IHSH-293-OD - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim CPO Shirt - Indigo Overdyed Black
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Got mine last night and it's plenty "Iron". Glad to hear this fabric breaks in so nicely.
My only complaint is the sleeve-to-chest ratio. I'm 6'1 with broad shoulders, and with hands at my sides, the sleeves on the XXL come to within 1/2" of my knuckles. Hoping that some good elbow combs will effectively shorten the sleeves.
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, the sleeves come to within 1/2" of my knuckles.
This is the main reason I started buying IH shirts… I love it ! You can always roll the sleeves up...I'm pretty sure the sleeves are cut long so they aren't short while riding a bike. Either way I hope they are kept long.
Shirt looks great on you btw !
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, the sleeves come to within 1/2" of my knuckles.
You can always roll the sleeves up…I'm pretty sure the sleeves are cut long so they aren't short while riding a bike. Either way I hope they are kept long.
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The effect will be emphasised in this case as this is CPO and made to be worn as an overshirt/jacket, not a straight shirt. Wearing it over layers shortens the arms.
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My only complaint is I wish it had a locker loop of some sort, so I could hang it on a hook easily, especially at the office. I'm thinking I might sew one in later.
That bugs a lot of people, also on the type III’s. Haraki-san tends not to put loops for hanging in a lot of jackets, so it is never going to happen in a shirt. He generally doesn’t like them.
His reasoning is that to be effective and bear the weight of the clothing, you’ll end up with a lot of visible bar tacks or other constructional stitching on the back of the shirt.
I missed them at the start, but I’ve learnt to live with it.
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, the sleeves come to within 1/2" of my knuckles.
You can always roll the sleeves up…I'm pretty sure the sleeves are cut long so they aren't short while riding a bike. Either way I hope they are kept long.
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The effect will be emphasised in this case as this is CPO and made to be worn as an overshirt/jacket, not a straight shirt. Wearing it over layers shortens the arms.
Right, the overshirt role is what I originally envisioned for this shirt, but again, the chest measurement makes it more difficult to use in that way. The sleeves are also quite narrow through the bicep for an overshirt… I realize OD'ing makes measurements/ratios incredibly difficult.
The use case as a motorcycle-focused garment definitely makes more sense. I probably will keep the cuffs flipped up most of the time.
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The sleeves are also quite narrow through the bicep for an overshirt…
Also a design feature to benefit riders. You don’t want wind billowing up the inside of your sleeves.
I have the IHSH-178 (previous iteration), the chest dims are the same as an XL shirt, but the shoulder and waist are wider and the arms are longer. I’m a t-rex and flip most cuffs anyway.
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@Mike_Lima_Papa It looks great through the chest and amazing overall. I have a shirt that is a little long in the sleeves and the best solution I've found is to basically fold the cuff in half when it's fully buttoned instead of a full cuff unbuttoned. It tightens the cuff so it will sit neatly at the base of the hand and not have the floppy upturned cuff to deal with all the time.
this is how mine looks upturned (Nine Lives 19 oz chino fabric). It may not work with the larger buttons but worth a shot.
also, check out that triple stitching…
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@jordanscollected Great suggestion! It's not perfect, because of the double snaps on the cuff, but still an improvement on the fully-flipped cuff. The full-cuff flip is fine for now while the fabric is at its most rigid, but as it softens it won't hold as well.
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Blues popping. Bluebells…..
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It was a stormy, windy day in Seattle, and I am astonished at how impressively wind resistant this shirt is. Even with a t-shirt under it, I felt absolutely nothing through the sleeves.
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This has definitely broken in really, really well. It's not as buttery soft as my 33 is, yet, but it's amazingly comfortable, and works great over long-sleeve shirts especially well. The overdye works really well as a contrast piece with indigo denim, too (these are Oni 20oz secret denim 9 fits today). Just a really great piece to wear almost every day.
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Any hints on when the 292 will be dropping? The more I wear this or my 33, the more I realize I need to make it a trio.
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Says mid-May here:
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=15296.msg670164#msg670164
Though they will not actually be ready in Japan until late this week, so I'd work on late-May…
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Lol, thanks! Yeah, I saw it said mid-May but it's also already mid-May now…
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A perfect representation of why to keep the slightly oversized 293 @richard. looks great with the hoodie and cargos
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Thanks @jordanscollected and @neph93. It really is a great jacket.
