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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!

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!

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

@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!

Hopefully we will see an IH restock one day. There's a few heads in the forum here holding out for it, myself included.

@goosehd oh dear. The more IH shirts I see, the more I understand how this could become a problem haha

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.

@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

@Oaktavia Much appreciated. I guess the linen content gives this some tea towel energy so I can definitely picture drying ones hands on it, haha. I've got one of these on the way so I'm excited! Will be great to have a fade project for warmer weather and I think this will be perfect for the hot/humid summers in Australia. Can't wait to see the fabric in person. I generally backpack with a 100% linen towel. Incredibly strong and great antibacterial properties too! Thanks to everybody for sharing photos - that pushed me over the line as initially I wasn't too drawn to anything in the SS26 collection.

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

@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

Watching this thread. Very excited for this one.

@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!

Considering this as my first IH CPO! I love the Indigo/Black combination and the pictures of this fabric's fading journey are awesome. I do want to see what CPO's might be released for the FW26 season though. Would it be safe to say FW26 preview will be live before this drops at this stage? Also love the yokeless CPO's so I may hold out for the 21oz Untucked to further test my patience

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?

@roydub87 some fatigue style ones would be a great, versatile piece, especially with the more contemporary shorter inseam that was featured on the double fronts. In Australia we generally prefer our inseams above the knees!

@Oaktavia Looking amazing dude! Forgive me if you've been asked this elsewhere, but do you just hit the sleeves with a spray bottle and then just wear as normal to encourage natural pattern formation?

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

@Oaktavia wow these fades are beautiful and incredible that it can fade so quickly. Jackets can be a long aging journey. I'm yet to acquire a CPO so it would be great to see this fabric with the copper snaps and even without the front yokes. Did you find with the tight weave that you would have more wind resistance than something like the flagship 21oz too?