IHSH-62-IND - 12oz Wabash Western Shirt - Indigo
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Arrived today. Amazing shirt. An inch to spare in the P2P I think, so think the fit is good, but only cold washing. The large would surely swim on me. I guess Wabash softens up, right? Any stretch? Thanks in advance.
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Excuse rubbish photos.
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ThT looks fantastic Richard - I have found the wabash to tighten up a bit
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The large would surely swim on me. I guess Wabash softens up, right? Any stretch? Thanks in advance.
Agreed this is the best fit. A good illustration of how a smaller shoulder can be mitigated by a wider chest. Sleeve and body length are great.
It won’t really stretch, it will soften, but only after a lot of wear and many washes. I wore my ‘68 over a number of years as an actual work shirt for doing actual work in. It ended up
incredibly soft, it does take time though.A 60C wash will give it about 1cm of shrinkage, a 30C wash won’t trouble it at all.
Well done, sir!
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Thanks fella for the comments and advice. Very pleased with this shirt. Cheers.
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Ordered mine yesterday from IH Germany.
My order is already on the way. Superfast!
I´m very excited!
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Ordered mine yesterday from IH Germany.
My order is already on the way. Superfast!
I´m very excited!You will be pleased! This is my most worn IH shirt! Everything about this is more than perfect!
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Got my shirt today!
This shirt is totaly amazing, but i´m not sure about the size…
I ordered the same size as mine Johnny Cash shirt.
The size on the wabash is slightly larger than the size on the Johnny Cash.
I ordered XXL...
The arms are a little bit to long and the shirt is a little bit longer as the johnny.
What do you think about this? Wash it the first time and hope it shrinks a little bit on the arms and the length?
Or sent it back for a XL?
The size around the belly is perfect. ::)
Thanks for your help.
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What do you think about this? Wash it the first time and hope it shrinks a little bit on the arms and the length?
Or sent it back for a XL?
The size around the belly is perfect. ::)These will definitely shrink with a hot wash. Looking at your IHSH-218, if you are happy with the fit of that, I’d do a hot wash. Most of what you lose will come from the arms and length.
To be on the safe side I would thoroughly soak your shirt with the shower head then put it straight in the machine, inside out. Wash at 60C on very low spin.
I’ve actually washed Wabash at 90C to get all the shrinkage out. It is quite effective.
Before you do that, you can measure you 218 the IH way and use the compare function on the website, that way you’ll find out how close the XL is to your 218.
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@MichaelMcFly don't size down. I had the same experience with my Wabash and after a hot wash it's perfect. My sleeves were just like yours and same with the body length. Keep it, wash it, and love it. The hot wash will bring the sleeve openings in a bit too and will help with the cuffs wanting to fall down over your hands.
Check out my before and after pics below.
Day 1
After a hot wash
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…all those in favor of a hot wash say aye...'aye'!
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Aye
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Cold wash line dry for me because I’m a long old guy. I think this is my favorite IH shirt.
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Thanks guys, i washed the shirt on 60° and now it fits very well!
Perfect decision.
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Thanks guys, i washed the shirt on 60° and now it fits very well…
Perfect decision.Good to hear. The wabash is fairly predictable like that and it is nice to have the option to dial your fit in with a wash. If you ever feel like you want more, a 90C wash will probably give you that and the wabash tolerates a hot wash without taking damage.
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Took a photo for social media and figured I would share here. My wabash shirt arrived this afternoon. What a substantial friggin shirt. I had no idea how much my IHSH-110, which is also 12oz denim western, had softened up! Woo this thang is nice. This winter will be focused on breaking in this shirt and my IHJ-72.
