Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything

[Hamza Yunus]

@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.

[Hamza Yunus]

@Giles you are right .. it's like asking the BOSS slub number for slub-denim .. anyway, Thanks for the golden words

[Giles]

I get too many of the "what the fuck have you been smoking looks?" as it is.....

[Hamza Yunus]

Hahahha .. the legend himself can say anything and still get away with it .. Welcome to the club !!

[Hamza Yunus]

@Giles, have you ever considered enhancing the visual appeal of the jeans by adding the best pictures showcasing the patina, fades, whiskers, and wrinkles corresponding to each pair? This could highlight the denim's character and craftsmanship.
just a thought!
or a separate image gallery for fades for each pair of jeans...

[goosehd]

@Hamza-Yunus See here: https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/hall-of-fades

[Hamza Yunus]

@goosehd thanks a lot

[seawolf]

@Giles Do you happen to remember around what year IH stopped using Zimbabwean cotton? Wondering if I have some green caste denim in my closet. I suspect my first pair of 634S might be a little green but now it just feels like confirmation bias.

[Kasi]

My guess would be 2016 onwards

[Giles]

No way before that.....I'd say 2010 ish....

[Giles]

@goosehd said in Ask Giles Anything:

@Hamza-Yunus See here: https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/hall-of-fades

Thanks @goosehd and once we have the new website up and running @AdamJ will be updating and overhauling that section....

[seawolf]

@Giles So it's possible that my first pair are Zimbabwean, but unlikely. Thanks!

[cityofdelusion]

Not sure if it's something you guys want to do for the updated hall of fades section, but I'd suggest to include photos of someone actually wearing the faded pants, maybe even matching them with different outfit combinations to highlight the "real-life" fades/evo.

[Alex]

Thanks for the idea - could work, if we can find someone to wear all the pairs worthy of HoFing...

[cityofdelusion]

Yep, and if that's not feasible, another idea would be to link a photo on the forum of the very person who submitted the pants, wearing them - granted, of course, that there is a good photo in the first place and that the said person doesn't want to remain anonymous/agrees to being linked to.

[Alex]

(and that they are an active forum member...)

[Hamza Yunus]

@Giles @alex
Hello,
why do some IH models Models Have "S" and Others Don’t after the fit number? such as
IH-555-XHS [ no S after 555]
IH-634S [ no S]
IH-555S-SLB { S after 555}
what S means and what non-S means?

[Alex]

S means Selvedge

XHS is Extra Heavy Selvedge

[Hamza Yunus]

@Alex u are not following .. I know XHS means extra heavy selvage e.g. 25oz. That is not what I am asking ..
After the fit number.. like 555S, what does S mean here?

[Giles]

In the very early days we did 2 jeans.

IH-634 and IH-634S - As @Alex says, the S stands for selvedge. As we grew and added more items to the range, we started having to try and describe the denim in the Lot Number.

XHS - Extra Heavy Selvedge
UHR - Ultra Heavy Raw
SLB - Slubby
19L - 19oz Lefty (Left Hand Twill)

We try and include an S after the model number (555, 666, 777 etc), but historically we were not that organised, so UHR jeans do not have an S after the model number despite the denim being Selvedge.