IHSH-27 - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt

[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.

[arcanum]

@Max:

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.

hmm, that is interesting.. you know actually i cant be bothered to soak the shirt because the weather here is always cloudy lately, so i might do the same like you did

[Max Power]

Well, I usually only handwash my denim, so it works for me. But of course, if you plan on hot ashing in the machine and maybe even use a dryer, a soak wouldn't harm. it's just no "must" IMO.

[Giles]

The reason for soaking raw denim is only in part to get the shrinkage out, it is also to bed in the constructional threads, if you do not soak raw denim prior to wear you will reduce the life of the garment…...So yes, of course no "must" just seems a little silly to me to reduce the life of a perfectly good garment....

[Max Power]

I know that this argument is valid and often uttered, but we're speaking of a few days here and of a shirt, that gets less stress than a pair of jeans. Again, my opinion and personal experience…

[Max Power]

IH SH 27 worn since April, two handwashes.