Posts made by zeuloa

@smalllad

I’m your same height and about 145lbs and have the XS. Sometimes I feel I should’ve gotten the S, and here’s why:

• Front feels shorter than back when wearing, and it barely hits the pants waistline.
• The side hand warmers are too high, and it takes a bit getting used to.
• The chest pockets and inside pockets are very small. I can’t fit my hand inside the inside pocket, therefor it’s kind of useless to put anything small in there.
• The leather tag is sowed over the seam that goes across the back, therefore it’s a bit uncomfortable to wear and it looks a bit awkward when new.

The sleeves are a good length for me on the XS, and would probably be too long on the S though.

I’ve probably used my jacket 5 times in the 2 1/2 years I’ve owned it (Miami weather), therefore I might sell it and give the S a try instead.

@Slcrich:

Medium arrived today and to no one's surprise it's an amazing piece and I'll probably be wearing it to bed it's that comfortable already

Great fit on you! Looks great!

@Giles:

@BULLITT:

@Giles in your personal experience, what top 3 fabrics/weights have been the most durable in Iron Heart jeans?  Not thinking about fades, but how resilient the jean has been to wear and tear.

Hmmmm, I tend to wear a pair of jeans for about a year more or less non-stop.  Then I move on to the next great thing…

If I had to make a stab at this, I'd go.

25oz
14oz
19oz

Interesting… The 14oz and 19oz stronger than the 21oz due to the tighter weave?

IH-526PJ
Levi’s 501 STF
Cotton guayabera

@zeuloa:

Looking for thoughts on treating the natural leather patch… Do or don’t?

I just used some Brooks Proofide on my new 526PJ’s leather patch... To keep it Brit as that’s where it was shipped from hahah...

And it smells beautifully citrusy!

@palmer looking good! Great fit…

Looking for thoughts on treating the natural leather patch… Do or don’t?

I just used some Brooks Proofide on my new 526PJ’s leather patch... To keep it Brit as that’s where it was shipped from hahah...

I thought it was only the red tab (love the red stitched W btw, much better than the red tab!), good to know, and awesome that Haraki took the high road into freeing his designs!

Additionally was this iron flower thingy part of the original design or did you add it @giles? Looks great!

Awesome jacket @Giles!!! Gives me a peek into the future of what mine will eventually look like [emoji2]. Looks very relaxed and manageable… Was a bit afraid that the 21oz would always keep that heaviness and rigidness to some point but yours looks very soft with flow, drape and plenty of character.

Love the leather patch label btw... Perhaps even a bit more than the current one.

Not sure if you missed the second part about the jacket in the pictures… if the one gifted to you by Haraki 10 years ago in the Instagram picture and the one you’re wearing in the second picture sitting with Haraki is the same one... just curious [emoji3166]. Thanks!

Awesome changes on the new website @alex… Looking forward to it!

And you’ve done an excellent job with your online store! Simple, easy to use, everything is where it needs to be and no gimmicky videos or stuff that slow the website down. Love the comparison feature and it works flawlessly!

A couple things…

Read an interview with Haraki where he stated he is not concerned with fades whatsoever, just tries to make the strongest, best built and darkest denim possible.
Additionally he mentioned he does not really follow or is concerned with what the competition does, that he prefers not to know as to not be influenced with outside ideas (it went something along those lines)...

Whats your stand in the fades craze (companies designing just for fades, people sleeping in their jeans and other extremes)?
And of course your competitors, do you do any market research or sample their products? And I’ll add, if you don’t mind saying of course, who if any do you admire/like what they’re doing?

One las thing... Is this the same jacket in both photos? Looks great BTW!

Thanks for the great answers guys!

Quick question for you that have had this jacket for a bit.

Have you experienced stretch or shrinkage after washing, and if so about how much? Does it stretch on length from using the hand warmer pockets?

Thanks!

@Richard:

Very nice. Oh to wear shorts in December. Outside a gym.

Thanks! The benefits of living in Florida I guess, but the flip side is we only get to wear nice jackets 5 days a year haha

@neph93:

The 21oz becomes very, very soft and drapes beautifully. It will mould to your body well. Fading is slow to happen with this denim, however it is a rewarding process. The indigo becomes bruised at first, before fading gently. Eventually it shows the white and the general fading is a sight to behold. High contrast fades are not normal.

I don't have any 14oz so can't really help there.

Thanks! Your reply helps a lot as I was a bit concerned about the thickness… The nice fading is the cream on top as that’s not my main concern but it’s definitely a!+... I did see Giles’ first 21oz on insta and it looks amazing:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCWCyzElGoG/?igshid=2ok2egk0zd3q

@Richard:

Arrived  Wow. Snug with a sweatshirt layered as in photos. Perfect, I think, with a T-shirt. Will soften, if not stretch, right?

Excellent fit imo… Congrats!

@Giles:

Everything Iron Heart except the Simmons Bilt collabs and the IHC-18 (which is made in America) is made in Japan.

Thanks Giles! You just re-confirmed my suspicions!

Additionally as I just remembered heheh… I see that some jackets have the jacket and sleeves bottom hems chainstiched, even some department store ones and IH doesn’t... Any reasoning behind this if it make me any difference at all?

Thanks!!!

I have a curiosity…

Just received a 526PJ, and can’t seem to find anywhere the proud “Made in Japan” label...

From what I understand all IH products are manufactured in Japan, is this the case?

Thanks @sabergirl!