IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo

[Salted Racer]

Stand up effort on these images! Beautiful jacket. I have no LHT anything in my collection and this gives me the itch for sure!!!

[Oaktavia]

Interesting to note the patches on the Lefty are different on the newer ones. The old ones do not have the red added to them, veg tan only. I like them both- with the new one, you can read the logo and such from far away and the old version is great too because of its simplicity.

[A Former User]

@Oaktavia @Jcaz6996 cool denim jacketsss guys!

[Kasi]

Choices for my collar Pimping

Thanks @Graham for repairing my jacket

[flannel slut]

Fucking hell @Kasi holy Gah flex.  No doubt honey comb my fav

[Oaktavia]

The one with the fly on it is sick Mo

[Mizmazzle]

I really dig that anchor pin!!

[Kasi]

Thanks guys

[Mizmazzle]

Can’t wait to get one of these jackets on my back one day!! Hoping sometime this spring they may restock!! Perhaps just in time for my birthday?? Late March?? Would be sweet! Bet it would make my lady so happy to see me so happy!!

[Perpetual_beta]

This will be my next IH item. Love all the images.

How much does it shrink with wash?

Reason I am asking is that for the 526j-142ib (that I own) it says "sanforized and one-washed. Little to no shrinkage expected". For the 526L it actually says allow for some shrinkage.

Size looks great in L w/o shrinkage. But if it does shrink some I may go with XL.

Thanks lads.

[A Former User]

Go xl if you plan to wash it hot, or L if it fits you right out of the bag and wash/soak it cold, best advice: measure your most beloved jacket and compare

[Perpetual_beta]

@Heavy_blue

measure is what i did as implied by my comparison to the 526-142ib.  Its just one is washed, the other one is not. Hence I need an idea about shrinkage. Based on how I use my stuff I will definitely need to wash…

Hold up - what is this thread: https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5004.0

There are tow IH-526L threads under jackets. What is going on? Different items with same number?

[Oaktavia]

The other thread is the older version of the jacket.

I would go with XL and hot soak it, hang dry then wear damp to set perfect creases.

[Mizmazzle]

Curious about the 19oz Lefty fabric. I know it’s stiff as a board and tough as nails…but once it’s been beaten down…will it ever become as soft as say a 25oz XHS? Or is this beast going to have teeth for the life of the jacket?

[Perpetual_beta]

@Oaktavia:

The other thread is the older version of the jacket.

I would go with XL and hot soak it, hang dry then wear damp to set perfect creases.

Cheers. Will do that.

[Oaktavia]

@Mizmazzle:

Curious about the 19oz Lefty fabric. I know it’s stiff as a board and tough as nails…but once it’s been beaten down…will it ever become as soft as say a 25oz XHS? Or is this beast going to have teeth for the life of the jacket?

Mine is broken in but still a beast. It's more pliable and fits like a glove- almost like it tailors to its wearer due to the folds. Easy to put in and take off…but nothing like XHS soft.

[Mizmazzle]

Why is it that we’ve all become obsessed with heavy ass, thick, clothing? When can we expect some 21oz underwear??? I’m tired of this light, airy, fruit of the loom garbage!!!

[Kasi]

This is nothing like the XHS 25oz

This is a beast, soft is out of this question

You will have give it hell..

But takes a good beating will not give up

Just enjoy it..

See what’s happen make history

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[Mizmazzle]

@Kasi that description sounds exactly like what I love in denim!! Finally make a man out of me!!

[A Former User]

@Mizmazzle it will never get as soft as a XHS, it will stay crispy but however it doesn’t feel like a cardboard anymore after a while :p @Perpetual_beta shrinkage is no given number, so when you’re in a position where you have to wash it go xl so you don’t have to worry about the shrinkage