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@Jett129 https://www.ironhearteu.com/content/the-634-cut
When Haraki created his first Iron Heart jeans he decided that, rather than following most of the other Japanese jeans makers who were naming their models after Levi’s 501 or similar, he would create identities for his jeans that celebrate their Japanese heritage, history, tradition and strength.
He explained that the numbers 6 – 3 – 4 in modern Japanese would be pronounced “roku – san – yon”.
But in Japanese, there is an alternative pronunciation derived from their ancient language, which is similar to Chinese, and for 6 – 3 – 4 this is “mu – sa – shi”. So his first Iron Heart jeans are named after a famous, historic Japanese Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, simply known as “Musashi”, who lived from approximately 1584 to 1645, who wrote and featured in many stories and became renowned for his excellent, unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated number of duels.
Also, his bootcut model, the 461, has similar references. The numbers 4 – 6 – 1 in modern Japanese are spoken “yo – roku – ichi”, but again if pronounced the ancient way become “yo – ro – i” and yoroi means “armour” and is the name of early Japanese armour worn by the Samurai class of feudal Japan. Finally, we asked Haraki why he used the number 9 prefix for the black versions of these jeans (9634 and 9461) and other items. He told us that in Japanese the number 9 is pronounced “kyu” or “ku” and the word for the colour black is the similar sounding “kuro”.
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bourbon tour? You heading through KY and TN?
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Going to Louisville. Have reservations at Makers,Michters,Woodford,Jim Beam,Winstar Farms and a tour of Churchill Downs,as I’m also a big horse racing fan. Hope to visit the Bourbon Heritage Center in Bardstown as well. Maybe Louisville Slugger and the Mohamed Ali museum depending on time.
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That’ll be a great time, I want to hit up Makers one of these days.
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Love it, Ive visited a couple within a few hours drive here of Nashville. Don't drink as much as I used to, but still love some whiskey.
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That’ll be a great time, I want to hit up Makers one of these days.
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. I highly recommend going to www.makersmark.com and signing up for their Ambassadors program. It’s a pretty cool,free,marketing program where they put your name on a barrel,and when it reaches maturity they send you a Golden Ticket,which gets you and a guest on a special free tour,along with a bunch of other stuff. @Anesthetist
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I will have to do that, we drive 64 right through the heart of it when we go to WV. Next trip we plan on taking our time and hitting a couple spots.
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Picked this up used online, chain stitch looks similar to a shirt from 2013, is this likely from around that time?
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Looks like a version of the ihsh-83 to me. Chain stitch instead of the patch. Probably JP only release.
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@Nkwkfld atsa nice one 🤌
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is there anyone that lives in France or Germany tell me if I need a mask indoors and/or outdoors?
specifically, Paris and cologne.
sorry if it's a little late, an hour before I head to the airport…
Anytime. Have you went on your Bourbon/Whiskey tour yet?
