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    • popvultureP
      popvulture
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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.

      WTB
      IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
      Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        @mikebarhoot:

        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…...

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • mikebarhootM
          mikebarhoot
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          nope. and re-reading my post my response came across way more serious than i intended.

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          • GilesG
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            😃 😃 😃 😃

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              leafscan18
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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

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                @leafscan18:

                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…..

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • nytimes_gaidenN
                  nytimes_gaiden
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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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                  • neph93N
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                    It has traditionally been W34  because that was @Giles size. May be different now.

                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                    • EdHE
                      EdH
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                      @leafscan18:

                      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.

                      Take the dive...

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                      • EdHE
                        EdH
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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…

                        Take the dive...

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                        • AlexA
                          Alex
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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..

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                          • todyT
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                            @Alex:

                            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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                            • jordanscollectedJ
                              jordanscollected
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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.

                              world tours:
                              888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                              Mad Red x2
                              Wabidashery

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                @nytimes_gaiden:

                                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….

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  @leafscan18:

                                  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

                                  I 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.

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                                  • EdHE
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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?

                                    Take the dive...

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                                    • AlexA
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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!

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                                      • J
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                                        When I do a cuff it always ends up being a little thicker in the back. Is that normal? Is that okay?

                                        I try to fix it but it just goes back to being slightly uneven .

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          Looks good to me. Just let them do what they do.

                                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                          • MattM
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                                            Happens to me too. Maybe it has something to do with the honey combs behind the knee pulling the back up?  It happens on them all and I don’t give it much thought

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