IHSH-178 - 18oz Selvedge Denim CPO Shirt - Indigo Overdyed Black

[GC]

@Giles:

We've run out of the 18oz denim that the IHSH-177 and 178 are made from.  So we are having to find a suitable new denim for both.  We tried the vintage 18oz, did not work, so we are now trying the 19oz LHT.

I'm yearning for a CPO @Giles How are the denim trials and in particular the 19oz LHT tests going?

[AdamJ]

@GC Recently posted in the 177 thread

"It's s few months off I'm afraid, we have had an occurence of lost-in-translation…... :'("

[GC]

Thanks @AdamJ , now you mention it, I do recall reading that elsewhere, apologies.

[Giles]

Oh and spoke to H yesterday, the 19oz Lefty is too finicky to make the 177/178 replacement.  We're bouncing alternative denim ideas backwards and forwards atm…..

[GC]

Great, Appreciate this question might be better asked elsewhere, but I am curious as to whether an OD denim could be considered. That combo if possible would tick a lot of boxes for me.

[Giles]

Don't understand the question.  The IHSH-178 is OD'd.

When we make the The IHSH-177 we leave some indigo and overdue some, those become the IHSH-178.

Once we have selected an indigo denim, we will do the same with the replacements.

[GC]

Doh!

I'm now not sure I understand my own question. I knew it was destined for somewhere else, like perhaps the bin

[AdamJ]

@GC No problem! You weren't to know otherwise man! I too, want to see the heavy denim CPO back in action!

[Jett129]

Is the flagship 21OZ denim too heavy for a CPO?

[AdamJ]

@Jett129 Personally, I would say anything heavier than 19oz is too heavy for jacket territory.

My 526Lod at 19oz, sometimes pisses me off when I am wearing it. 16-18oz would be my optimal weight if it was possible. I have the 555S-16 jeans, would have been interesting to see a CPO cut out of that IMO.

[Giles]

@Jett129:

Is the flagship 21OZ denim too heavy for a CPO?

I've always really wanted something that was not that heavy, but still gnarly…..

[Jett129]

@AdamJ I Tend to agree with you as I ended up selling my Lefty/OD jacket because I couldn’t find the right temperature range where I was comfortable wearing it. I have a 16.5OZ jean jacket which I can pretty much wear anytime as a stand alone or under another jacket as a layer. The Heavyweight CPO has been such an IH staple that I thought they wanted to always have one in the repertoire,hence the search for an appropriate denim. You know if they made an XHS/CPO a few of us would loose our minds.

[Jett129]

@Giles:

@Jett129:

Is the flagship 21OZ denim too heavy for a CPO?

I've always really wanted something that was not that heavy, but still gnarly…..

.      And the previous incarnation of the 177/178 definitely checked those boxes.

[Hefner]

If the IH-526Lod fits me perfectly in XXL, would you all recommend the same size in ISH-178?  The ISH-177?  Trying to decide between XL and XXL.  I'm 6'2, 190 lbs.

Thanks so much!

[neph93]

@Hefner:

If the IH-526Lod fits me perfectly in XXL, would you all recommend the same size in ISH-178?  The ISH-177?  Trying to decide between XL and XXL.  I'm 6'2, 190 lbs.

Very hard to say, jackets aren’t shirts, so it is a bit like comparing apples an oranges. It also depends how you wear your jacket and how you would like to wear your shirt. If you have any comparable shirts I would measure those to get a baseline.

I can say this: I have the IHSH-178 in XL and it fits very well over a tee or henley. I have worn the IH-526L-OD tour jacket in XXL and it was big enough on me that I could wear it over a UHF or hoodie. If I wanted one to wear over a single layer I would size down to XL.

[Visceral]

Any update on the search for an alternative denim? Dying to recreate the look of the heading pic on the CPO section of the website!

[Giles]

18oz vintage, March/April…

[Hefner]

How feasible is it to shorten the sleeves an inch and a half without mucking up the shirt?  Thanks as always!

[neph93]

A skilled/specialist seamstress or tailor could do it. Plenty of opportunities to screw it up. But it is a shacket so I just flip them.

[Kasi]

Flip them… no more to says...