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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?

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      DrPat
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      @Chap:

      My heigth is 185cm, quite average I think, from my point of view the length of both the IH T-Shirts and the Sweat Shirts/Hoodies is pretty perfect…

      The fit is both dependent on your height and the size you wear.  If you are 185cm and wear an XL then you won't have any problems with the length.  But if you're 180cm and wear a M (like me) then the sweatshirts are a bit short.

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      • neph93N
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        I've weighed in with this point in this kind of discussion before, and I need to stop it because it's exhausting. God only knows how Giles must feel [emoji28]

        IH are not in the business if individual tailoring. Some things fit some people well, others not. They are designed and cut the way they are, I assume according to Haraki-san's wishes and specs and with an eye on making something that works for as many people as possible.

        There have been occasions when things have been altered. T-shirt length a few years ago, sleeve length on UHF's last year. I'm guessing in each case some people bought more of each item, but some people bought less.

        The clothing retailers job is to hit a sweet spot pleasing as many as possible. But given the variety in body shapes and taste, there will always be some people whom measurements don't work for. It's a necessary compromise and if you loose out as a result (as I did with the UHF's) then that's life.

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        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        • bryaneidins70B
          bryaneidins70
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          Having a memory like a goldfish, is it possible to put the 'Model No.' of the shirt on one of the inside labels?

          'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            No, sorry.  It is another process that will add cost.

            "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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              @neph93:

              I've weighed in with this point in this kind of discussion before, and I need to stop it because it's exhausting. God only knows how Giles must feel [emoji28]

              IH are not in the business if individual tailoring. Some things fit some people well, others not. They are designed and cut the way they are, I assume according to Haraki-san's wishes and specs and with an eye on making something that works for as many people as possible.

              There have been occasions when things have been altered. T-shirt length a few years ago, sleeve length on UHF's last year. I'm guessing in each case some people bought more of each item, but some people bought less.

              The clothing retailers job is to hit a sweet spot pleasing as many as possible. But given the variety in body shapes and taste, there will always be some people whom measurements don't work for. It's a necessary compromise and if you loose out as a result (as I did with the UHF's) then that's life.

              I agree with your thought whole-heartedly. It's nearly impossible to make everyone happy at the same time. You win some you lose some. At the end of the day, it's business so if you ain't happy with the products of a brand you have the freedom to do your own research and buy what suits your body type or your style best.  😎

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              • BloodnThunderB
                BloodnThunder
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                Always think it's funny when people say, "why don't you make the (insert piece)" shorter, longer, narrower, wider so it fits ME.

                Like others have said already, cuts and fits are all about appealing to the largest demographic you can.  I think we all respect the amount of R&D and years of experience IH has so it's probably best to assume, when it comes to sizing, they are seriously considering what type of person is most likely to buy the item and are cutting as such.

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                • AnesthetistA
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                  @Giles:

                  No, sorry.  It is another process that will add cost.

                  A rarity?

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                  • David K.K. HansenD
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                    I saw another thread in which Amazon payments was mentioned.  Has IHUK considered BitCoins as payment?  Seeing as they're becoming more mainstream, albeit stil niche payment option.

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      Considering it

                      "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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                        Hematoma
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                        Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I really wish IH hoodies would have a 2 way zipper. I love IH but don't think I can go back to one ways. Even some of Uniqlos have 2 way (albeit, shitty quality…)

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                        • louisboscoL
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                          ^ seconded, it makes a lot of sense especially if you wanna keep something zipped up while sitting down/ or riding a bike.

                          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                          • ChrisC
                            Chris
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                            Yup, I love the two way zipper for outerwear. I even went to the trouble of tracking one down once (found it on etsy!) so I could have a tailor retrofit my favorite hoodie.

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                            • DstaufferD
                              Dstauffer
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                              ^ agree with the two way zipper consensus. It really is a game changer…

                              You won’t be satisfied until you wear Iron Heart.

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                              • rocketR
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                                echo echo

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  I chatted to H.  We are likely to do 2-way zippers in future.  Possibly too late for this Fall/Winters batch…..

                                  "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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                                  • Jordonf9J
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                                    I'm guessing it's been brought up….but tapering service for guys like I. Instead of sending our jeans to RCFG for the service...right from you guys would be killer. Though he 888 cut sort of fixes future releases, not a fix for denim that might not ever be introduced to the cut.

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                                    • GilesG
                                      Giles
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                                      We don't feck around with our cuts.  You want to, then we can't stop you.

                                      "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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                                        A slim straight cut between 634S and 666S-21 .

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                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
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                                          @gautamkrisna I saw the post to this effect in:

                                          http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=37.0

                                          The first post includes this sentence:

                                          We can't guarantee we'll listen and we may be so rude we that don't even reply, but we do read every suggestion.

                                          So I did see it and I did read it, but the suggestion fell on stony ground.

                                          Proffering the same suggestion in another thread won't make it any more likely to happen especially when the original post got no member support.

                                          If I ask 100 member's to articulate their perfect cut, I'll likely get 101 answers.

                                          So, I have to steer a sensible course, trying to satisfy the maximum number of people, whilst minimising investment in both working capital and warehouse space.

                                          "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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                                          • SeulS
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                                            A slim straight cut between 634S and 666S-21 .

                                            (What?.. He paid 20$ for me to ask this question!..)

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