2015 Fall/Winter Pipeline

[David K.K. Hansen]

Damn Giles, 25 oz. flannel?  Won't be needing a jacket this winter, the Super Mega Ultra Heavy Flannel will keep me warm enough

[browniemcghee]

I'm so happy to see how this came out.  Gonna be great

[Finkster]

+1
Awesome texture / coloring

(with 25oz. this would be a killer  )

[superfuzz]

This one just jumped to second on my list after the blue hombre.

[Finkster]

You're not alone with that intention. 

[superfuzz]

That might change once I see the indigo thread shirts, I actually prefer the lighter weight flannels.

[Giles]

OK people.

This is what Haraki and I have decided…...

October
Worldwide Release (inc Japan)
UHF Buffalo Western - Green/Black, Red/Black and Grey/Black
UHF Hombre Works Shirt - Blue and Red
HF Indigo Selvedge Flannel Work Shirt - Navy and Petrol

For International release only:
UHF Buffalo Work Shirt - Grey/Black
UHF Hombre Western - Blue and Red
HF Indigo Selvedge Flannel Western Shirt - Navy and Petrol

December
For International release only:
UHF Buffalo Western - Turquoise/Grey - Face constructional stitching will be grey not black
UHF Buffalo Work Shirt - Turquoise/Grey - Face constructional stitching will be grey not black

January
For International release only
UHF Buffalo Western - Maroon/Cream
UHF Buffalo Work Shirt - Maroon/Cream

[Jordan23]

Expensive October for me! Shame on you [emoji6]

Enjoy ya addiction!

[Giles]

I delayed the Turquoise/Grey until December on the basis that some of the October shirts are likely to get delayed until November…..

[neph93]

That's a great heads up. Might break the habit of a lifetime and actually start saving. Btw I think you may have made a mistake labelling the t+g @Giles . They both say western.

[Broark]

October is only a month before my birthday, so I can justify: grey/black work, blue hombre work and one of the indigo flannels.
Or at least that's what I'm going to tell myself!

[FurattoHeddo]

Appreciate the detailed info, Giles… Looking forward to having a turquoise buffalo again

[David K.K. Hansen]

So it seems from October through January I'll be copping 3 or 5 flannel shirts… thanks for the heads up, I'll need the time to save.

[Giles]

@neph93:

I think you may have made a mistake labelling the t+g @Giles . They both say western.

You're right I did.  Thanks.

[neph93]

As a matter of interest, when you now know (to a degree) that the westerns will be taken by the original buyers in most sizes will you make more?

[Giles]

Here's the issue.  We design the fabric from first principals and we then get it woven.  We have to try and guess how many shirts we will need, and then weave the appropriate amount of fabric.  Once we have woven the fabric and made the shirts, that's it, there is no more fabric.  This is one of the reasons our shirts have such long lead times, we have to start planning about a year before they are complete.  The minimum run of fabric is enough for bout 120 shirts, so if I need a few more XL, it just can't happen.

[neph93]

Thanks for the detailed answer. I'm looking at the workshirt in t+g anyway so I should be fine. But the business model is really interesting.  Do you also do the math when it comes to economies of scale? I'm thinking about larger sizes using more fabric which can cut into the viability if the run?

Regardless I'm looking forward to a/w 2015.

[Giles]

Larger sizes make a small amount of difference to us.  Yes, the larger the average size, the less shirts we get per roll, but our demand curve is classically bell shaped, so it really is not a big deal…

[neph93]

Got it. So the whole short run/ high demand/extra caché if you get one thang, is more a by-product than a business model? I could ask about this all day. I'll stop now. Off topic as well

[Giles]

If we get this stuff wrong, it costs us big time.  So we will usually err on the side of caution when initiating a run of fabric and/or a run of shirts/bottoms/jackets.  Having stuff sitting around that does not sell/will not sell, is expensive.  Each one of those garments is money tied which we could possibly be putting to better use.

I know there is a school of thought that says we should make more of everything so our customers always get what they want, but if we did that we'd disappear up our own arses in about 3 months….

I have said before, but it is worth repeating.  Being a good retailer is the art of getting it wrong less than anyone else, because getting is right is simply impossible.