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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Why are there different colour pocket tabs on shirts?

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    • GilesG
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      Why are there different colour pocket tabs on shirts?

      Because:

      "I use black/yellow for thick fabrics and blue/white for thin fabrics." Harak san

      Know you know

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • motojoboboM
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        @Giles:

        Because:

        "I use black/yellow for thick fabrics and blue/white for thin fabrics." Harak san

        Know you know

        😃 😃 😃
        Priceless…
        Nothing about IH is random, even tiny details follow a logic and usually an engineered one.
        I love it.

        The journey is the objective.

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        • GilesG
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          I did too  🙂

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • goosehdG
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            I just went through the closet to verify…Thanks @Giles

            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            • mclaincauseyM
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              Just to be a pain in the ass…

              (This is an old sample, so I kid)

              Think it, be it.

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              • goosehdG
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                Question regarding the labels:  The Big Buck has the yellow/black label and if I’m correct was sewn by Simmons Bilt.  Does Simmons Bilt add the labels or are they shipped to Japan before release?  Do all IH releases pass through Japan before released to the broader community?

                In the past collaborations with Aero, Viberg, etc… Are they approved/co approved with Haraki before initiating the collaboration?

                Really curious about the logistics of some of the releases.

                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                • GilesG
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                  We supply the labels and tags to Simmons Bilt and they sew them on.

                  If Alex or I have what we think is a great idea for a collab, we'll get a sample made.  If we like it, we will then ask H if we can go ahead with production and label the item IH. Sometimes he says yes without seeing it in person, but typically we send the sample to him so he can adjust the fit.  for instance, IH Type III's have a very specific cut, in the end, we ended up sending SB digital patterns as they simply could not get the fit to Haraki's liking without them….

                  Once H says yes, nothing goes back to Japan unless he decides he would like to offer it to the Japanese market.

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • goosehdG
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                    @Giles Follow up questions:  How involved are you guys in the entire supply chain process?  Do you specify the cotton for the mills, the dyes for colour, leather thickness for patches, etc…?  (My guess is very involved)

                    Once the specifications are set and a run has been initiated, is there a lot of rejected product?  Example:  You requested 100 pair of jeans, do you end up with 100?

                    And on another tangent…If you guys put out a hit this season and other manufacturers take notice…Is there anything to prevent them from copying your idea?

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    • GilesG
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                      @goosehd:

                      @Giles Follow up questions:  How involved are you guys in the entire supply chain process?  Do you specify the cotton for the mills, the dyes for colour, leather thickness for patches, etc…?  (My guess is very involved)

                      Very involved if we spec it.  Somewhat, if H specs it and wants Western input

                      @goosehd:

                      Once the specifications are set and a run has been initiated, is there a lot of rejected product?  Example:  You requested 100 pair of jeans, do you end up with 100?

                      We typically dont get an awful lot of wastage in the sewing process, though we do have rogue products from time to time that we get near 100% wastage.  We do get wastage in the weaving process, varies between 5 and 60% depending upon the complexity/weight of the fabric

                      @goosehd:

                      And on another tangent…If you guys put out a hit this season and other manufacturers take notice…Is there anything to prevent them from copying your idea?

                      Nothing we can do, we just pat ourselves on the back and say "fucking losers" under our breath

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • goosehdG
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                        Thank you for temporarily satiating the nerd in me.

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        • Mister_BrueM
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