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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

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    Spring Son of Light
    Joined: 30 Apr 2013

    @beautiful_FrEaK:

    never underestimate the power of a future machine wash and the power of a belt to keep the waist where you want it to be

    Yep. I hot soaked for an hour but I'm pretty certain a hot wash will finish off the shrinkage. Gonna wait until I've got about 6 weeks or so of wear and then hot wash time!

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      4c
      Banned
      Joined: 26 Nov 2013

      @Spring:

      I think they actually look pretty awesome. I'm pretty sure sizing down would have made the rise unbearable.

      +1

      last edited by 27 Feb 2014, 00:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        4c
        Banned
        Joined: 26 Nov 2013

        My new sweatshirt… (pre-soak)

        last edited by 28 Feb 2014, 15:56 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Jeef
          Joined: 20 Feb 2014

          4c, that looks pretty good. As I'm sure you already know these things will shrink a lot in length but hardly at all in width.  Looks like you got plenty of room. Be sure to post an updated fit once it's dry.

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            grandmasterben
            Joined: 27 Aug 2011

            Perfect!

            last edited by 28 Feb 2014, 18:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              4c
              Banned
              Joined: 26 Nov 2013

              Thanks guys. 🙂 Love this thing! 😉
              Post machine wash/dry:

              last edited by 28 Feb 2014, 18:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Jeef
                Joined: 20 Feb 2014

                Nice job sizing it. I think these shirts are best once machine dried and fully shrunk - it makes them feel even more thick and dense and cozy. Also I love how once you wear them a little the sleeves start looking like the Michelin man's arms.

                last edited by 28 Feb 2014, 19:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  mclaincausey
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                  Agreed. Love the fit. If it were me I'd fold the cuff ribbing on the sleeves back halfway on themselves, I think it'd look even better. $0.02

                  Think it, be it.

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                    grandmasterben
                    Joined: 27 Aug 2011

                    I would recommend against doing that….imo it'll work to loosen the cuff and it won't necessarily snap back. Also, there's probably more shrink everywhere (i.e. Sleeves) so it'll look better later

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                      mclaincausey
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                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                      That's never been my experience with a sweat, particularly with thin ribbing like that. Indeed I've even rolled a thick IH Henley over the cuffs of my IH sweat, which is far more drastic, with zero lasting effect on the cuffs.

                      Think it, be it.

                      last edited by 28 Feb 2014, 23:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        4c
                        Banned
                        Joined: 26 Nov 2013

                        @Jeef:

                        Nice job sizing it. I think these shirts are best once machine dried and fully shrunk - it makes them feel even more thick and dense and cozy. Also I love how once you wear them a little the sleeves start looking like the Michelin man's arms.

                        Thanks, Yea I sized kinda big to start out with and now it’s pretty snug and fluffy too! Mostly dumb luck and fear on my part. super happy. 🙂

                        @mclaincausey:

                        Agreed. Love the fit

                        Me too  😘 I was able to stretch/shrink it into the perfect shape.

                        Also just pulled a cotton fiber out of my sweatshirt that was just shy of 1.5 inches! Regular cotton is about 7/8ths of an inch, so this means SG sweats are also long staple cotton!
                        Buy the best get the best I suppose…

                        last edited by 1 Mar 2014, 02:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          4c
                          Banned
                          Joined: 26 Nov 2013

                          Now that I finally have my sweatshirt I think I’ll do a review. 🙂
                          My take on SG sweats:

                          Measurements lined up with Self-edge’s description. Pre-soak the sweatshirt seemed ok overall, but appeared at first to be nothing that special compared to my IHSW-10 (which is very special). Then I warm washed it/hot dried it and…. Totally transformed the sweatshirt into something amazing: Lost lots of length, a lil width, and got much softer and fluffier. Also I have read that arms on the XL can shrink to 24 inches, but I just easily stretched the arms to about 26+ inches. I did notice very slight uneven shrinkage from the sweatshirt getting wrapped up in itself in the mashing machine, but literally just several seconds of stretching took care of that. Basically this is a super pliable material.

                          Fit: body shrinks to be short, but can be stretched, also the hems and cuffs are snug fitting keeping the sweatshirt in place (not to low/doesn’t come up). I would say the body fits like a medium-large (on my extra large) and the arms are fitted and can shrink/stretch many inches either way in length if needed

                          Details:
                          Seems are really well done and are about twice as heavy as my IHSW-10 (two strands instead of one) and the seam thread also appear to be shiny (Mercerized?) cotton instead of synthetic (which can also be nice).

                          As for the finish, the SG sweat is very smooth on the outside as if the cotton is combed before being fed into the loop wheel machine. The inside has many soft loops in it which gives it a unique feel and also seems to give the material great loft.  Also the cotton can’t be emphasized enough, it’s just under 1.5 inches which is noticeably longer than my iron heart sweatshirt’s cotton which is also long staple cotton, so this gives the sweatshirt many additional benefits for comfort and durability.

                          The hem, collar, and cuffs seem durable are very tightly woven with the hem being circular (a nice touch). Again the stitching is superb with great details such as neck V and flat seeming from the sleeve overextended slightly under the armpit.

                          Overall this sweatshirt is one of the best garments I own. It has amazing warm, soft and pliable long staple fabric that perfectly molds to the body. Extremely comfortable overdone stitching which should wear long and well. Details are excellent and finish is clean and well executed. Basically this sweatshirt is mindblowingly nice and perfectly complements my growing Iron Heart collection.

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                            seanocono
                            Joined: 17 Oct 2012

                            Fantastic review, 4c.

                            last edited by 2 Mar 2014, 02:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              mclaincausey
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              Strike Gold has a new white wefted slub denim a la 11xx series coming out, but at a heavier weight. I think it will land at Self Edge soon.

                              Think it, be it.

                              last edited by 3 Mar 2014, 16:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                tigerpac
                                Joined: 18 Apr 2012

                                still wish they made 'american' sizes for the sweats like they do with the jeans 😞

                                last edited by 3 Mar 2014, 17:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  grandmasterben
                                  Joined: 27 Aug 2011

                                  You really couldn't do an xl? Imo mine fits like a medium should (for vintage effect)

                                  last edited by 3 Mar 2014, 21:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    tigerpac
                                    Joined: 18 Apr 2012

                                    I wear a 46 suit, the xl wasn't even close 😞

                                    last edited by 4 Mar 2014, 00:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Spring Son of Light
                                      Joined: 30 Apr 2013

                                      The sleeves on their flannels are tragically short 😞

                                      last edited by 4 Mar 2014, 00:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        4c
                                        Banned
                                        Joined: 26 Nov 2013

                                        thanks seanocono  🙂

                                        Spring Son of Light–- shame I was just looking at this:
                                        http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/klax-on/item/sgs006-rd/

                                        I usually take a 15.5-35+ to 16-35+ in shirts… Sound like a no go?

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                                          mclaincausey
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                          4c, I'm a Large in IH, occasionally a Medium, and I am solidly an XL in SG shirts.

                                          Think it, be it.

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