Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything

[Buckeye]

@Alex feels like the recent runs of the type 3s (21 oz, 16oz) have been overall a little shorter (in length) than prior runs. Is this intentional? (I’m a fan of the shorter length, to be clear)

[Alex]

No, no deliberate plans to adjust the sizing however run to run we get variance and it seems to all be varying smaller than larger of late

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Hey @Alex and @Giles,

have you ever thought about adding the hardware from the 2526J to the jackets overdyed with the new method? That might look great.

[Alex]

No, I haven’t thought about it, but I can see your idea. The problem is overdyed jackets are fully constructed before over dying and so this would add another layer of complexity to the production line

[RobeOfTheMagi]

I understand, I just like the idea of that look.

[endo]

when is this patch from?

[Oaktavia]

@endo

[Giles]

Maybe 15 years ago.....

[endo]

was it IH made?

[DeeDee85]

Will the 13oz serge shirts make a return at any point? @Alex

[Alex]

Hopefully, but last time we tried to rerun the fabric we got push back from the fabric maker

[DeeDee85]

@Alex no problem, thank you for the info. Fabric from the IHJ-142 for a 21oz indigo serge CPO it is then?

[A Former User]

@DeeDee85 said in Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything:

Will the 13oz serge shirts make a return at any point? @Alex

big fan of these too. an overdyed one would be great

[Aetas]

@endo said in Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything:

when is this patch from?

This is a beautiful patch. First time I saw it on the IHJ-25 - Blanket Lined Chino Cloth Tanker Jacket around 2014. But as Giles said, it is quite a bit older @endo.

[endo]

now I want this jacket

[Bridger]

Is that the jacket Pete Mitchell wore at Miramar?

[truby]

Yo,

Do you even think about competition in business? Like do you view other Japanese denim brands as competitors?

[jordanscollected]

@Alex do you view your retailers as more of a distribution channel than a showroom/physical store/ for your products? It seems like in the U.S., most of the product releases rarely hit the store shelf at the retailers and may even be seen as a "disappointment" if they do.

The retailers advertise the drop just like IHUK, set a release date and time and go live online and lots of stuff sell out instantly just like IHUK releases.

My first example is ISP selling the N1. Having both locations in Southern Louisiana would make it hard for them to sell in store to local customers.

not sure if i'm wording this correctly, and not trying to sound like a dick, just curious on the business model

[Brandrea]

Further to a couple of the posts above …

Do you ever think about opening flagship boutique stores? Obviously you’d have to assess the demand but I’d think by now you might have some decent data by sales region. Purely a selfish though on my part, but I wonder if a market like Toronto would support it?