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Love the shirt, love the trousers, what could possibly go wrong?

21 oz 777s that I bought at Brund. My first IH purchase in the fall of 2020. They are great, but I wear them way too rarely. I've come to realize, that I find the tightness of the legs too restrictive. When I bought them I really liked that they stayed in place without being tight at the waist. Now I prefer pants that are loose throughout, but held up at the waist. I guess we all get older.

The shirt may be unique, but it is unlikely to be a sought after item: It is a 228 BLK, bought from the outlet at IHUK. It was my second IH item. I had the original diamond shaped snaps swapped for round ones, to make it look less like I was on my way to the rodeo. Great shirt, I probably should have bought a size smaller.

The combination is really as unflattering as possible given my body shape. I'm top heavy, and wearing tight jeans and a loose shirt really underlines that

Oh, and the photo is obviously horrible. Nothing to do about that

IH 726 (olive). Best shorts ever made. I need to have them repaired for the third time, and I fear they may not survive another season.

So if anyone has enough dirt on Alex or Haraki to make them put them back in production I’m buying.

The shirt is the Brund one. Nice shirt, but to be honest I prefer the 9 oz flannels.

I’m very happy with it. Sorry about the picture, I don’t do that many selfies.

I had to do the minutes from a meeting at my daughter's school. But I found a decent place to do it.

My first car was one of those:

Fiat 127, 1980 model.

It was an absolutely wonderful car, and it had quite a funny story:

My grandfather bought it new I 1980 - the first brand new car he ever bought.

Later the same year he suffered a stroke, which left him unable to drive. My grandmother kept the car, but she basically hated driving, so she never drove it in winther. Yet she was also keen on maintenance, so she dutifully had it serviced yearly, and rust protected every second year. She also kept it in an open but completely dry carport.

So in January 1998 I got a job where I needed a car for the commute - I was living with my parents (having returned from London, and waiting to start university in the summer). My father had become convinced that it was better for road safety that his mother stopped driving, so he asked her if he could borrow the car, and let me use it, until spring. She never drove during winter, so he was sure she'd accept.

I started driving it, and as my father har foreseen his mother didn't really want the car back. So after a couple of months I bought it of her for 1 Danish kroner. At that time its condition was pristine, and it had run a grand 36 K kilometers.

I owned it all though university, watched it crumble with rust, had the battery die, laughed when my girlfriend called her dad to come rescue her when she drowned it, and learned that it could hold 4 people and 16 crates of beer, if packed correctly. I also learned that leather is a lot better than nylon when you need to tie the exhaust pipe to the bumper, that it gets really fucking cold in a car when the heater dosen't work and its freezing outside, and that you will fill the carburetor with debris when you run out of fuel due to the fuel gauge being broken.

I also learned that when you own a car like that you can get away with murder if you smile and wave at people - I rarely drove an hour on the motorway without someone overtaking me and just breaking out in a huge smile.

In 2006 I moved to Copenhagen, and didn't have a place to park it. Apart from all the broken stuff it was rusted through, and would need serious plate work - which would be way too expensive. So it went to the scrapyard - after a long life in the service of our family. Would love to get my hands on one someday again.

Major disclaimer- I work in Copenhagen, and in a completely different field, but that said I agree with goosehd and Tago-Mago on the definition. And leather shoes, chinos (including IH), dress shirt (tucked in) and a sports coat has been my work uniform since 2020.

I’ve also done a fair bit of recruiting , and based on that I have som observations. They’re completely subjective though:

• It’s better to be slightly overdressed for an interview than slightly underdressed.
• don’t dress like you’re going to a party - or a funeral.
• wear something that you’re comfortable enough to actually work in - if your best shirt I too tight, wear your second best.
• if you’re wearing something that you’re not familiar with make sure you know how it works. It sounds basic, but it’s not: if you never wear a sports coat, you may forget that it should always be unbuttoned when you sit down, and generally buttoned when you stand (but always leave the lowest button open). Practice before the interview.
• get a haircut, trim the beard etc., but stick to your normal routines as much as possible. Don’t put extra gel in your hair, overspray with cologne or something like that. You’re not going clubbing.
• decide what your bringing and putting on the table (a print of your application, a sheet of notes, two pens) and keep organized - get your stuff out of your bag, put it in the table and put the bag away. You can carry all sorts of extra material in the bag, but don’t get it out unless it makes sense during the interview.
• try to remember people’s names, but don’t go out of your way to show that you do - focus on convincing the interviewers of your skills.

Ordered. The laugh I got from my daughters when I told them that I bought a 100+ euro apron was worth it. Everything else - including the actual apron- is a bonus.

Not sure if it’s the right thread, but I’ve just had these two shirts modified:

Thanks to my mom for the needlework!

They are great shirts, but both suffered from the cats eye buttons becoming undone very easily. So when I realized that IH had started using four-hole buttons on some work shirts I wrote and asked if it was possible to order replacements for the originals.

And - huge shout out to costumer support - they offered me enough to change all buttons on both shirts

Once again, great service, and thank you to IHUK and my mom!

So - picked them up after hemming, and stopped by the sale at Brund on the way. There I found two IHSH-388 at a very attractive price.
Combined with these pants it’s almost a resort vibe that I really like

(Sorry for the poor picture)

Just recieved a black and an indigo one - great shirts. The hand is firmer than I expected (and much firmer than feared), and the texture of the fabric I quite interesting. The outside is quite smooth and the shirt feels light (a lot lighter than the 11oz IH ones), but the fabric still feels substantial and drapes well. I totally get the hype!

As to why they didn’t sell fast - I’m a sample size of one, but I skipped them at first due to the name. I automatically assumed that the fleece would be the usual polyester, and thought the shirt would be a combination of cotton and fleece, not at fleece made from cotton. I only bought because I stumbled on this thread.

My first Relove.

Great shirt. I like the UHF a little better when it comes to fit (they are al little bit shorter), but the measurements on this one were close to perfect, and I really like the looks and the feel of the fabric.

Thanks to whoever broke it in for me.

Getting some fresh air after the trip to London.

I’m really happy with it - very versatile and extremely comfortable. And as my wife absolutely hates checked flannels (she says that they remind her of all her ex boyfriends) it is great with a different look.

I’ll be watching. Being a Dane I’ll be rooting for the Danes, especially Vingegaard.

Pogacar is of course a massive favorite. I’ve been watching cycling, especially the Tour, since about 1989, and he is the most complete rider I’ve ever seen. That’s including Armstrong, who I really liked in the beginning of his career.

Apart from the Danes I have a very soft spot for Wout van Aert. He has so much talent - winning a stage crossing Ventoux, a time trail and Champs Elysees in he same tour (21) is a magnificent achievement. And he is also an amazing supporting rider. In the tour in 22 for Vingegaard, and just recently in the Giro for Yates. After leading out for Koij he is a huge part of Yates winning. In a very unselfish effort - just a great rider.

My way in was a bit - winding. At the first Covid lockdown I somehow realized, that:

1. I spend no money.
2. There were a lot of online sales going on.

That led me to decide, that it was about time I upped my work wardrobe. I live I Denmark, where there are few limitations to what you can wear at work, and on top of that I was working back-office, and hardly ever met anybody from outside the organisation, so I'd gone quite relaxed, and almost only wore black shirts or sweaters, and jeans. So I decided to get something a bit more varied and colorful for work. I also decided that I'd be picky and by quality stuff - being in lockdown I wasn't in a hurry.

Then in the summer of 2020 I got a new job, higher salary, and less back office. And I decided to expand my wardrobe following the principles about color and quality. Work clothes were easy enough, but finding shoes and a bag led me to Brund in Copenhagen. At the time they sold a few Loake Shoes (Loakes good lines, the Goodyear-welded ones made ind England, as well as Filson bags.

And it was when browsing Brunds website that I came across Iron Heart jeans as well. And wondered if a pair of jeans twice as expensive as any I'd owned before could be worth it?

So eventually I gave it a go and went to the shop to try out different cuts and sizes - and ended up in a pair of 21 ounce 777s.

So I guess my gateway were dress shirts, Filson bags and goodyear welted Chelsea boots....

For years I swore I’d never lift weights. I hated the gym, and mainly did cardio, then dropped it completely in favor of mountainbiking.

Then, when my youngest was about two years old (six years ago) I put her in her pram while she was sleeping. I had to bend down to do it, and I almost never got back up. My lower back was stuck.

So I went to a physiotherapist who convinced me that lifting free weights were the way to go if I wanted to increase core strength and mobility. And that included deadlifting.

And to my great surprise I found that I really liked it. I still prefer road biking (it replaced the mountainbiking a few years back) and playing Padel, so I mainly lift in the winter. My records stink though, I’ve acquired a nasty habit of injuring my ribs every time I get into a really good rhythm (not in the gym, twice on water slides, once on my commuter bike and once doing gardening). But there is a magic to deadlifting that is quite addictive.

First double espresso of the day:

Sylt looks very beautiful. I’ve never been there, but I’ve spend a lot of vacations further up the coast on the west coast of Jutland. I’ve been there alt least once a year all my life.

And it is a really good place for taking pictures. I’m not a skilled photographer, but I do know that a huge percentage of the best pictures of my family are taken on those beaches. There is just something about the light, even when the sky is gray.

As expected it is one hell of an apron. I’m cooking for my daughter’s birthday tomorrow, which is a good opportunity to try it out. I’m really happy with it.

The pockets are very functional and the fabric is nice. Soft to wear, dark so that stains won’t show too much. The patch is very big and prominent

I wouldn’t mind if it was a bit longer, but it is long enough for my 181 cm. And I guess that if it was longer it might be an issue for those who use it for other stuff than cooking. But for taller people it might be an issue.

It’s highly recommended

I’ve worn it all day in London - I wore a Utilitees under it, and a thin leather jacket on top. Just perfect for a somewhat chilly day with a few drizzles thrown in.