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@mikebarhoot I have always thought the same as you…
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@Matt have you seen those narrowboats? Doesn't seem like a bad plan, roaming the canals with the pensioners.
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I think a big downside to British boat life is that it's cold as nads. Not sure I could take it, haha… seems charming on many levels, though.
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Based on that Giles…Ive misused the term from the get go. I always understood it to mean ‘one who endures the stubbornness of the denim’ and have reference it many times when someone has posted they got their 1st pr.
Oh well… sail evē. [emoji23]
Does it matter? It's like the W or M on the right rear pocket, use it like you want to…...
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nope. and re-reading my post my response came across way more serious than i intended.
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What about the 888 is attractive compared with the 633?
@neph93 availability at the time. and even today, I don't think the 888 in 21oz are restocked anywhere. I think the thigh in the 888s and top block in general would work better. Although the 633's have conformed and stretched well to my body over time -
What about the 888 is attractive compared with the 633?
Attractive is subjective. What you find attractive someone else may not
IH-888S-21 is due for restock any minute…..
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Hello all!
What is the typical default/ sample pattern size for a new cut of jeans? Is it 32 or something else?
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What about the 888 is attractive compared with the 633?
For me its the thigh measurement and roomy top block. After years of heavy squatting I have a large caboose and thicc thighs. In a straight cut like the 633 or 634 I'd need to size up twice to get the thigh room I need, but then I'd have a big flapping waist and pants that fall down. The 888 just fits my proportions perfectly.
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Came up this weekend when someone was remarking on the long sleeves of my Anny shirt after I let them try it on. I replied that that's a feature of the "western" style of shirt. What's the historical/functional reason cowboys needed longer-than-normal sleeves? My best Google-fu can't find an answer…
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IH has longer than average sleeves on western and work so that they do not ride up your arms when leaning forward on your bike.. Handy for the taller non bike riders, too..
The reason I got into IH in the first place. Finally shirts that actually cover my wrist, and don't end up on my elbow when reaching out for something
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Can confirm when on horseback and holding/maneuvering the reins, my western duck cpo sleeves work better than other shirts I wear. I like the longer sleeves.
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What is the typical default/ sample pattern size for a new cut of jeans? Is it 32 or something else?
Why? It seems like a completely academic question….
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What about the 888 is attractive compared with the 633?
@neph93 availability at the time. and even today, I don't think the 888 in 21oz are restocked anywhere. I think the thigh in the 888s and top block in general would work better. Although the 633's have conformed and stretched well to my body over timeI had a tough time deciding between them.
888 has bigger pockets, which is probably not important to most people.
What I found though is if you have a belly that sticks out like I do, the 888 is going to sit too low.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Thanks @Alex, I'll clarify: I know that all IH stuff has longer sleeves for that reason, but my understanding was that western shirts generally - not just IH ones - had longer sleeves than non-western shirts and that this was a design feature of cowboy shirts. For example, my old GAP western chambray shirt that I've kept going for years has sleeves as long as those on my Anny shirt, despite it not being designed for function.
A longer sleeve so that they don't ride up when reaching forward to handle reigns on horseback sounds plausible @jordanscollected. I have also read online that cowboys preferred long sleeves in general to short (as in ending above the elbow length) shirts for sun protection, so I wonder whether going beyond the wrist was to protect the back of the hand from sunburn too?
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@EdH:
Thanks @Alex, I'll clarify: I know that all IH stuff has longer sleeves for that reason, but my understanding was that western shirts generally - not just IH ones - had longer sleeves than non-western shirts
Ah, I see. To be honest, that is not something I have noticed particularly on any of the shirts I have / do own (sleeves being longer on western than work), but equally I have not studied the charts as I have the luxury of trying everything on!
