IHSH-307-OLV - 13oz Military Serge Work Shirt - Olive

[NASA]

Thank you both. Btw the western does look good but I can't believe how much love it gets over this. I guess there is something in that western look that just draws people in..

Appreciate the responses. I was indeed looking for a chore coat as well. Inrekom a dark navy will complement this shirt nicely. But for the fall at least this shirt should be able to hold it's own.

[bbrtns]

any plans on a restock?

[Alex]

Yes, it's a continuous product so it will be restocked. It's currently in a long list of things we need to rerun, but the factories are busy so we have to drip feed things in around the seasonal releases. This will be over 6 months before the restock

[Joe_M]

Nice to see that they've been moved to continuous production.  I can see either one turning into a staple piece.

[jerkules]

@Joe_M:

Nice to see that they've been moved to continuous production.  I can see either one turning into a staple piece.

Agreed. This shirt doesn’t get the forum love it deserves, but it’s very versatile while still being rugged. I wear mine to the office all the time.

[neph93]

@jerkules:

@Joe_M:

Nice to see that they've been moved to continuous production.  I can see either one turning into a staple piece.

Agreed. This shirt doesn’t get the forum love it deserves, but it’s very versatile while still being rugged. I wear mine to the office all the time.

I have the western but it is a big L and I really needed a small XL… when this comes back I’ll move the western on and replace it with this.

[BD81]

The western is one of my favourite IH shirts.

[neph93]

@BD81:

The western is one of my favourite IH shirts.

I love mine, but the getting the purple UHF in a work shirt finally convinced me that I look better in that cut.

[BD81]

I sized up on mine and I am very happy with it. My new motto is comfort over style/fashion.

[neph93]

@BD81:

I sized up on mine and I am very happy with it. My new motto is comfort over style/fashion.

I’m there too. A consequence of nearing the big 5-0 In my case.

[Oroccoco]

I was worried this one was a little stiff and heavy at first, but I should know better by now - it's softening up beautifully, and showing some nice signs of early evo too.

It's the slimmest-fitting of my 3 work shirts, so probably a good one for western fans looking to try the work cut, but watch that waist measurement!

[jerkules]

Decided to conduct a little shrink test of this shirt today. I was happy with the fit over the shoulders, but the chest and opening were a little billowy for me, and the sleeves were a little long. The length was good (I’d originally requested the longest XL the crew had @30inches), but it also afforded me some wiggle room.

As advised by @neph93 (thanks!), I washed at 60C with 700RPM spin.

I was concerned that the wash may cause white abrasion marks, so I thoroughly soaked the shirt before washing. Here are the before and after measurements:

Shoulder - 19.1 // 18.8
Length - 30 // 29.5
Chest - 23.1 // 22.6
Opening - 22.4 // 21.8
Sleeve - 26.2 // 25.5

I’m really happy with the outcome. I seem to have magically ended up with exactly what I needed: shoulders and length of an XL, with the chest/opening/sleeve dimensions between L & XL.

Also, while there has been some fading, it is minimal and in my opinion looks even better than pre-wash.

Hopefully this will be helpful to anyone looking to get a little shrinkage in certain dimensions with this material.

[neph93]

@jerkules:

Hopefully this will be helpful to anyone looking to get a little shrinkage in certain dimensions with this material.

Top quality documentation mate. I’m very pleased it worked out for you.

[Dmart]

@jerkules:

Also, while there has been some fading, it is minimal and in my opinion looks even bettering  than pre-wash.

Told you so. Happy for you that it worked out so well.

[jerkules]

Thanks @Dmart for the reassurance 

[jerkules]

Photos to hopefully give some idea of the fading that’s occurred.

In real life the green is richer and less grey than my photos suggest. There’s a little bit of puckering and roping around the hem. I’d say this shirt improves with washing. This material is so good.

[Nik]

Great results

[Dmart]

Looks great!

[LewisStonehouse]

@jerkules nice dude, thanks for documenting. Haven’t washed mine yet but agree that it seems to have added extra character

[steelworker]

Fade looks good @jerkules finally cool enough to break mine out.