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IH-101-JV - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim 1946 Type Rider’s Jacket - Indigo

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    neph93
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    Joined: 18 Aug 2014

    @yannis:

    Is this denim unsanforized?

    It’s the standard vintage style 18oz, so both sanforised and one washed.

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

    • Dame Vera Lynn
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      yannis
      Haraki san Expert
      Joined: 26 Aug 2020

      Thank you sir @Neph93

      last edited by 6 Jul 2021, 18:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Acerolaplus
        Joined: 30 Nov 2021

        Hi, first time post here.
        I bought this jacket a few months ago and I'm curious if anyone else has had a similar experience with the fit. I'm 5 9, 155 lbs 30 waist. I bought a medium (38) and the jacket fits me great in the chest/shoulders/length/waist, enough to wear a small layer under if I want. However, the forearms and elbows of the sleeves are tighter than any jacket I've worn. Bending the arms or holding them forward squeezes the hell out of my forearms and inside elbow. Painful! I've even got the arms wet and wore it to stretch them but that didn't really work. Probably worn the jacket about a dozen times. I looked at the size chart and realized this jacket is at least .2in smaller in the sleeve measurement than any other jacket on the site. I have the 21oz vest that I wear almost everyday in a 38 also which obviously doesn't have the sleeve problem lol.. I don't have huge arms or wrists.

        Any thoughts? Do the sleeves stretch? Maybe I'm posting this is the wrong spot.
        Thanks! -Joe

        last edited by 30 Nov 2021, 19:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Alex
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 28 Sept 2009

          The sleeves will stretch in circumference, but probably not much more than 0.25", which may not be enough. Maybe some of the guys have some hacks that could work @neph93 @Filthy

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            neph93
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            Joined: 18 Aug 2014

            @Acerolaplus:

            Any thoughts? Do the sleeves stretch? Maybe I'm posting this is the wrong spot.
            Thanks! -Joe

            The sleeves will loosen with wear as Alex says. The 18oz vintage denim does have some flex to it.

            Slim arms of IH jackets of this type are not unusual. The idea is that they reduce wind resistance when riding.

            I would consider soaking for half an hour in soapy water. Wearing for a while then rinsing. Soap/detergent will lubrication the fabric.

            If you have access to the right materials then shoving a bit of piping in the armhole while wet, then letting them dry, would work. It would have the be just the right diameter though, so maybe a bit of a stretch (no pun intended).

            Otherwise, embrace your inner masochist and just wear it. They’ll loosen up eventually.

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

            • Dame Vera Lynn
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              Filthy2123ozjunkie
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              Joined: 21 Jan 2013

              Hi @Acerolaplus my thoughts are if maybe you have a heavy sweater or thermal long-sleeved shirt to wear under it and let that pad your elbow area and wear it might help. I can't really suggest any mechanical means of stretching the sleeves out because of the taper on the sleeves…

              I think if you just keep wearing it eventually it will get better. You're sure to get some awesome honeycombs where your arms bend.

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                Acerolaplus
                Joined: 30 Nov 2021

                Thank you for the replies!

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                  steelworker
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                  Joined: 16 Apr 2014

                  @neph93:

                  @Acerolaplus:

                  Any thoughts? Do the sleeves stretch? Maybe I'm posting this is the wrong spot.
                  Thanks! -Joe

                  Otherwise, embrace your inner masochist and just wear it. They’ll loosen up eventually.

                  This right here^^  😃 I have a Pronto Type I the sleeves were like tourniquets. They gave it up. In the end they all give up

                  Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                  Well, I have others.

                  last edited by 12 Jan 2021, 23:40 1 Dec 2021, 23:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Daniel San
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                    Joined: 2 May 2020

                    What about fade pics ?
                    Really like to see how this beauty looks after some wear …

                    last edited by 26 Dec 2021, 14:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Daniel San
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                      Joined: 2 May 2020

                      @IH Crew
                      Do you have more pics ?
                      I can‘t decide between this one and the 526 21 oz

                      last edited by 28 Dec 2021, 19:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        No, just the ones in this thread and on the website…..Sorry.....

                        "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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                          Lowlander
                          Haraki san Expert
                          Joined: 4 Oct 2019

                          @Daniel San You could have a look here though: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7564

                          Same jacket, different denim. And lots of pics.

                          Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-A217F met Tapatalk

                          last edited by 29 Dec 2021, 06:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Daniel San
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                            Joined: 2 May 2020

                            @Lowlander
                            thank you for the info.
                            i really would like to see the now used denim and how it fades

                            last edited by 29 Dec 2021, 13:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • LewisStonehouseL
                              LewisStonehouse
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 11 May 2020

                              @Daniel San check out the CPO in this denim for an idea on fades https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=15942.30

                              And there’s also all the usual cuts of jeans in the same denim

                              last edited by 29 Dec 2021, 13:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                This is my Type II, same denim as the 101…..

                                "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

                                last edited by 29 Dec 2021, 14:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  sabergirl
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                                  Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                  Plenty of fades in the 634 and 666 threads:

                                  https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9819.0

                                  https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9833.0

                                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                    Daniel San
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                                    Joined: 2 May 2020

                                    good idea  😃

                                    @Giles , fantastic !

                                    last edited by 29 Dec 2021, 14:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      My IH-666S-18

                                      https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/hall-of-fades-18oz-vintage-indigo#18ozIndVinGP-1

                                      "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

                                      last edited by 29 Dec 2021, 14:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Daniel San
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                                        Joined: 2 May 2020

                                        I have a 634 in 18oz , so i have an idea how it might look like.
                                        but i think the fades look different on jeans and jackets

                                        think I have to buy one, then I will know  😃

                                        last edited by 29 Dec 2021, 14:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • John GaltJ
                                          John Galt
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 5 Sept 2021

                                          IH team - Any scheduled restock of the smaller sizes?  Thanks!

                                          No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.

                                          last edited by 1 Jan 2022, 13:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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