Posts made by ManiacLachy

@jimcasey I've seen one IH shirt in the wild here in Brisbane, at a craft brewery naturally! He had a denim shirt; I had a flannel - we both did a double take realising what we were seeing. We didn't actually say anything to each other, but we knew!

@truby I was afraid of that! Mine are just right as is out of the box, but I don't want any stretch. Return shipping to the US from Australia, plus SE's exchange policy mean I'm just going to have to make this pair work. I think a size 34 down from my 36 would be too much anyway, I'd need a 35 ideally. Your new pair look great!

I'll give mine a hot soak, maybe even a sudsless wash cycle to get all the shrink I can from them before putting them into rotation.

@Aussie-Ben I think the 633 is really what you're looking for, it's a shame IHUK can't carry them, but Self-Edge have the exclusive, they're good folk too.

Self-Edge do 15% off sales a few times a year, maybe grab a pair of 633 then and think of it as the 15% covering the premium. It's what I planned to do, but I went for the SExIH25 633 and feared they'd sell quickly so paid the premium.

SE also do free international shipping for orders over USD$500, so grab a shirt or something while you're at it and you'll be golden.

My very first Iron Heart piece, bought from Self Edge back in 2008 during my initial raw denim phase, the Self Edge Exclusive IH Super Tan Belt.

I spent some time trying to work out what it actually was, clearly related to the current IHB-10 belt, but mine isn’t even stamped with the Iron Heart logo like the current belts are. Eventually I traced it back through the topics and I’m pretty sure it’s this IHB-01, the same as @Giles belt, and just about as old!

Mine hasn’t had quite the wear of Giles’ belt, and is in need of some TLC, but has had pretty regular wear for the past 16 years, and has been my daily belt since finding my way back to raw denim and Iron Heart. And it has plenty of life in it still. I just need to order some quality oil for it asap!

@weftyarn They look great! Definitely get that old one patched up if you can.

I've got a black/indigo and a regular indigo pair from PBJ as well, but still someways behind yours. The indigo is showing development, but the black/indigo is still almost totally black. I'm looking forward to developing their patina over time.

IH delivery is on another level, it gets to my door in Brisbane so fast! Leaves the UK Monday (which is Tuesday our time), and is at my door Friday afternoon. I don't know how they do it.

Thanks all for the kind birthday wishes. It was a good day, I ate so much good food throughout the day.

@Matt I'm in Brisbane, Australia - it's our "winter". It was probably 18c or so and a bit wet, many on this forum would still be in short sleeves no doubt, but we need to take any opportunity to layer up here because it's a short season for us.

IH-526-ODG
IHSH-247-IND

Birthday breakfast, I wanted a good fry up. Mission accomplished.

@prpx thanks, I accept it's likely user error!

I'll give it another try this weekend. The turntable doesn't have a pre-amp, but I think I'd want it connected to the amplifier anyway, so I can push any input, LP, CD, etc to the Sonos speakers - I have a Roam 2, and 2 Sonos One speakers.

@prpx I have a port setup on my hifi, and I use it to stream Apple music through the receiver and speakers, but I was never able to get it to go the other way and put the LP or CD play through to my Sonos speakers.

I thought maybe I misunderstood the capabilities and it didn't work both ways - but you've got it working? Maybe I need to revisit it, I've likely done something wrong.

@Karol beautiful! They look so comfortable and lived in.

I'm backing Oscar, Aussie pride. But I love the fight between him and Lando, they're well matched and are being allowed to compete.

@Heritage_Guy beautiful watch. I have my father's old JLC Reverso, I love it but save it for special occasions.

Christmas in June came for me yesterday, packages from Self Edge with the collab 633 and IHSH-417, and from IHUK with this IHSH-295-IB. I love this shirt! I used Oaktavia's patented damp elbows to set the creases and plan to wear like it's my uniform for the next 2 months to kick off it's evolution while the weather is nice.

Mine should be here Friday or Monday, can't wait. We're deep in our "winter" right now (lows of 10*C), so it'll be perfect. I plan to put as much time into it while it's bearable.

@Gavin666 Same for me, I was wondering what was happening in Illinois! My package is in the country now, should get to me this week, I hope.

But really makes me hesitant to order with SE in the future, and very grateful for the fast shipping from IHUK.

@Luijim78 do you mean your SExIH Type3? My SExIH 633s are still making their way to me as well. Very very slowly.

All the Australians will fight about who has the best wine. I'm in Queensland and will gladly concede this one, ours is like vinegar!

@branpureza I haven't been to sleep yet! I might not be 100% tomorrow, but I got my 295-IB!

In with an XXL and a request for smallest on hand torso measurements!