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Post by giles on Apr 27, 2019 1:06:36 GMT -6
Retail is not USD350, it's USD320 and if you read the newsletter it says quite near the top:
Pre-orders for these are open now and forum members will be given a variable discount depending upon how long you have been a member - if you were one of the early adopters, that means a discount off list price of 32.5%!
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Post by giles on Oct 2, 2018 10:23:48 GMT -6
Sorry, a little late to post this post this here, apologies....We have created a US centric version of our website....
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Post by giles on Jun 8, 2018 1:15:17 GMT -6
I showed the image to Tom san whilst I was in Kojima yesterday. She was appalled and is going to beat up on the workshop we use.
Despite the jokers suggesting we use the QC folks from Gustin, I checked that too - she does not know who Gustin is.....
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Post by giles on Jun 6, 2018 7:49:02 GMT -6
smaller hemmed chinos in khaki and navy, late summer
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Post by giles on Mar 13, 2018 9:45:48 GMT -6
Re: FW18 Yes, that is why we are there.....
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Post by giles on Mar 13, 2018 6:20:55 GMT -6
disheveled I will be in Tokyo from 15th thru 21st April, then flying to LA as I am "The Minister" (yep, go figure), at Kotaro from Nine Lives wedding in Joshua tree. I spend a few days in LA sorting out shit, then back to UK on about 27th
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Post by giles on Mar 12, 2018 11:29:01 GMT -6
disheveled I'll be there next month - come and play :-)
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Post by giles on Feb 24, 2018 11:56:55 GMT -6
Re: Waxed. If I want on, I wear a Barbour. If H wants to do one, cool, but I won't be initiating the discussion with H I am afraid....
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Post by giles on Feb 24, 2018 11:50:43 GMT -6
It is not an Iron Heart release. I am having them made in the same workshops as we make the Iron shirts in, but it is a separate brand....
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Post by giles on Feb 18, 2018 2:20:11 GMT -6
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Post by giles on Feb 15, 2018 23:27:03 GMT -6
UPS don't pick up as a matter of course on a Saturday in UK. If they did, we'd make sure we were there for the Saturday pick-up....
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Post by giles on Feb 7, 2018 2:03:40 GMT -6
It's started to really bite in the last 18 months.....
IH is better protected than a lot of brands because of the size of it's non Japanese market...
Expect to see some brands really suffer....
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Post by giles on Feb 6, 2018 21:27:28 GMT -6
Demand for all brands in our space is slowing down in Japan it has nothing to do with stopping sales from outside of Japan (well maybe a tiny bit, but nothing significant). The Japanese consumer is moving more into fast fashion, that is what is hurting our Japanese sales. There are some Japanese brands which sell amazingly well outside of Japan, but now effectively have zero demand in Japan.
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Post by giles on Feb 6, 2018 4:00:15 GMT -6
This has been on the cards for some time, but for various reasons has taken longer to get started than we would have liked.
Background. Haraki has always had a dream of having a presence in some form or other in The USA. Sales in Japan are slowing down and we need to find ways of keeping the workshops that make our clothing busy or else they may just decide it's all too much hassle and close down.
Paula and I agreed with Haraki back in May that we would start a new venture in Los Angeles. When I was in Tokyo with Alex in November we discussed the concept more and firmed things up.
We are in the process of creating a joint venture between Haraki and IHUK (Tom san has a stake in the JV too). We have taken space in Kens Factory USA, based in Long Beach, Los Angeles.
The plan.
1) Iron Heart USA will launch a range of clothing with Ken for Ken to sell through his outlets in The USA. This brand will be called Iron Heart Ignition 2) Iron Heart USA will launch a new range of clothing aimed at the new younger, sportier breed of Harley riders. This brand will be called Iron Heart Racing 3) We will cookie cut the UK online operation and set it up in Long Beach. One of our long-term problems has been the number of Nort American customers who simply can't buy from us as their credit card company sees a non-North American purchase as fraudulent and the credit card transaction is declined. Of course, this can be fixed, but for many North American customers, this attempted purchase is the first time they have tried to use their card outside of North America, the decline supports their initial view that buying from Gosport was really a risk too far. We very rarely manage to convert one of these potential customers. Ther is also a fear that a shipment from UK will incur taxes, in point of fact the tax-free import threshold in The USA is USD800, so that is really an unfounded fear. When entering the web store, North American customers will be directed (recognised by IP address) to a US version of ironheart.co.uk, where credit card processing will be performed in USA. Shipping could happen from US or UK. We believe that we will be able to offer a better service to our North American customers.
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Post by giles on Feb 5, 2018 1:30:58 GMT -6
Bentin. No they don't, the 633 is an SE exclusive cut
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Post by giles on Feb 2, 2018 4:12:57 GMT -6
Regarding VAT this is our position:
We do not refund VAT I am afraid. We had a choice when determining our pricing policy either to price high and refund VAT for non European Union customers or price lower and not refund the VAT.
We decided on balance that having our retail price as low as possible and the same for all our customers worldwide was the simplest approach.
And FWIW, we are under no EU obligation to do so.
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Post by giles on Jan 27, 2018 20:33:43 GMT -6
Reckon I snagged your/last lg IHM-22. Apologize Giles. Now appreciate your desire to snatch one. This is perhaps the most impactful piece to grace my closet. Magnificent. Well done. We are going to do them again next FW, so I still have a chance...
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Post by giles on Jan 27, 2018 5:04:35 GMT -6
If you are doing this:
" im pulling up my belt/jeans way to frequently."
Then I suggest the waist is too large not that the denim is too heavy.....
IMO Iron Heart 21oz selvedge denim, is one of the easiest denims to break in given the way it is constructed
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Post by giles on Jan 26, 2018 20:25:27 GMT -6
Sounds like a sizing issue, not a weight issue....
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Post by giles on Dec 18, 2017 4:53:31 GMT -6
"It still mildly irks me this middleman called Giles blocks people from buying IH at the true Japan retail prices" Giles does not block people buying from Japan at true Japan retail price. Haraki made the decision to shut down online sales in Japan himself. I was pretty shocked when he told me of his decision and I asked him if he was 100% sure that is what he wanted to do. He confirmed that he was, and said that he was doing it to protect his brand. Re: The reason we sell in the west at more than Japan retail is pretty simple retail 101. See here: www.heddels.com/2017/04/of-price-and-yen-the-effects-of-japanese-retailers-selling-abroad/I'd love to sell at Japanese retail, but I would not have a business if I did.
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Post by giles on Aug 16, 2017 10:24:58 GMT -6
Loads
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Post by giles on Jul 27, 2017 1:43:11 GMT -6
We do two types of superblack: Non-fade superblack which has reactive dyed weft and warp, and superblack fades to grey (SBG) which has reactive dyed weft and sulphur dyed warp. The non-fade never fades the SBG always does.
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Post by giles on Jun 15, 2017 9:07:28 GMT -6
Will IH ever (or have they in the past) done reactive dyed selvedge jeans? My 9666zs are really nice but the one thing that would have made them perfect would be that. Though I had them hemmed shorter and kind of like having a few pairs that won't be cuffed. Also, is IH the only company with black wabash fabric? Can't find anyone that has it. giles ^^^ We have small amount of superblack reactive dyed warp and weft 21oz selvedge denim that has never been made into anything. I am currently sampling a version of the IH-101J out of it. I have a feeling that this will use up all that particular denim. If however, retailer demand for the black 10J is really poor, then we may have some left over for another project, so maybe we would do jeans, but probably not. Reactive dye can be any colour, we reactive dye loads of our fabrics. Wiki it for more info
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Post by giles on Jun 13, 2017 8:06:03 GMT -6
"I'm 34 in Diesel, what size am I in IH?" "Please can you measure your pair of Diesel the way we measure" "I've already told you, I have a true waist of 34" "Please can you measure your pair of Diesel the way we measure" "Why do I need to? My Diesels are tag 34 so I know that I have a true waist of 34" "I would really prefer it if you could confirm the actual waist size of the Diesels you are talking about. It's upsetting for all of us if we ship to you and they don't fit." Some time later...... "Erm, so I've done that, they actually measure 38"
True story
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Post by giles on Jun 13, 2017 0:23:32 GMT -6
There is nothing amazing about the way we measure. Though it is the way that the Japanese jean designers and factories measure, so it makes sense to us (at least), to measure exactly the same way. That way, when we create a new cut, there is less scope for disappointment when the first sample is produced. The reason we ask people to measure jeans and to compare the way we do, is because we do not have an in depth knowledge of other brands jeans styles and even if we did, there are variations between production runs and sometimes even major stylistic variations within the same lot number. If I had a dollar for every time I was asked "I am size x in Levis 501 what size would I be in Iron Heart?", I would not need to spend my time measuring jeans and creating sizing tables (which is what I spent most of yesterday doing), I'd be fishing somewhere. My first job today will be to measure the latest run of IH-555-02 that arrived yesterday because a cursory look yesterday suggests there are sufficient variations in sizing for it to warrant a new sizing chart.
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