Weeks before my son was born I visited Gosport for the first time, to pay homage to the Denim Gods and buy my first couple of pieces.
On Sunday, Theo was 10! So 10 glorious years of buying IH and 10 glorious years of Fatherhood.
Superblack Riders Jacket
Moleskin CPO
Overdyed 888
IH T
Good art
Uniform Standard
IH deck vest
888 slubby
IH indigo flannel
Various GA / others
Crockett and Jones
Studio D’Artisan Type 3
Cold enough to warrant horsehide…..
Simmons Bilt
Sunspel
IH-888 slubby, which I am very much enjoying the texture of.
Crockett and Jones
Porter
Few from throughout the week…..
IH-634 II
Sunspel
Studio D’Artisan
Orslow
Porter Yoshida
Crown Northampton
IH-888 Slubby
iH Dobby CPO
IHT
Crockett and Jones
Mystery Ranch
IH Superblack Riders
Sunspel
Samurai
Master-Piece
634-II
IH jacket (quilted, model escapes me)
Maharishi sweater
Crockett and Jones
IH M-65
iH-888 slubby
Studio D’Artisan
Good Art
Crockett & Jones
I went with my usual size on this and measurements worked for me. Fabric is truly exceptional.
I was concerned that it may be too similar to the dobby cloth cpo, but completely different.
Beautiful dark indigo and purplish tones and a rich texture reminiscent of scales. Nicest example of sashiko that I have seen.
Asked for IH to make sashiko almost ten years ago now. Glad that Haraki finally changed his mind!
Just seen this, of course! Will respond to your PM
@Aetas Hey chaps,
I do indeed have the coat. Very kindly delivered by @jerkules with some delicious beers.
Sadly the coat is too small for me to wear practically. Will take some pics during the next few days and will then ship on to the next wearer (who I presume is you @Aetas - In which case PM me).
Beautiful jacket and - other than a pair of @Giles shorts - the first time I have seen the IH fabric so faded.
Cold enough to warrant horsehide…..
Simmons Bilt
Sunspel
IH-888 slubby, which I am very much enjoying the texture of.
Crockett and Jones
Porter
Snagged a returned XXL. Was gutted that missed out initially. Suspect I may be an XL but stoked to be able to give this one a try!
21oz sashiko coach jacket and/or rider’s jacket
I went with my usual size on this and measurements worked for me. Fabric is truly exceptional.
I was concerned that it may be too similar to the dobby cloth cpo, but completely different.
Beautiful dark indigo and purplish tones and a rich texture reminiscent of scales. Nicest example of sashiko that I have seen.
Asked for IH to make sashiko almost ten years ago now. Glad that Haraki finally changed his mind!
@msafrons As others have said, make sure you find a good tailor.
I was recommended one by Junior from Rivet and Hide, who does their alterations for them (Pinnas and Needles, who are excellent).
I have had multiple IH jeans, jackets and shirts altered by them.
I now use two tailors, Pinnas and Needles for anything more complex / on more expensive garments and then a local tailor I trust for more straight forward things. If you have not had a recommendation, then I would take another garment along as a ‘trial run’.
Few from throughout the week…..
IH-634 II
Sunspel
Studio D’Artisan
Orslow
Porter Yoshida
Crown Northampton
IH-888 Slubby
iH Dobby CPO
IHT
Crockett and Jones
Mystery Ranch
IH Superblack Riders
Sunspel
Samurai
Master-Piece
Picked up the GA molle clip two years ago. Received it as a very generous gift for my 40th.
Wanted it on the basis that (as anyone who knows me will attest), I have a lot of fucking bags, a number of which feature either molle webbing or provision to allow the attachment of a molle clip. From my experience, the beauty of molle generally is that it is a standard configuration.
It was therefore to my complete surprise when I discovered that the GA clip is a couple of mm too short to actually fit the molle webbing (or indeed any of the standard width webbing) on any of my bags.
Although entirely fucking useless for its intended purpose, I did not want to part with it (as it was a gift) and it was dutifully consigned to the fiery damnation of my drawer, waiting for a day when it would fit something that I own (other than Apple watch strap, which never really felt quite right to me).
I picked up the Swatch x Blancpain Ocean of Storms recently on a whim, off the back of seeing it on a different strap (rather than horrendous nato it comes with).
Rubber strap fits the GA molle clip perfectly. Very pleased to finally get to use it as it is very beautifully made.
