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

[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...

[Hefner]

@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...

Thanks!  Feels a little floppy and weird, but I do think it looks good.

[GregO]

I saw on the SS21 release date page that a IHSH-293 is coming. Is that the 178 replacement?

[A Former User]

Yes

[Alex]

Yes

[Giles]

I'll join in.

Yes

[neph93]

For the love of cheese, can we just get a straightforward answer?!

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[Jett129]

For the love of CHEESE. Here you go. 

[GregO]

Okay.  I’m not a patient person.

Managed to find an unworn 178 and struck a deal.  The shirt is a beast.  A glorious beast. Buttoned up with a T - good to go. Unbuttoned with a thick thermal over a T - also good to go.

And the overdyed buttons - good stuff.