IH-1955S - 21oz Selvedge Denim "1955" Vintage Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo
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@Alex said in IH-1955S - 21oz Selvedge Denim "1955" Vintage Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo:
@Alex said in IH-1955S-142 - 14oz Selvedge Denim "1955" Vintage Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo:
I think the clearest I can be on the 1955 is as follows:
The cut is going to become more core; that is to say, we will make it in more denims over the next few years. That said, just because we decide its core on Monday, does not mean that by Friday we can agree to run it in every denim we also call core - this will take time. Further, we have a limited production capacity for jeans, that is currently at over 100%, so for every new 1955 iteration we want to add to the line, we either have to drop something else from the line, or accept that everything will be further delayed.
When it comes to possibly dropping something else to make way for the 1955S-xxx, then what should we drop? The problem is that all our cuts are pretty popular. If we look at total sales of jeans from 2019-2024, the most popular cut in that period accounted for 21.8% of jeans sales. The least popular cut (not inc boot cuts) accounted for 19% of total jeans sales, so it's not like we can safely say "trend is moving to wider pants, lets kill the slim jeans" which is oft suggested helpfully by people on social media.
As to a final point on this specific denim, I think its a toss up to be honest on how soon we do it, if we do it. One side of the coin is that the 'vintage tapered' cut probably lends itself to other core fabrics in the line up more than it does to an indigo black denim. The other side of the coin is that the factory that makes 14oz jeans is less busy than the one that makes heavyweight jeans, so it may be slightly easier to do.
And to add, the % breakdowns above are just our direct sales, it does not take into account global volume to retailers around the world. For eg, in Thailand and Indonesia, two of out top 10 most sold to wholesale countries, sell massively more 555 than any other cut, so we still have to run the jeans to support them even if we see a decline in popularity in the West
Go just a few months back and you’ll find posted and re-posted the intention to run more denims in this cut. We can read the forum while we wait!
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You guys have a great suggestion, but the reality is there isn’t room in the production lines to make everything we want. The IHUK crew are doing their best to make all of our wants and desires, but the reality is that they can’t.
As with everything, never say never…but we may have to wait a while.
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Just expressing interest so y'all are aware! Appreciate the consideration and keeping hopes up...
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Not in the near future I'm afraid, but keep an eye on our newsletters, social channels, and here for updates.
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@Alexander looking great! Always regretting sleeping on the restock of these. Oh well. I keep my fingers crossed that someday we'll get a black selvedge version of the 1955, either the 21oz SBG or the 14 oz bb. Or shit, any other fabric in the 1955 in the next year or two would be righteous
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G goosehd forked this topic on
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I have store credit burning a hole in my pocket and I need a pair of these. I see some stuff is coming out soon... Any prospects for 1955?
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@welfare_burrito While they will certainly be back, they aren't in production currently - although 1955 cut jeans in other denims are in the pipeline
