Hanging at @guiltyparty

Slubby indigo rubbing off

IHSH-398
666-XHS 25oz

IHSH-380-IND
1955 Slubby 16oz

Whole Foods really needs to clean their mirror if they expect me to take photos here again

First wear on the 666-SB

Initially, I was kinda on the fence about the organic chambray, but It just gets better and better with wear and wash.

Last nights dinner fit

@tody

Mine should be here Friday… ended up picking up from iron shop as I talked myself in and out of it until the triple xl was gone from the .com ‍️ copper snaps would’ve been cool. Oh well.

Channeling my inner Josh Sirlin minus the tats

Black Bear Brand x3

This picture popped up in my memories today from eight years ago. At the time, my oldest daughter was absolutely obsessed with making slime. She made it nonstop,mixing, packaging, and even selling it at school until the school told us that if she didn’t stop, we might need to find her a new place to go.

Are kids still into slime these days?

Hard to believe my “slime entrepreneur” is now a senior in high school. She definitely doesn’t appreciate it when I text her old pictures like this.

@Daiquirigranola

I know everybody gets a little touchy with SJ/Mike and once again I’ve purchased quite a bit of stuff from them. It has nothing to do with questioning his business practices. It was just something I’ve thought about recently, especially with so many people that I know personally that are not able to get the drops…

IHSH-212 3.4oz Striped Chambray Work Shirt

16oz 1955 Slubby

@hgering27

Thank you. I’ve heard all the things you described and can definitely appreciate him for staying true to his way of doing business.

As for scarcity, I feel like everything I buy is scarce, since I rarely see anyone wearing even Iron Heart, let alone Ship John.

@nytimes_gaiden

Once again, I don’t want this to come across as a negative thing it was just a curiosity. I really like a lot of stuff he’s doing.

That’s a good question. I don’t know what they have in shop since I’ve never been there, but if you do have a retail location, it would seem that you would at least want to keep some substantial things(not just t-shirts) that people can buy when they come in.

@nytimes_gaiden

That’s two ends of the spectrum: no inventory or too much inventory. There’s probably a happy medium for a small apparel business. He certainly has enough buyers at the moment, and it seems to me he could capitalize on that just a little bit while still staying true to his ethos.

Kind of a side rant/curiosity, but how sustainable is a business model that relies mostly on drops with a very limited amount of products on hand? It seems to me that, God forbid a big slowdown happens, a business like this would have a really hard time surviving(at least in its current form). I say that as a small business owner myself, with very little overhead something I designed intentionally after the hell I went through in 2008.

In some ways, it feels more like a passion project than a business which I definitely respect. I really admire what Mike and Ship John are doing; these are more just random thoughts I’ve had. At the end of the day, if you can be happy, enjoy life, pay your bills, and set a little aside for the future, that’s what matters.

@catdad1

Looks like you have to be on right before and keep refreshing just to have a shot