Iron Heart Products - What do you think we should make?
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@jdwaid There are no plans to create larger sizes currently I'm afraid. That's not to say that they will never be available though. Unfortunately the limitations involved in the production process of this piece in particular mean that our available sizes are currently limited.
We are constantly working to find ways to provide a wider variety of available sizes with our products though.
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@Giles
An Ironheart tenugui would be nice. Im sure that even now some of your fabrics would make a decent tenugui. -
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@Rustygate37 cool idea!
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Speaking of flannels. It would be cool to see something beyond the usual check patterns.
I vote for a vintage Southwestern vibe. Think the kind of Native American-inspired geometric patterns and blanket motifs that cowboys and Western wear adopted way back in the day.
Done the Iron Heart way: rugged, heavy, muted tones, and easy to wear every day.
Brands like Sugar Cane, Deluxeware and RRL have played around with this kind of pattern, but I'd love to see Iron Heart's take on it.
The slub flannel feels like the perfect fabric for something like this. A work shirt, overshirt or CPO with a woven Southwestern inspired blanket pattern in warm, dark, earthy tones could be a seriously cool piece.
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@EastClintwood Great idea! I would love that!
Also I'd like to see some solid coloured ones again like the 156/157.
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I can see the appeal, and 5 or 10 years ago I’d have been all over something like this. The older I’ve gotten, though, the more I’ve found that heavily Southwestern or Native American-inspired patterns tend to be a bit of a “one season” wear for me.
Not because they aren’t cool or timeless designs, but because they’re such a strong visual statement. After a handful of wears, I often find myself reaching for something more understated, whereas a solid denim shirt, chambray, or even a well-done UHF can stay in regular rotation for years without feeling dated.
That’s probably why I’ve drifted away from a lot of the RRL-style pieces I used to buy. I still appreciate them, and I think brands like RRL, Sugar Cane, and Deluxeware do them well, but they’re not pieces I find myself wearing week after week for multiple seasons.
That said, if Iron Heart could figure out a way to capture that Southwestern influence in a more subtle, understated way, I’d definitely be interested.
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+1 for solid flannels. Dark navy and black would both be great. My navy overdyed black uhf is my most worn by a long shot
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@northsouthdenimguy said in Iron Heart Products - What do you think we should make?:
I can see the appeal, and 5 or 10 years ago I’d have been all over something like this. The older I’ve gotten, though, the more I’ve found that heavily Southwestern or Native American-inspired patterns tend to be a bit of a “one season” wear for me.
Not because they aren’t cool or timeless designs, but because they’re such a strong visual statement. After a handful of wears, I often find myself reaching for something more understated, whereas a solid denim shirt, chambray, or even a well-done UHF can stay in regular rotation for years without feeling dated.
That’s probably why I’ve drifted away from a lot of the RRL-style pieces I used to buy. I still appreciate them, and I think brands like RRL, Sugar Cane, and Deluxeware do them well, but they’re not pieces I find myself wearing week after week for multiple seasons.
That said, if Iron Heart could figure out a way to capture that Southwestern influence in a more subtle, understated way, I’d definitely be interested.
I can definitely see your point.
That's why I think it should be done in a very muted, understated way, quite different from the bolder, more colorful, high-contrast Pendleton-style approach.
I think that's probably the key. If it leans more towards subtle patterns and earthy tones rather than making a big visual statement, it could easily stay in rotation for years and only get better with age.
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For the summertime,
CPO shirt with linen/cotton for the breathability.
Another one could be a pique cloth and seersucker cloth as well as a type iii jacket .
Dobby cloth type iii jacket can be very interest including a linen combining with cotton.
The key here is to make summertime iron heart great there some many material that can be used for more breathability and lightweight.
