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[Merv]

Just a general question: I see a lot of Iron Heart items listed on eBay shipping out of Japan. How legit are these items? Are they authentic Iron Heart or knock offs?

[imgg]

Hi @Merv
Giles explains this topic here:
https://forum.ironheart.co.uk//post/954041

[NickD]

True to size....

30 waist in Levis, 32 in IH, 34 in a couple of pairs of chinos. RMC t shirts and sweatpants are size S, sweatshirts M, jackets 38, 40 and 42. US9 in NB, 8.5 in Whites.

Which of those is my true size?

[AdamJ]

@Choko Yep you're right we had the unmodified one in the past. I guess as we had the Lefty OD and 22oz OD for a while, we likely deemed it unnecessary at the time. Never say never though, would be nice to see one day I agree

[Giles]

@pechelman said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

True to Size (TTS)....what the hell does this mean or what are people meaning when they refer to this? It's never made any sense to me.

100% agree, it is one of the most bollocks phrases in an industry full of bollocks phrases and nonsensical myths. Shrink to Fit (STF) winds me up even more. If you start with the wrong size, how the fuck will it shrink to fit?

[NickD]

Shrink to not fit.

[Tago Mago]

One size fits all, equally nonsensical

[Boggzy17]

@goosehd ok thanks. I’ve just never seen them before. Was just curious. Cheers

[sabergirl]

@Merv the sellers on eBay from Japan are legit used IH items, but they are folks who are purchasing used clothing from Japanese sites like Mercari, Rakuten, Yahoo Auctions, etc. then giving those an extreme markup to sell them to us. I’ve come to suspect that the stores are all reusing the same pics from the Japanese auction site listings, then tossing the same item up on as many platforms as they can all at once. You’ll see the same item over and over, supposedly from different shops and at different prices. It’s still less of a headache (to me) than using a service like Buyee, but it’s the same exact used Iron Heart from the Japanese market.

[Merv]

@sabergirl Ok, thanks for the info

[TheDukeOfDenim]

I have some 19oz and I love them. But I’m excited for some 21 and possibly some 25 ounce denim. I know that the 21 ounce is coming soon in 634 and 21 ounce and 888 in July as per the IronHeartUK Instagram post this morning. Will there be any 25 ounce denim this fall?

Hopefully, I’m putting this question in the right place.
Please excuse this noob!

Cheers all,
Duke

[goosehd]

@ShopatIronHeart

[AdamJ]

@TheDukeOfDenim not this year I'm afraid

[TheDukeOfDenim]

Thank you, Adam.

[nurunuru]

Remember that thread from a few months ago where someone was talking about seeing a (light blue, sax-looking) flannel shirt in an old Japanese movie, and they were wondering whether maybe it was a super-old Works/IH model? If someone knows where that thread is and could post a link to it, that'd be cool. I've been searching using various related keywords and can't seem to find it.

[catdad1]

@nurunuru https://forum.ironheart.co.uk/topic/18678/the-inspiration-for-the-first-iron-heart-flannel

[goosehd]

@catdad1 thank you

[nurunuru]

@catdad1 That's the one. Cheers!

[endo]

Does anyone have experience with the Italian brand Hen's Teeth? They're new to me, and some of their items look really cool, like these fatigue pants, for example.

[tody]

@endo talk to petra. she's good friends with them and loves their stuff.