Hey Iron Heart folks!

I've been active on this forum for a little while and slowly starting to interact with some regulars and deepen my knowledge of how this wonderful brand operates.

I didn't actually acquire my first IH piece until relatively recently: the Riders Cut UHF and instantly fell in love. After visiting the Hachioji HQ back in February, which was a fantastic experience, I jumped into the 21oz jeans game and have been in them every day since.

I am lucky enough to live inside the Blue Mountains National Park, about 1.5 hours west of Sydney City. Living close to nature is a blessing and also a great proving ground for IH clothes to hike in and weather the relatively cold winters we get at this elevation (around 1000m above sea level).

In any case, my IH journey has just begun but I feel like some serious staples have been acquired to fuel this obsession. Looking forward to interacting with more of you and get at me Sydney folk!

My favourite band of all time and one of the reasons I continue to play music myself. So cool to see they back IH. Thank you so much to the IH team for putting this together! And yes @Aetas, I couldn't agree more - an IH x Converge heavy T-Shirt collab would be a dream. Any chance of that happening @Alex ?

@pechelman @CosmoSix5 Echoing the CPO demand for this fabric. That would be a grail-level IH piece. But it'd settle for a rerun with copper snap upgrade!

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!

The sentiment is building. Perhaps an Untucked if we could be so lucky?

Interesting read. We live in a time where it's becoming increasingly difficult for some to be patient and I've been guilty of that myself before understanding the mechanics of this heritage clothing world in Japan.

I guess within this space, Iron Heart occupies a further production niche due to type of fabrics being made and the skills needed to assemble those. The very nature of the old looms (and a quality that's appreciated by some) is a sense of slowness, but that doesn't always gel with modern consumer patterns and demand.

Honestly one of the big things that has pulled me into the Iron Heart rabbit hole is the diversity of what you guys offer. My first purchase was a UHF and some duck shorts quickly followed. I got lucky visiting Hachioji this year to have access to core denims (and also picked up the incredible loopwheel t shirts which have spoiled me for other tees) but I am eagerly anticipating what non-denim items will be available for FW26, including the ever popular N1's. The seasonal offerings have become a big component of what is truly exciting to me about IH

I appreciate everything you guys are doing to get these beautiful pieces out to the world! Please keep up the good work and transparency

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. Restock can't come soon enough

Hoping to see this denim return for FW26

@Aetas From my perspective this could honestly be a core offering from IH, but I think chore coats in the Amekaji world are quite underrated outside of Japan, yes. Will patiently await the return of this one

@CosmoSix5 I don't like the cut of UES shirts either. Ended up moving a flannel on for the same reason. One can keep hoping for the return of this legendary piece. Let's keep the groundswell alive in this thread haha

Is the 21oz serge perma extinct? Sorry if I missed that. I did go back through the thread

@Jord there was a 16oz one for FW25 with a corduroy collar. Still regret sleeping on that one

@kojimastreets interesting. I'll have a chat to the guys at the Nagoya shop when I'm there in a couple of weeks and see what the situation is.

@kojimastreets for some reason I thought the XHSib jeans were only sold outside of Japan?

My favourite band of all time and one of the reasons I continue to play music myself. So cool to see they back IH. Thank you so much to the IH team for putting this together! And yes @Aetas, I couldn't agree more - an IH x Converge heavy T-Shirt collab would be a dream. Any chance of that happening @Alex ?

@sabergirl I saw you were next in the Wabby thread! Enjoy it! I might have to throw my hat in the ring while I patiently manifest a restock haha. And yeah, I was initially quite shocked by the top block room and the kind of air pockets the really stiff Kiwami fabric creates there, but I imagine it'll smooth out and drape with wear. Has that been your experience?

@sabergirl are they the 310XX 19oz Kiwamis? Just got a pair myself. Love the high rise and proper straight leg. Will be moving onto them once my 634S hit 12 months of wear Wabby is looking sick, btw!

@americanathreads Thanks for that! You can definitely see some white streaks coming through. Certainly must given up the sulphur dye easier than some other black warp and weft pairs - or is rope dyed and the white core is intact.

@americanathreads Interesting on the fading too. I would think a sulphur dyed warp and weft wouldn't show much white core at all. My UES black/black double knees have been worn HARD as it's more grey/charcoal contrast, but they definitely aren't as jet black as the Freenote look. You got any photos of yours?

@pmadison95 @americanathreads thanks for weighing in. Appreciate it. Something to ponder while I wait for the October 2027 restock of the 17oz Modesto. Love the look of the cut as I'm leaning more toward high rises these data