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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

2013 Autumn/Winter Pipeline

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    Snowy
    Joined: 15 Jun 2012

    ^Technical difficulties come to mind in the production stage. Fabric didn't come together as expected or of the like.

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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      @Finn666:

      but how come that you wanted 138 and only get 50? where are the other 88 shirts going to?
      …not getting it, sry :-\

      Erm, Japan.  We do have a presence there too.

      The deal I struck with H was to take every single Herringbone he is making (That is now 288 shirts, as we managed to get a few more cut from the fabric than we thought we would), but I had to take less UHF than I wanted.  Given where we were, this was the best compromise I could reach.

      This was a particularly painful fuck up and I will be sitting down with Haraki to discuss and work out a better process when I am in Thailand.  Just believe me, that me knowing how to fix this (and I do) is only part of the path to a solution.

      I have said this before, but it bears repeating.  Making too many of an item, so that I fulfil demand is not a good solution.  It appears to be in the short term (at least from your pov), but if I get left with stock, I am tying up capital (which means I can't invest in other stuff - which you will as sure as hell want) and at some point I have to reduce the price to shift the stuff, thus my margins fall, so I have to increase the price of future stuff.

      "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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        superfuzz
        Joined: 31 Dec 2012

        Thanks for all your patient responses, G. You're involvement with IH fans really makes me respect the brand even more. It's great to see!

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          seawolf
          Mod Squad
          Joined: 28 Oct 2011

          Makes sense G. Not an easy position to be in.

          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            Predicting demand is an art not a science.  Every single retailer in the world get's it wrong, the art of being successful is getting wrong less frequently…

            "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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              mclaincausey
              見習いボス
              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              +1, I (and I think we) know you're trying your best to satisfy demanding hordes, and are doing a better job than I could ever do.

              Think it, be it.

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                superfuzz
                Joined: 31 Dec 2012

                G, do you have any full shirt pics of the Herringbones?

                last edited by 31 Aug 2013, 14:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Nerkg
                  Banned
                  Joined: 29 Dec 2012

                  @superfuzz:

                  G, do you have any full shirt pics of the Herringbones?

                  This

                  last edited by 31 Aug 2013, 14:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    GingerMagician
                    Joined: 27 Oct 2012

                    @Nerkg:

                    @superfuzz:

                    G, do you have any full shirt pics of the Herringbones?

                    This

                    This +1.

                    No idea where I am in the UHF email pecking order, but the clamour has me thinking I'm going to pass it up regardless - partly because I want as many people who love it to get one (it does look sweet), but mainly because I want this one real bad… 😉

                    Simon

                    @Megatron1505:

                    > You're not even bloody ginger  >:(

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      @superfuzz:

                      G, do you have any full shirt pics of the Herringbones?

                      If I did, they'd have been posted already.

                      1)  I do my best to withhold nothing
                      2)  I seriously need to divert some love away from the UHF and towards the herringbone

                      "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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                        tatmantall
                        Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                        Personally I  😘 the herringbone and regret not grabbing one of each last year… Won't make the mistake again

                        "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                          JCMx800
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 20 Sept 2012

                          More love for the herringboners? If I would still love them more, then I would have sex with them.

                          Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                          XXX

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            @tatmantall:

                            regret not grabbing one of each last year… Won't make the mistake again

                            Actually as part of the discussions with H, he said that I could relieve him of more of last seasons herringbones that he had in the stores, so I have more the red and the grey coming in next week…

                            "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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                              Nerkg
                              Banned
                              Joined: 29 Dec 2012

                              I like blue herringbone best out of all three

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                                mclaincausey
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                Nice Giles, I really love my red.  Grab em folks!

                                Think it, be it.

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                                  zwer
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 11 Apr 2012

                                  @Giles:

                                  @tatmantall:

                                  regret not grabbing one of each last year… Won't make the mistake again

                                  Actually as part of the discussions with H, he said that I could relieve him of more of last seasons herringbones that he had in the stores, so I have more the red and the grey coming in next week…

                                  For those of us trying in vain to follow along, is the last season shirt you're referring to the 24?

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    No, the IHSH-70.  They are currently showing extinct, but Winchy will Phoenix the red ad the grey next week

                                    "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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                                      Nerkg
                                      Banned
                                      Joined: 29 Dec 2012

                                      I had the sax, sold it and regret it, I won't miss this year

                                      last edited by 31 Aug 2013, 18:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        tatmantall
                                        Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                                        @Giles:

                                        No, the IHSH-70.  They are currently showing extinct, but Winchy will Phoenix the red ad the grey next week

                                        Gonna need a large gray… I know I know... Fill the form, im on it. Any hopes of sax returning

                                        "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                          pillowPANTS
                                          Joined: 24 Jun 2011

                                          Any 3X comming G?

                                          last edited by 31 Aug 2013, 19:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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