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    • neph93N
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      @TrickHell I have a feeling I'm gonna be an equal opportunities shirt wearer too. I dig my snaps, and I like the way the yokes on the western's make them somehow smarter. But that being said, while I love my brown 106 (you've the black, right?) I feel like it would be even better as a work shirt with the quilting and pockets.

      @Giles, understood. So sizing down wouldn't give a slimmer fit in the work shirts. It would just end up small?

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      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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      • GilesG
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        @neph93:

        @Giles, understood. So sizing down wouldn't give a slimmer fit in the work shirts. It would just end up small?

        Correct

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • DougNgD
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          For some odd reason, I feel I have to size up in work shirts from IH

          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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          • SeulS
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            M in everything… Workshirts are a bit boxier, but shorter, plus more convenient to (wait for it...) work in.

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            • Megatron1505M
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              As a fatty I tend to opt for work shirts (though not always) for more girth room.

              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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              • neph93N
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                @Megatron1505:

                As a fatty I tend to opt for work shirts (though not always) for more girth room.

                So you don't have anything against the yoke/snap aesthetic? It's just a fit thing?

                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                • Megatron1505M
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                  Exactly that  🙂

                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                  • tmgT
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                    I've got a few of both styles, and it's mostly been the fabric that defines my choice; snaps are nice to have, but I love the aluminium buttons on my 78 as well

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                    • neph93N
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                      @Seul:

                      M in everything… Workshirts are a bit boxier, but shorter, plus more convenient to (wait for it...) work in.

                      So you save your westerns for taming horses and herding cattle?  😉 Thanks for the feedback!

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                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                      • ChrisC
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                        @neph93:

                        So you don't have anything against the yoke/snap aesthetic? It's just a fit thing?

                        The western aesthetic is the deal killer for me.  The slimmer fit is better and I like snaps, but I have never liked western style shirts.  Living in Texas has made me more paranoid about looking like a caricature, too.

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                        • Megatron1505M
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                          And yet you wear cowboy boots…....yeee haaaa !!

                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                          • ChrisC
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                            Exactly.  Boots, jeans and western shirt= constant "Where'd ya park your horse, pardner?" jokes.

                            I have to endure enough of that shit every time I leave the state as it is.

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                            • Megatron1505M
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                              Embrace it hoss  😉

                              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                              • ChrisC
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                                Just as soon as you embrace dressing like an Englishman.

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                                • Megatron1505M
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                                  That is how I dress all the time when not taking WAYWT pics for the internet…..and (official secret), so does Giles.

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                  • DougNgD
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                                    @Megatron1505:

                                    This is how I dress all the time when not taking WAYWT pics for the internet…..and (official secret), so does Giles.

                                    Minor edit

                                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                    • Megatron1505M
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                                      Americans and Benny Hill…....weird.

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                      • NorthernVictoryN
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                                        I like westerns a little more. But I like works almost as much, really. Can't have a wardrobe without a few of each.

                                        My IH collection is still in its infancy (and really my entire wardrobe since I started trying to built something nice about a year and half ago), but it's coming along.

                                        I will pick up the 102 Work at some point, but I'm holding out for some other stuff right now.

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                                        • AnesthetistA
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                                          Not to push you towards the 102 now, but I am pretty sure it is on its way to extinction.

                                          IG: bluehandsslim

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            It is…....

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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