Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything
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@goosehd to really boil down what I’d like to understand and be able to do is say, if I know I love my thigh, knee and hem to be X,Y,Z…can I achieve that leg profile in a different cut with a different waist/ tag if I move up or down on the size chart.
Right now I’m looking at the UHRs in 888 and 555. Two cuts I have jeans in already. But really I want that perfect fit that is somewhere in between where those fall classically. That’s where those cut comparison charts fall a bit short for the understanding im trying to develop in this particular case. However, excellent they are for general understanding of how the cuts fit overall.
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@Mister_Brue what you’re saying makes perfect sense. And you’re 100% right. Having had both cuts should solidify my thinking. The thing is my 555s are the XHSbb and by all accounts fit more in line with an 888 on that particular iteration. Which I’d have to agree with too. Not nearly as skinny as 555s I’ve tried on in stores. So essentially, I’m trying to replicate the way my XHSbb fit in some UHRs
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@Mizmazzle The answer, my friend, might be a pair of 888 UHR taken to the tailor
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What size do you wear @Mizmazzle
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If we could do more than provide fit comparisons and also specific jeans measurements we would. Drops mic.....
"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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He is the keeper of the vault
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@SKT I hear ya. I’ve found recently that they might have absconded with my 34 days as well.
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hey everyone, @Giles @Alex @Kasi @labrat @T4920
I have a question for iron-birds. What type of indigo is used for IH jeans or jackets, Indian indigo, or indigo grown in Tokushima, Japan?
Which type of indigo stands out more in the final product? What would the price difference be for the same pair of jeans if made individually with Indian indigo versus Tokushima-grown Japanese indigo?
Furthermore, I’d like to know if "natural indigo" is simply a marketing term, similar to "faux leather" or "faux shearling." How chemically pure is natural indigo? Does it still contain impurities like indigo-rubins or others? Also, what are the distinctions between natural, organic, and other types of indigo used in the Aizome dyeing process? -
Some of these questions are industry type questions that I don't really know the answers to. And the ones specific to Iron heart, I don't know the answer to either, and if I asked Haraki, he'd say, what does it matter? His basic premise is, does what I choose to use do the job I need it to do, if yes then sort of end-of.
"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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Got it, @Giles!
My next question was going to be about the origin of the cotton-like how Momotaro uses Zimbabwean cotton—but I suppose I’ll keep those kinds of questions to myself now.
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Actually my answer to your first question was ill considered, I have updated it.
This is a more IH specific question, so I know the answer.
We don't use Zimbabwean cotton because Haraki says that it gives the denim a green caste that he dislikes.
So we use US.
"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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@Giles thanks for brushing up on your answer.
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@Giles Yes, indigo is initially green in its reduced (unoxidized) state and turns blue upon oxidation. That could be related to the type of cotton and the indigo used in the dyeing process. The Indigofera plant is green. how amazingly chemical processes turn green to blue hues.
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@Giles you are right .. it's like asking the BOSS slub number for slub-denim .. anyway, Thanks for the golden words
