Samples - New Products We Are Working On
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Quick write up of the new 21oz black denim:
It's bloody great.
Longer write up: This denim is basically the IH flagship 21oz, but black and beige instead of indigo and white. So all the characteristics of the 21oz are there, soft but heavy, drapes beautifully, big fat 'combs forming already. The hand is even and regular but because of the thickness of the warp there's a beautiful texture to it. That being said it feels a bit crunchier than the regular 21oz, maybe because they were raw and soaked? It's cool either way.
The best thing about this denim is the colour though. Imho, regular black denim with white weft means there is a lot of contrast in the material and it often comes off as a dull, cold dark grey. Wear it with white and it's all a bit monochromatic. The brown weft in these gives the denim a much warmer look and feel. It means that it pairs really well with brown leather, indigo, and yes white. I suspect it'll be great with earth colours as well. I'm looking forward to wearing it with my olive 163 and some brown duck at some point. I'll try and post some decent pairings over the next few days and I'll have these with me to Kanreki, in case anyone wants a look then.
iPhone snap of the cut offs, that shows the beige weft:
In natural light:
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Great write-up, they look really good!
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[emoji122][emoji122][emoji122]bravoIn fer Black n Tan!
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very nice.
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@sabergirl @mikebarhoot @Jett129 Thank you, thank you
A word about the fit. These are the sample pair and they came up slim for a pair of 634's (12.9" on the thigh of a W34) which suits my preferences just fine, but in practice they fit more like a generous 666. Giles is having the production run tweaked so the come up like 634's should.
Couple more notes on the denim; it has a seriously luxurious quality about it. It feels and looks high end (even for an already high end product). The tonal stitching definitely contributes to that effect and I'm a big fan, but I wonder how it would be with a darker bronze or copper colour contrast stitching as opposed to the gold that often is used? Could be good…
As a further testament to how nice the denim is, my poor, long suffering wife, who ages ago gave up trying to differentiate between my indigo jeans, now only ever comments on cut. With these however she was very taken by the denim. She said they looked "unique" and "very classy". High praise indeed
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@sabergirl @mikebarhoot @Jett129 Thank you, thank you
A word about the fit. These are the sample pair and they came up slim for a pair of 634's (12.9" on the thigh of a W34) which suits my preferences just fine, but in practice they fit more like a generous 666. Giles is having the production run tweaked so the come up like 634's should.
Couple more notes on the denim; it has a seriously luxurious quality about it. It feels and looks high end (even for an already high end product). The tonal stitching definitely contributes to that effect and I'm a big fan, but I wonder how it would be with a darker bronze or copper colour contrast stitching as opposed to the gold that often is used? Could be good…
As a further testament to how nice the denim is, my poor, long suffering wife, who ages ago gave up trying to differentiate between my indigo jeans, now only ever comments on cut. With these however she was very taken by the denim. She said they looked "unique" and "very classy". High praise indeedI've been sayin…..I think contrast stitching could look pretty cool on these.
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@Giles - any jackets planned in that new black/brown denim? Would love something other than a Type III, but I get it if they sell best.
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@Jett129 I think that's a different superblack and non-fading denim (and maybe 18oz from what I remember?). But I could def be wrong.
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This denim is basically the IH flagship 21oz, but black and beige instead of indigo and white.
… it has a seriously luxurious quality about it. It feels and looks high end (even for an already high end product).
Oh dear.
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, PLEASE DONT MAKE THESE IN THE 666 CUT.
(edit… please make these in the 666 cut with tonal stitching. just give me a year lol.
)Seriously, this denim looks amazing.
