IHJ-96-OLV - 10.5oz Chino Tanker Jacket - Olive

[neph93]

@endo:

regarding the bomber jacket I was more thinking of the MA-1, which must have been also what Haraki san had in mind when he created the upcoming.

Haraki-san’s tanker has been done in a number of different versions, all have the same design as this one, in terms of collar, cuffs, pockets and cut, but they have been done in different colours and with and without lining. This one just happens to be green. The black blanket lined version from a few years ago, with brown waist, cuffs and collar was a beauty. To my knowledge he has never done an MA-1.

Great tune btw 

[endo]

@neph93:

To my knowledge he has never done an MA-1.

sorry, my fault. I meant the upcoming bomber jacket (IHJ-98) resembles more the MA-1 than B-3.

[neph93]

@endo:

@neph93:

To my knowledge he has never done an MA-1.

sorry, my fault. I meant the upcoming bomber jacket (IHJ-98) resembles more the MA-1 than B-3.

I get you! Except the IHJ-98 is a tanker jacket, not a bomber jacket [emoji1]

[endo]

you are the sublime master of IH knowledge, @neph93, 
but is not the IHJ-96 that's the tanker and the IHJ-98 that's the bomber … ?

[neph93]

@endo:

you are the sublime master of IH knowledge, @neph93, 
but is not the IHJ-96 that's the tanker and the IHJ-98 that's the bomber … ?

Ah… my apologies! Lazy reading, I assumed you were referring to the 96.

[Appfaff]

FWIW, I believe the deciding difference in Bomber vs Tanker is the collar:

Tanker is a stand up collar - Bombers either have a flat ribbed collar or fold over collar. I'm totally guessing, but I take a bomber has no stand up collar so it would fit a flight helmet comfortably, while a tanker artillery soldier would have a top crown helmet, not infringing on a stand up collar.

[neph93]

That may well be the case… makes sense to me.

Based in what I’ve been reading, the interesting thing is that what we now call a “bomber” is actually a flight jacket. Whereas the OG bomber jackets were necessarily much heavier as the bombers during WWII were sitting in rickety air fortresses that went quite slowly at much higher altitudes.

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[Max Power]

What a beautiful jacket

[Jordan23]

Is there a restock planed in near future?

[Piscurd]

Was hoping to get some sizing advice. Was ready to pull the trigger on a size Small (i'm 5'9" 145 lbs) but noticed that AJ who is similarly sized to me is a size Medium. I am a size small on all IH shirt across the board however i recently sold my Whipcord Work Jacket (IHJ-61) because it was difficult to wear any thick sweaters comfortably underneath. I assume there is no liner in this which means it will wear slightly larger? I still think I am a small but any encouragement is appreciated.

[Alex]

@Jordan23:

Is there a restock planed in near future?

No, we sold out faster than expected. We will try to grab some more from Japan but no guarantees

[neph93]

@Piscurd:

I assume there is no liner in this which means it will wear slightly larger?

I wouldn’t assume anything, but trust measurements. Use the websites «Compare» function to check this against your IHJ-91. You can factor in the lack of lining then. If this comes up the same size as your earlier jacket in the chest then yes, you will have more room. If it comes up smaller it shouldn’t be an issue.

All that being said, given that I would take my normal L In this (I wear L in jackets and XL in shirts), and given what you write, I’d be surprised of you were an M.

[endo]

wow, these went fast - luckily, I still managed to grab one from @Iron Heart Germany
so much looking forward to wearing it 

[neph93]

@endo:

wow, these went fast - luckily, I still managed to grab one from @Iron Heart Germany
so much looking forward to wearing it 

Congratulations. They were very popular. I’m so happy to see IH jackets that aren’t trucker variants or N-1’s getting the recognition they richly deserve.

[Nitrofunk]

Hi! Interested in the tanker jacket, but not sure about the sizing. I got a Ben Sherman Harrington jacket in s which fits me perfectly. I'm very slim (1,76m, 60kg) and am between size s and xs according to the IH size charts. What's the fit of the tanker jackets? Slim or roomy?

[neph93]

I would not describe them as roomy. I wouldn't call them slim either, but they are more that way inclined. Use the measuring video on the product page to measure your Ben Sherman, then compare with published measurements.