IH-526J-DD - Double Duck Type III Jacket
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Finally got my hands on this beauty! Thanks again @Giles for the amazing service and reception [emoji4]
Double Indigo duck is bruisingly stiff and has a consistent richness and depth of color, almost purple in some light. Love that texture [emoji8]
Brass buttons (my favourites) and orange stitching complete the special look [emoji1362]Fit is larger than what I usually go for (pics are trimming) with good room to layer. Shoulders are wider than my norm too..
I love the length, finally I can wear a type III over my IH shirts [emoji4] -
Great fit! Have you soaked it already? It will bleed a lot but feel a bit softer after a while. Although breaking in really fits for this fabric - it makes cracking sounds in the beginning.
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Congrats on a great fit and one of IH best fabrics IMO. Wait for about three hard wearing weeks. You'll see some beautiful fades soon! The DD is an amazing fabric.
They will always remain somewhat stiff, my LB DD are mostly comfy but still stiff ha.
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Thanks for the kind comments, Gents! @den213 @twin @mahlon321 @Max Power @Jordonf9 @Finkster
Properly in love with this thing.. This is my 3rd piece in the DD and it tops the list IMO.
Been searching for years for a good fitting indigo type III and it's been a very expensive venture.. My 2526J, which I love, fits great all over but is too short to wear with untucked shirts.
This is cut differently and out of the bag seems very promising but one never knows until it properly settles.. Fingers crossed!Not sure I'll be soaking Flo: while I can do with some shrinking in the shoulders and sleeves, the chest and length are just where I want them. Will reconsider once (if!) it fully relaxes and becomes too loose fitting.
Tomorrow I'm going to rock it on its first (office) day. More pics very soon….!
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I didn't get much (barely None) shrinkage, but would suggest you soak to get the starch out.
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Thanks for the info Flo @Max Power [emoji1360]
Your jacket is looking most promising - can't wait to put some evo on mine -
1st office pic:
More to come, this is going to be my daily beater for a while..
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Casual dinner attire. Fresh outside but great wind proofing properties on the DD:
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Jacket looks great[emoji1303]
G, this isnt on the site at all. Reg "jacket" section or "extinct" -
It's because it just was not selling, even when I reduced the price in specials. So on the basis it was getting no love (and we had a load of other jackets on the site), I decided to take it off-line for a few moths/years and the rerelease when I thought it may be better appreciated. It is simply too good a jacket to give up on and yard-sale it….I may Phoenix it soon......
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Thanks PP [emoji482]
I had just gotten a 526L when this was released so missed the boat.
It was a real bargain at the time, I had to pay full price when I got it.. Still worth it, couldn't be happier with it -
Yesterday, over the 66 and MF Gunslinger pantaloons (double indigo):
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Thanks for the kind comment Andrew (as well as the awesome 66!) @mahlon321 [emoji4][emoji482]
