IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo

[FlavourFade]

@Yoprst I had a good amount of fade shift on an (I believe) RGT 15oz jeans and it bothered me. Maybe it's not as noticeable on a jacket, but the very high contrast of the lefty denim makes me believe it would be something to be aware of. Anyway if going raw is your thing, do it!!

[Yoprst]

@FlavourFade Actually I've not decided yet, just thinking abt it. On the jacket fade shift should be not as brutal as on jeans due to the obvious difference in the nature of fade origin jacket vs jeans - honeycombs may shift but it only can be seen at the back of the sleeves by elbow marks if they are noticeable, the pockets, the collar etc. will remain the same. Jeans is another story - knees, whiskers fade shift will be quite noticeable

[worn2fade]

Opinions on this fit on me?
I have yet to soak it, trying to get opinions before I void the return ability.

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[sabergirl]

Looks too big to me. Even with a super hot wash, I’m not sure it’ll shrink up enough.

[pechelman]

Have you looked at the shrink results, shrink video, and the posts here? Lengths will shrink a good amount and the widths won't as much. To me, it looks like it will be about right after a hot soak.

[Mizmazzle]

I agree. I think after a hot soak/ wash it will be pretty spot on.

[worn2fade]

@sabergirl
@pechelman
@Mizmazzle

I was mainly concerned about how big the shoulders look but to be honest it doesn’t look too far off from the dude that did the shrink test on the iron heart video. His was pretty big on him as well along with the sleeves.

[branpureza]

@sabergirl said in IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo:

Looks too big to me. Even with a super hot wash, I’m not sure it’ll shrink up enough.

I agree. It will shrink most in the length but the main concern to me is the width. It looks too wide in the shoulders, too big in the arms, and too much material around the waist.

I would size down.

[sabergirl]

It’s the should that made me think so. But there is definitely shrink to be had in this jacket, always a gamble

[Mizmazzle]

@worn2fade
Here’s mine before I soaked/ washed it

[Mizmazzle]

@worn2fade heres it is after a wash and some wear

[worn2fade]

@sabergirl an expensive one unfortunately lol

[worn2fade]

@branpureza we share the same concerns man. I just want to be able to wear my denim and wabash shirt under and I feel like if I went with XL (my normal IH shirt size,) I would only be able to wear a T under it. The chest measurements of the XL were already smaller than my wabash and western measurements.

[worn2fade]

@Mizmazzle you nailed your fit brother. Even pre wash it didn’t look too big on you at all just the sleeves and the length a little which were guaranteed shrinkers.

[Mizmazzle]

@worn2fade I mean…the chest and shoulders were pretty wide pre wash. They both def came in. Not as much as the arms and length granted.

My own personal shrink results are documented in the threads. But they were pretty spot on with the IH shrink tests.

[worn2fade]

@Mizmazzle yeah but your chest and shoulders look much better than mine pre-soak lol. Mine has a lot more room if you compare both pictures.

[worn2fade]

@Mizmazzle honestly, maybe it’s not too different lol. I may just be over thinking this but I don’t know man, I have the worst luck with jackets and the fact that it’s raw doesn’t help at all.

[branpureza]

@worn2fade said in IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo:

@branpureza we share the same concerns man. I just want to be able to wear my denim and wabash shirt under and I feel like if I went with XL (my normal IH shirt size,) I would only be able to wear a T under it. The chest measurements of the XL were already smaller than my wabash and western measurements.

I got an XL with the biggest chest measurement they could find (23.5”)

Hot soaked it for an hour, let it dry, then hot soaked and hot washed it… then threw it in the dryer for a while. It fits pretty good now but to get that much shrinkage that I think you’re looking for you will have to wash and dry the crap out of it. I’d rather start smaller and not have to blast the crap out of it.

For reference I’m 6’2”, 195lbs.

[Mizmazzle]

@worn2fade I hear ya dude. It’s nerve wracking for sure. I can tell you that I had another lefty before this one I found used but still unwashed. It fit pretty good at first…then I washed it and I couldn’t wear it anymore. I tend to err on the side of “slightly bigger is better than too small.”

[worn2fade]

@branpureza I’m 5’11 & 195lbs with a 43” chest.

My chest measurement on this jacket is 24” with a 20.7” shoulder.