004 when I bought a white sessions snowboard jacket from him. Cut to 20+ years later, and I am still buying jackets from the homie.
Get outside, feel small
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