Introduce Yourself Here
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Hi folks, thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm a dad of one and expecting a second later this year. I live in California and was introduced to Iron Heart via Self Edge in San Francisco some years ago. Before then I had shied away from the kind of price points one finds in those stores but went in on a whim, looking to see what a nicer pair of jeans felt like. I think I walked out that day with jeans, two UHFs, and a crazy new curiosity for well made clothes. Who would have thought that a Japanese brand would be the one to make sleeves that fit my longer arms?
I have my PhD in philosophy and I remember early on talking to one of my mentors and telling them how proud I was of my new Dr Martens and how they meant I didn't need to worry about buying or shopping for new shoes for quite a long time (they ended up lasting me 12 years of near daily use). The professor, who dressed well in his own right, smiled and replied that I was right as long as I didn't care about fashion trends.
Sitting here, getting ready to watch the S/S '25 reveal I'm not sure if I care about fashion trends or not. Likely not. It's almost like the feat of creating well made clothes is something worth coming together and celebrating. Not because it's trend setting but because... HAVE YOU SEEN THAT STITCHING?
I could ramble forever but I won't. Happy to be here and nice to see everyone's introductions!
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@corralitos Welcome among us and nice to meet you, I am Luigi and I live in Italy, I totally agree with you
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Hello everyone! My name is Chris, and I live in Oklahoma. I work for the U.S. Government (Radar, not FBI, settle down) and have been really focused on replacing my clothing with fewer, nicer things over the years. We generally don't have any high-quality clothing stores here, so my addiction sort of began when I got a hold of some nice Diesel jeans from Dallas, TX around 2010. They fit me perfectly. I then had them hemmed to the proper length and an addict was born. Bought my first pair of raw's in 2018 and have been looking for a cut I like ever since. I bought my first pair of IH's just at the beginning of 2025 (777-slb) and am currently lusting after a pair of 461's or...dare I say...463's if they do in fact revive them. I've been poking around the forum for the last couple of weeks, and I can tell it is a very friendly, very tight-knit (see what I did there?) community. I look forward to getting to know you all and sharing in fade and travel journeys alike.
...many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
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Welcome @corralitos and @Arkimeediz !
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@Arkimeediz Hi Chris, I'm Luigi, nice to meet you and welcome among us
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Hi, I’m Andy, and I’m an Iron Heart addict. It’s been eight days since my last purchase
As a side hustle, I buy and sell vintage guitars and after a particularly lucrative flip last year, I treated myself to a 21 oz selvedge Canadian tux. Things have… escalated from there.
At this point I’ve got five UHF westerns, one of which is overdyed black, a 14 oz indigo overdyed black western, a pair of 21 oz 666 SBGs, a 5 oz western SS for the summer and an oiled ODG N1 and 16 oz SBG western in the mail from a couple forum members.
I now have a closet full of lesser shit than doesn’t get worn while I rotate my modest (so far) collection of the good stuff. I’m the type of dude who goes to a restaurant, finds one thing he likes, and just orders that thing every time he goes back. Never been a label whore before in my life but here we are haha
Aside from Iron Heart specific stuff, I’m a devoted husband and father of two, devout practitioner of mindfulness meditation and ashtanga yoga, and a bluegrass guitarist, mandolinist, and singer.
Thanks for having me
“The root of all suffering is the giving of fucks”
- Siddhartha Gautama
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@chillmonroe Hi Andy, welcome among us, I'm Luigi.
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@chillmonroe Welcome Andy, glad you’re here! Looking forward to talking denim and guitars down the road
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@chillmonroe
Welcome to the forum Andy!! -
Hello IH Forum,
My name is Michael T and I am clearly a superfan of IH. Living in South Jersey in the US - I've lurked on this forum for the past 5-6 years, debating on posting a number of times, and ultimately just hanging in the shadows, stealing your knowledge and participating in the enjoyment of wearing IH. My IH inventory has ballooned during this time, most recently picking up the black 21 oz serge windbreaker (IHJ-142) - which is incredible btw. Watching the SS25 preview this week has (or hasn't) helped to keep me plugged into the great things on the horizon with this incredible brand.
As I've aged over the past 6 years - from my mid 40s to approaching 52 in a few weeks, I've naturally (or unnaturally) added some girth - which in addition to going through the process of dialing in the sizing of the brand from piece to piece (aka going from 555 to 777 to 888 and also going from XL - which was clearly a mistake - to XXXL in most shirts) - has led to accumulating a number of items that I am no longer able to wear (along with many others that I do wear quite often). Thus I will eventually get around to listing some really nice pieces that need a new home.
Rather than posting my expansive inventory here for everyone to digest, let's just say that I went through my IHUK account and realized that this last purchase was #50 since I first started this journey in Oct of 2019 - this doesn't count transactions that resulted in a cancellation or IH purchases from a retailer (as I have a few of those as well). But for the most part I've tried to stay loyal to the IHUK crew, amassing a number of shirts, flannels, T-shirts, jeans, shorts, socks, jackets, beanie, belt, and other incredible pieces that I proudly wear as often as possible.
This forum has been integral in my journey of repping the IH brand, and despite most folks around me having no idea of the quality of garments I am wearing every day, I remain incredibly dedicated to IH, and will continue to build my inventory as long as my wallet (and wife) will allow.
I appreciate everyone's openness and contributions to this forum, and I hope I'll one day be comfortable enough to share some of my experiences as well. Until next time - have a great weekend everyone!
My Best,
MT
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@MTpockets Hi Michael T. I'm Luigi, nice to meet you and welcome among us
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@corralitos nice write up and welcome
