IHSH-27 - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt

[Max Power]

IHSH27, by far my most worn shirt (and if only every evening on the couch), since, I think, March.

Contrast is not that sharp in reality, so i was pretty surprised what a flash and auto contrast can do…

[Giles]

Max, When it comes to Combs, you are an animal.

[Max Power]

Thank you, yeah, I am a sucker for combs (I wrote about the water recipe before). And I see you weren't wrong about the nice fading abilities od the Sh27, it just takes time.

[markmont]

Very likely that I will have the sleeves shortened and **possibly shorten the vertical length by an inch. Other than that, diggin' this shirt.

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[jacoavlu]

nice markmont
careful about adjustments though
this one will shrink more in the wash even if you've already soaked it

[Clop]

This shirt also gets pretty crazy combs with wear, so sleeve length will shorten as well.

[Max Power]

why would you wann shorten these sleeves? looks perfect to me. And whjat the guys said is true.

[markmont]

There's a decent amount of stacking, i guess you could say, in the elbow region that I just don't want. That area highlighted has a good inch of excess folded over in the crease.

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[Seul]

It'll settle. Wear it hard for a month first, I'd say.

[jacoavlu]

mark I'm guessing M for you? I wear S and find the fit perfect, washed twice and I swear it still shrank a little more with the second wash

[markmont]

we'll see - I'm 5' 7". I can wait on adjusting the vertical length since that won't affect any fades or anything. But I don't want to get creasing in the arms only to find out that I want to shorten the arms and have a ridiculous shift. As it stands now, from the elbow up it's noticeably baggy. Don't want to do a hot soak because everything else fits fine.

[Seul]

Isn't this shirt supposed to be soaked prior to wearing?.. It could/ would help with the vertical length and the length of your sleeves, markmont…

I realise you don't want the other measurements to change, but shrinkage of chest is minimal, really...

[Giles]

That shirt is raw, you MUST soak before wear.

[jacoavlu]

oh I presumed mark had already soaked it

[markmont]

^^ I did soak it. What I meant was I don't want to soak it again.

[jacoavlu]

try a half cuff to get rid of some stacking?

[Max Power]

Actually I wore my Sh27 raw for some weeks before the first soak. Just because it will shrink doesn't mean you have to soak it right away.

[arcanum]

@max why you didn't soak it  at the first time ? I think with unsanforised denim you have to soak it not only to get a better fit but also get the shrinkage out. What difference does it make if you soak it at later stage ? You will have to wash it eventually so might as well do it at the first place.. If it has faded and you have yet to soak it I think it just makes things even worse and the fades will shift up when you wash em, no ?

[Seul]

@Max:

Just because it will shrink doesn't mean you have to soak it right away.

But because it's raw you're supposed to soak it before wearing it…

[Max Power]

I don't give a feck what I'm supposed to do. I liked the raw feeling so I wore it raw. Period. It's true, that the shrinkage comes when it's soaked / washed, but I don't see that as order to soak before I wear it some days - unless the fit screams for some shrinkage, which mine didn't.

Also, it has been washed now and the fades didn't shift or anything, so I'm fine.