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Why do some people expect/want a reward for buying stuff? Isn’t a well-made item enough?

I wasn’t aware a loyalty scheme existed - my purchases are sometimes quite spaced out (sometimes by years), which is probably why. Also I’ve sometimes bought IH stuff from SE and R&H.

Controversial idea perhaps, but I’d consider going the other direction and adding a surcharge to purchases after an individual has reached a certain annual spend. IH then donates the surcharge to charity, and it doesn’t stop people buying things if they have the funds to support an indulgent clothing habit.

@Oaktavia
Moving stuff on can feel really good, huh.
I think many of us have been through periods where we got carried away wanting almost every new release, but it can reach a point where it weighs you down mentally. These days, at any given time i only have a handful of IH things, and the rest I’m happy to admire from the sidelines.
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@Alex said in IHSH-316-IND - 9oz Selvedge Ombré Check Western Shirt - Indigo:

No plans, but we often look to the past for the future

No worries. An UHF in a similar colour scheme would also be welcomed (by me).

Please put my vote in the ‘random bloke asks for random shit’ folder, if it's not at capacity.

I’m smack-bang in between sizes on this run, so will sit it out and see what the next lot yields.

I was thinking recently - to use a guitar analogy - that the 634s is like the Telecaster of jeans: Not fancy. Never goes out of style. Lasts forever and gets better over time. Goes well with everything.
Just as Leo Fender got it right the first time, so did IH.

Pretty hard to put that genie back in the bottle, eh?

I spent several years away from the forum while indulging in other (equally expensive) hobbies, and on returning was pretty surprised to see how the IH product range has exploded. To be honest, i also sometimes reminisce about ‘the simple times’ when there was just a handful of IH options, but the comments in the initial post about diversification make sense.

Good on you for responding to the question so calmly, Giles. Not sure I would have the same level of patience.

Weird times in the world.

I reckon I’m finally grown-up enough to get a pair of 634S. Not sure how I’ve managed to avoid them for so long - guess I was just caught up in the 666 and 777 models.

Looking forward to a restock whenever it lands.

Release time is 1am in my corner of the universe. I’m not getting up in the middle of the night to order jeans, so I’ll see if I can snag a pair a few hours later at a locally sensible time. I don’t feel great about my chances, but either way I win - either I get a great pair of jeans, or I save $600 (yep, that’s the exchange rate for ya).

A run of olive coloured duck jeans, please.

Dunno if they’d sell well, but i would buy a pair.

Blast from the past….would love to see this design return, or something similar. Missed it the first time.

Anything in the foreseeable future?

Interesting how we all see things differently. I really like the patch design and the thinner material used on these.

(I actually find the thick IH patch a bit “too much”, although I realise this may be an unpopular opinion.)

My first foray into UHR, and pretty happy so far.
They didn’t shrink quite as much as I expected. The first soak was warm because I was unsure how they would react. Second soak was long and hot with plenty of agitation. Ended up losing 1.5 inches from the inseam, which suits me well.
Surprised how soft and comfortable the denim has become post-soak; i don’t envisage any break-in discomfort.
My plan is to wash these reasonably often to get low-contrast vintage fades.

@Jord
It appeared to be unrelated to that, and was happening at random (as best i could tell).

I’ve now changed settings to 20 posts per page, so even if i get random scrolling oddities at least i will be in the same vicinity.

Maybe i’m just getting old….

Thanks for the ideas!

The short-ish sleeves aren’t gonna work for me. Love the pattern though.

A couple of things that would arouse me:

1. Lined (flannel/quilt?) duck Type III jacket.

2. Sashiko western shirts.

Remember to stand on one leg and face north throughout the process.

More seriously, I’ve found that top-loading washing machines have a higher tendency to marble jeans than front-loaders, due to them often bunching/twisting around the central ‘agitator’. If you have a top-loader, try pausing the wash cycle halfway through, and checking that the jeans haven’t become tangled up in some weird way that’s going to enhance localised friction during the agitation phase. Unwanted marbling makes Baby Jesus sad.

Cheers for that, Giles. I suspect it’s one of those things that “normal” people wouldn’t notice, and as such I should stop thinking about it. After all, the difference is only a centimetre or so.
Beautiful jeans….

Please be more succinct with your response, Alex

@seawolf

Beauty! Yes, the ‘pagination’ option is a great solution.

All sorted, thanks mate!