Iron Heart International

IRON CAST by Iron Heart International

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Iron Heart Denim is one of the best-loved brands to come out of the Japanese denim market in recent years. Haraki san, the man behind the brand, has a unique approach to designing classically inspired clothing that is beautifully made, timeless and supremely functional. Giles Padmore started working with Haraki nearly 20 years ago, his international business experience combined with his complete lack of retail experience has resulted in a unique approach to the market. In these podcast discussions we will talk to people who help make Iron Heart Denim the special brand and community it is: our...

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Episodes

S1 EP3 - Danny Hodgson from Rivet & Hide 27.04.2021 1:00:01

Danny covers topics as diverse as London fish ponds with British rock pedigree to the effects of Brexit on his business. He talks of how a chance meeting with Giles and Paula in 2011 led to the end of his long-haul career at British Airways and diverted his business plans away from Antipodean coffee culture and straight into the lap of Japanese denim.

S1 EP2 - Alex Padmore 08.04.2021 59:17

Alex talks about his life before denim, the path he took from junior grunt to the day to day running of the business, as well as his plans for the future. He and Olly consider the importance of sustainability and ways Iron Heart plans to improve in this respect, and discuss the new Island to Island Group e-commerce platform, Sonder Supplies.

S1 EP1 - Giles Padmore 22.03.2021 1:25:09

Giles talks about how his love affair with Levi’s 501s which started in the early 1970s bought him, via a very circuitous route, to owning the international operations of arguably the most successful brand in the Japanese Amekaji (American Casual) market. He discusses some of his favourite pieces, his relationship with Haraki and what is likely to happen to the brand when he and Haraki decide to r...