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      NickD
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      Agitation is what shrinks wool stuff so hand wash and line dry is your best bet. With an undershirt a wool shirt (or jumper) should rarely need washing anyway.

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      • pechelmanP
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        copy this everyone, thanks. I've got a few 100% wool shirts too and usually play it safe and dry clean them or never clean them (hah!) but I'm more curious as to if anyone has lived dangerously, either by mistake or intent, and just chucked it in the wash as to how it went.

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          Darth-fader
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          just wanted to ask which of the iron heart chinos cuts is closest to the fit of the 666s? thanks!

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          • SamDS
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            @Darth-fader If you're looking at the 9oz selvedge models, it's a tricky one, as what you're after would sit right between the straight and slim-tapered styles (just like the 666 does).

            It will, of course, vary for different body types/tag sizes — but for myself, wearing a tag 33 or 34 and hemmed to around 30" (losing some of the taper), I'd say the slim-tapered would be closest, compared to the fuller fit and higher rise of the straight cut. Others may disagree, though!

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              Darth-fader
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              thanks Sam that helps a lot 👍 (ps. I used to really enjoy you guitar gear demos back in the day too!)

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              • SamDS
                SamD
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                @Darth-fader No probs at all. Ha ha, thanks, feels like a lifetime ago now 🎸

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  Is there anybody in CONUS who is going the the Self Edge 20th anniversary party who would take delivery of a Recapitate hat for me and give it to me over the party week end?

                  "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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                  • dirtyframerD
                    dirtyframer
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                    @Giles I am and can

                    IG: mgm.woodworks & denim_n_boots

                    "Every day work harder on yourself than you do at work."

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                      IWannaIndigoHome
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                      Hello all, I have a random question and I thought this was the place to ask it.

                      I want to get some high quality and long lasting garments for my fiancé, but she isn’t into Americana/heritage-style clothing. She really likes the 90’s hip-hop style of baggy pants, bright shirts, big hoodies, etc. But I have no idea where to look for this. If anyone has any ideas of where to look I’d appreciate the help.

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                      • MattM
                        Matt
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                        I like Nike ACG, Aime Leon Dore, Carhartt WIP, The North Face, Patagonia.

                        Also if you Google best high end sportswear brands you’ll get some good info.

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                        • Luijim78L
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                          @IWannaIndigoHome Some brands that were all the rage in the nineties—I’d add Karl Kani and Pelle Pelle to the list, too—though I don’t know how many you’d still find around; I think I’ve still got a few suitcases full of them at home somewhere.
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                          • northsouthdenimguyN
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                            The early Girbauds were fantastic. Just a traditional five-pocket jean, big plain rear pockets, leather waistband patch, that little white label across the fly, and the blue loop.

                            I wore these like crazy from around ’86 to ’90, just before Girbaud started getting into that crazy Z. Cavaricci pleated high waisted Crayola color look of the early ’90s.

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                            @selveldgesteps

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                            • SKTS
                              SKT
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                              @northsouthdenimguy loved my Girbauds in the 80’s. Will try to dig up a pic.

                              Also, please tell me who did a pinched and rolled cuff…

                              Rampant Hemmer
                              WTB: IHSH-308-IND large

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                              • goosehdG
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                                @SKT of course 🤣

                                “our policy of no discussions regarding politics, religion, asparagus, and other controversial issues.” - Andrew

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                                • JordJ
                                  Jord
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                                  I probably shouldn't question it and just buy stuff... But has there been a price drop to a lot of items on the IHUK website today? (at least in GBP)

                                  @ShopatIronHeart

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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    Probably. we were just sorting out a discrepancy in cur fixed currency conversion rates. We used to have real time conversions, but people got confused/pissed off because all the prices in our non-base currency would change from day to day. So now we fix, and chage when the currency/currencies move significantly.

                                    "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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                                    • Denimhead 0D
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                                      @northsouthdenimguy Seeing Girbaud, reminds me of my favorite pair of Guess jeans 😁

                                      IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                                      • Denimhead 0D
                                        Denimhead 0
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                                        @SKT Definitely a pinched and rolled cuff guy in the summer months of the late 80’s / early 90’s 😁

                                        IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                                        • northsouthdenimguyN
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                                          Not sure if anybody else was doing this, but some of my buddies were wearing those Guess jeans with the zippers on the sides that were actually women’s jeans at the time. 😂

                                          @SKT Oh, and I definitely pinched and cuffed my jeans

                                          @selveldgesteps

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                                          • chrisjohnnickC
                                            chrisjohnnick
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                                            Not sure if this belongs in the specific GAH thread, random rants, or somewhere else, but figured I'd try here first.

                                            I have a GAH curb chain that I've had for about 4 years now. I wear it every single day, sleep in it, shower in it, run in it, swim in it, etc. It's not ALL the time, but maybe 3-4 times a year the clasp just somehow undoes itself. I've had a couple good scares where it has fallen off and I've thought it was lost forever, and a few times where I've just happened to look down and see it like the photo below.

                                            It's happened when wearing thick denim long sleeves that it could snag on, and in summer when wearing short sleeves that don't touch it. It's happened when stacked with another bracelet that could snag on it, and when worn by itself on a wrist. I've also tried it on different wrists and facing the opposite direction. The clasp closes nice and snug and doesn't come apart when pulled on by hand. I'm at the point where I don't want to wear it for fear of losing it (again) but don't want to let it go because it's one of the few GAH pieces that I feel I can pull off (no pun intended).

                                            Ugh.

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                                            "You're under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago."

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