Random questions to which you seek an answer
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Does anyone have recommendations for the Washington DC / Northern VA area?
My girlfriend and I are going up there in May for a few days to visit my sister, I've been a couple of times now.
Always looking for new places to go and things to do!RFD and ChurchKey for beer.
I love Bistrot du Coin for moules frites. Get em with curry.
Dukem and Kokeb for Ethiopian (DC has a large immigrant population and is noted for Ethiopian).
I'll post more about my former city as I think of it and have time. @seawolf may have some ideas too
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Does anyone have recommendations for the Washington DC / Northern VA area?
My girlfriend and I are going up there in May for a few days to visit my sister, I've been a couple of times now.
Always looking for new places to go and things to do!Red rocks for pizza in Alexandria.
Church key for food and beer in DC.
Le Diplomat for authentic French bistro food. So good. Get the steak frites.
Liberty tavern in Arlington. Great burger, cocktails and everything else. -
Either 1955S or IH-634S. But both have a higher rise….
But best thing to do is.....
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I'm picturing The Houston Problem pronouncing the word "MOE-rawn."
Or as Bugs would say, "what a maroon!"
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just saw the pictorial guide to the different cuts.
Giles …. Do you know a place in Melbourne that I could try some of these on to get a feel for the styles ?
The only place in Oz that sells Iron Heart is Cabinet Noir in Perth….
http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6454.0
Whoops. EDITED. We are are also stocked by Corlection.....
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No idea - but it's in the Retailers thread so…
Ah! It's Corlection!
They do stock IH but not denim…
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Thanks @mclaincausey and @seawolf for the recommendations!
Churchkey has been on my list the other two times I've visited, but still have yet to give it a go.
My sister and her husband are based in Alexandria and we'll be nearby, it'll be nice to be in a city with better public transit again so we can see (and drink!) more. -
I didn't know that Corlection have a store in Melbourne…
@johnathon I'm also in Melbourne. The best denim shop that I've found so far is the Up There Store. I'm a fan of the 1955 cut.
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Made a few inquiries today and "corlection store " will have IH denim in the next few weeks. So will be able to try some on to see the fit. Not sure which cuts they will have but we"ll see.
Graeme… address for Corlection already mentioned is correct. 20 Russell Pl Melbourne.
Up There Store looks alright but they don't sell iron heart. I've been wearing Lee and Levis' for 43 years now.I always got them from Sam Bears in Russell St. What an institution that place was as you probably already know. Sadly they shut their doors last year and I didn't even know until a few months ago.Anyway I'm up for a bit of " modernization " so looking forward to trying some IH on. As a gift recently I got a pair of these jeans called " strange guys" I think they're called. My daughter got em for me and you have to get em real tight cause they stretch a lot apparently. Not a fan...the twins just don't like em, and when I bend over and then stand up there's a big gather of loose denim at the bottom of my arse.. just like a babys nappy full of shit. Not a look I care for. I'm only gonna put em on for a bit when my daughter visits.
I'm gonna give these IH 's a look though but if they don't pan out I'll probably go back to the Levis I think. -
@johnathon Hello, from someone up in Sydney. Mail Order Iron Heart isn't scary and by the sounds of it, is the way to go. Paula/Giles will have something from their shop to you within about 4 days. If you measure something you have and like the fit of, post questions on the closest cut/size/style you like's thread, someone will confirm if you've sized right and it'll be sorted. For the jeans that a few of us have experience with, it's not too difficult to get sound advice. The 634S to this day remains my favourite cut of any jean.
Goodluck!
