Still new to IH and digging into some of the older pieces. This is simply a stunning jacket and this updated cut is better for layering that some chores out there. Hoping to see this rerun in the future!

Really enjoying these videos, Chibs. They're funny, engaging and have a self-awareness that stops it from becoming worship or too geeky. I think you've sold me on the virtues of a denim vest too! Appreciate you putting the time into making this content.

@Oaktavia Appreciate the candid response. Looks like an absolute winner regardless!

@Oaktavia latest photos are incredible. Appreciate your dedication to showing us what this piece will evolve into. Enjoy your 21oz shirt free summer this year

Incredible fabric and look forward to seeing what pieces this denim might be used for along with the jeans. A CPO from this would be stellar

First post on the forum. I'm yet to own any Iron Heart but have fallen down the Amerikaji rabbit hole after visiting Japan earlier this year. Planning on picking up a UHF, CPO, some jeans and hopefully one of these bad boys when I return to Tokyo in early '26. Is the brown N-1 due for restock with this F/W drop?

Great job with the N1 video @Chibs ! I missed out on the FW25 options but have since visited Japan and seen some (albeit not my size) in the wild in Nagoya and Hachioji. This, along with some of your information, has fed the hunger for FW26 and the latest run of N1's. Hopefully this will be the year.

Keep up the content and thank you!

Ended up grabbing a pair of these when I visited Hachioji back in February but only recently started wearing them to work. From the (limited) history in this forum in seems like they will be a stubborn denim to fade (rope-dyed sulphur black warp?) but excited to see how they will eventually evolve. In certain lights they look almost like a deeper indigo dyed pair of jeans but given I picked up a classic 634S too I can see the contrast between them. @northsouthdenimguy your photos above with the two pairs folded captures this really well! It's not as stark as something like the SBG, though I didn't see any of those at any IH stores in visited in Japan, so I'm guessing that is an IHUK fabric?

@stitchdown.shell Layers look on point, brother. Is the thermal from IH also?

@roydub87 interesting take on western yokes being more appealing but it speaks to the predominance of them in the IH lineup. I thought the coolest thing about the 427, along with the whipcord shirt also from FW25, was that it didn't have the yokes. Would love to see more of the yokeless going forward!

@Oaktavia latest photos are incredible. Appreciate your dedication to showing us what this piece will evolve into. Enjoy your 21oz shirt free summer this year

@Chibs I'm wishing us both the best, haha. Couldn't be keener for the FW26 preview!

Great job with the N1 video @Chibs ! I missed out on the FW25 options but have since visited Japan and seen some (albeit not my size) in the wild in Nagoya and Hachioji. This, along with some of your information, has fed the hunger for FW26 and the latest run of N1's. Hopefully this will be the year.

Keep up the content and thank you!

Forgive me if this is the wrong space to discuss this but as a relatively new fan of the brand I've been catching up on the IH history through this podcast. I listened to this episode with Paula last night and she mentioned at that time that you were getting Japanese lessons, @Alex

As a self-taught learner for about a year and my third trip to Japan last month to practice and immerse, I'm curious to hear if you are continuing your tuition and how your language journey is going? I found my last experience in Japan to be deeply rewarding even speaking broken Japanese so it'd be intriguing to hear how your study has effected your visits.

がんばってください!

@Giles thank you for clarifying the origins of this fabric. An interesting journey and I'm glad I picked something up at Hachioji that I couldn't get anywhere else. So I was correct these have a rope dyed sulphur black warp?They do indeed look beautiful with the contrast stitching and it would be great to see if this denim could make its way into the West in a CPO or jacket. Given what I've read elsewhere on this forum however, it's a struggle to make enough 21oz denim as it is.

Ended up grabbing a pair of these when I visited Hachioji back in February but only recently started wearing them to work. From the (limited) history in this forum in seems like they will be a stubborn denim to fade (rope-dyed sulphur black warp?) but excited to see how they will eventually evolve. In certain lights they look almost like a deeper indigo dyed pair of jeans but given I picked up a classic 634S too I can see the contrast between them. @northsouthdenimguy your photos above with the two pairs folded captures this really well! It's not as stark as something like the SBG, though I didn't see any of those at any IH stores in visited in Japan, so I'm guessing that is an IHUK fabric?

@Inorganic my pleasure. And please enjoy your time in Japan. If you happen to be a size small, I visited the Nagoya store yesterday and they have one black Wabash chore jacket out the back!

@Inorganic I visited Hachioji earlier this month before driving up to Gunma and can confirm that they do not have this in stock. Would've been a cool find. Overall I would say they were relatively light on inventory coming out of FW25 and anticipating SS26, but they can check stock at other stores in Osaka, Nagoya and Kojima if you're after something in particular and ship it to your accommodation too, so don't be afraid to ask. The customer service was unparalleled, even compared to other heritage shops in Japan where the standard is already high

Incredible fabric and look forward to seeing what pieces this denim might be used for along with the jeans. A CPO from this would be stellar

@Oaktavia Appreciate the candid response. Looks like an absolute winner regardless!