Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything

[Giles]

Thank you....

[Mizmazzle]

@Alex @Giles

With the future of the UHR denim in a state of uncertainty, are there any more runs scheduled for production/ release that might have been initiated with denim that was completed before the passing of the wife from that mill?

[Giles]

Nope

[Mizmazzle]

Guess that’s the way things go sometimes

[RocknRoll]

I recently acquired some effectively new (ie unworn or washed) 25oz IH jeans. The denim feels softer and less dark than i recall. That said, my last pair of 25oz was over 10 years ago.
I suspect the difference is in my memory or perception, but curious to know if there has been any change in recipe over the last decade or so?

[Alex]

None that I am aware of, or that I have noticed since 2017

[Giles]

None that I am aware of.....

[gXnoya]

@Giles @Alex

Any plans in 2026/27 for the release of 684 XHSib?

[Alex]

probably not, but eventually yes

[RocknRoll]

@Alex
Thanks for the reply. Must be a case of distorted memory. Beautiful denim anyway.

[Daniel San]

@Alex
21oz Type 1 in 2027 ?

[Alex]

Maybe...

[Daniel San]

@Alex
very curious about the 555 lefty od
does the overdying have any effect on the
leg twist?

[Alex]

I havent seen a pair in person, but overdying is essentially hot washing - so I presume the same effect as washing has

[Giles]

If they are going to twist, OD will just accellerate it.....

[mclaincausey]

Howdy folks. I’ll be in Japan next year and it looks like Nagoya would be the only IH retailer I could make it to, either on a Friday or a Saturday. Just wondering if I should prioritize. My priorities are inventory followed by just seeing an IH store. I can survive without it, as painful as that would be. The reason I’m not able to make it to Hachioji is a couple hours round trip carved out of precious family time in Tokyo if that helps frame what I’m after.

[Giles]

Remember that what they sell in Japan is a fraction of what is sold internationally.....

[home.dpo]

@Giles @Alex Howdy! I am very new to most of this and about a month ago, I fell in love with these barely worn DC4 x IH DC4001 21oz Jeans from a stranger who claims to have bought them in 2011 when it first came out. This is how I found out about selvedge and IH. I reached out to the IH email and found this forum and learned some cool facts about it. I wanted to ask if anyone remembers any cool memories from designing these jeans or any little information about them, if anyone else still had them and their experience with it. It's only my 2nd pair of selvedge and getting my hands on a pair of IH's from back when I was still in elementary school is kinda crazy to me. I'm not used to the format of forums, so excuse me if I am not using this properly! Any and all details/ information would be appreciated.

[goosehd]

@home.dpo see here: https://forum.ironheart.co.uk/topic/370/dc4001-dc4-iron-heart-21oz-collab

[Giles]

Great catch.

Thx for the link @goosehd

Some of the details in todays Iron Hearts are derived from what we put into the DC4001’s