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    • Z
      zeuloa
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      Awesome jacket @Giles!!! Gives me a peek into the future of what mine will eventually look like [emoji2]. Looks very relaxed and manageable… Was a bit afraid that the 21oz would always keep that heaviness and rigidness to some point but yours looks very soft with flow, drape and plenty of character.

      Love the leather patch label btw... Perhaps even a bit more than the current one.

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      • neph93N
        neph93
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        @zeuloa:

        Love the leather patch label btw… Perhaps even a bit more than the current one.

        Won’t see those ever again I’m afraid. If that was done today you’d end up on the end of some pointy litigation from Levi’s, which is more or less why it had to change.

        “Some of those that work forces
        Are the same that burn crosses”

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          Thanks Nephh - my contribution…..

          But Levi's told us we had to stop using it, and the red tab and the OG arcs.....

          As I have said elsewhere before, Levi's flexing their legal muscle and frightening the crap out of the relatively insignificant Japanese brands, and making us run for the hills, was the best thing they could have done for our fledgeling industry.

          You have my eternal gratitude, you unimaginative corporate wankers....

          Don't ever knock Levis, they made us -  not once, but twice.....

          "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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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            Oh, and Haraki was so pleased that it all happened.  It allowed him to shed the Levi's look-alike shit which he had unwittingly been a slave too.

            It liberated him and his mind….

            "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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            • Z
              zeuloa
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              I thought it was only the red tab (love the red stitched W btw, much better than the red tab!), good to know, and awesome that Haraki took the high road into freeing his designs!

              Additionally was this iron flower thingy part of the original design or did you add it @giles? Looks great!

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              • GilesG
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                It's a GOOD ART HLYWD staple.  We took a load to sell, then realised that that the fabric has to be cut to attach, and thought that maybe people would not be as cavalier with their clothing as I am….So we sent them back.....

                "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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                • KasiK
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                  @Giles:

                  Alex and the crew look at other brands to see who we should stock for Sonder, so I guess the lazy answer is that I like and admire the brands we stock on Sonder.

                  I went ahead brought a couple of trophy t-shirt… and wool hat
                  A brand new brand looks very inspiring..

                  I think I will be spending a lot time there buying a few things...

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                  The world's insane
                  While you drink champagne
                  And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                  • J
                    Jett129
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                    Here’s a,just curious,question for you. When you wrote to Haraki to inquire about repping the brand,had you ever seen any Iron Heart products in person?

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                    • neph93N
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                      ^ good question

                      “Some of those that work forces
                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                      • J
                        Jett129
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                        The reason for that question being a good percentage of us take a while of lurking,agonizing, speculating about buying your fist ever $300 pair of jeans. I thought I was out of my fucking mind to do that. And then they showed up in 24hrs and my mind was totally blown. Just wanted to know if/when Giles ever experienced that. At this point almost 10 years in it hasn’t changed for me ever time I get something.

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                        • neph93N
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                          @Jett129:

                          At this point almost 10 years in it hasn’t changed for me ever time I get something.

                          I know exactly what you mean. My current awaited order was a utilitarian four tee shirts. It cost over $300 but that is irrelevant. It is four mundane items, totally worth the money and I’ll be overjoyed to recieve them.

                          “Some of those that work forces
                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                          • dinobarnesberlinD
                            dinobarnesberlin
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                            Giles have you ever thought about putting together a years end list for example based on either customer favorites or based on sales–which after looking through the current inventory, I would say that despise the Corona fiasco..it looks like IHUK did pretty well.

                            Even like maybe the Oscars of IH with best in categories---Best jeans.. Best westerns, UHF you get the idea.
                            Even a Top Ten list would be cool to see.

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              We could do that, yes.

                              "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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                              • Alex_24A
                                Alex_24
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                                @dinobarnesberlin:

                                …years end list... ...the Oscars of IH with best in categories---Best jeans.. Best westerns, UHF... ...Top Ten list would be cool to see.

                                That’s a great idea [emoji106]

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                                  Jett129
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                                  @Jett129:

                                  Here’s a,just curious,question for you. When you wrote to Haraki to inquire about repping the brand,had you ever seen any Iron Heart products in person?

                                  .          Maybe this one got lost in the thread?

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                                  • David K.K. HansenD
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                                    @Giles in your personal experience, what top 3 fabrics/weights have been the most durable in Iron Heart jeans?  Not thinking about fades, but how resilient the jean has been to wear and tear.

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                                    • GilesG
                                      Giles
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                                      @Jett129:

                                      @Jett129:

                                      Here’s a,just curious,question for you. When you wrote to Haraki to inquire about repping the brand,had you ever seen any Iron Heart products in person?

                                      .          Maybe this one got lost in the thread?

                                      Yes, it did get lost, sorry.

                                      No I had not, the first time I actually saw an Iron Heart product, was when I opened the first carton shipped to me from Japan.

                                      "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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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        @BULLITT:

                                        @Giles in your personal experience, what top 3 fabrics/weights have been the most durable in Iron Heart jeans?  Not thinking about fades, but how resilient the jean has been to wear and tear.

                                        Hmmmm, I tend to wear a pair of jeans for about a year more or less non-stop.  Then I move on to the next great thing…

                                        If I had to make a stab at this, I'd go.

                                        25oz
                                        14oz
                                        19oz

                                        "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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                                          Jett129
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                                          @Giles:

                                          @Jett129:

                                          @Jett129:

                                          Here’s a,just curious,question for you. When you wrote to Haraki to inquire about repping the brand,had you ever seen any Iron Heart products in person?

                                          .          Maybe this one got lost in the thread?

                                          Yes, it did get lost, sorry.

                                          No I had not, the first time I actually saw an Iron Heart product, was when I opened the first carton shipped to me from Japan.                        Was the first carton just jeans,or other garments as well. What was your reaction when you first saw or tried on IH? Obviously it was favorable or we wouldn’t be having this conversation. I had said in a previous post that now,almost 10 years in,I’m still blown away every time I receive something from IH.

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                                          • David K.K. HansenD
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                                            @Giles:

                                            @BULLITT:

                                            @Giles in your personal experience, what top 3 fabrics/weights have been the most durable in Iron Heart jeans?  Not thinking about fades, but how resilient the jean has been to wear and tear.

                                            Hmmmm, I tend to wear a pair of jeans for about a year more or less non-stop.  Then I move on to the next great thing…

                                            If I had to make a stab at this, I'd go.

                                            25oz
                                            14oz
                                            19oz

                                            Interesting!  Haven't tried 25oz yet, might have to give it a go as my next pair of jeans!

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