IHSH-235-OLV - 13oz Military Serge Western Shirt - Olive
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After at least a year of hemming and hawing, I finally broke down and snagged one of these. I love anything olive, and this is no exception. I will say, it's been interesting reading the comments in this thread - some sized up, some sized down compared to their normal sizes. For this one, I sized up to an XXL, and it was the right decision. I briefly owned the black serge shirt in XL, and it was a bit too small all over, especially in the arms. This is a perfect fit, and the arms are still trim - I couldn't have sized down. For reference, I jump between XL and XXL in IH shirts, and I always need an XXL in UHFs.
I'm honestly not sure how some people size down as much as they do. I'm not particularly big / muscular in the arms, but I don't think I could get my arms into a Large, and an XL would have been tight on my forearms. Currently, I have a 43" chest and a 37" waist, broad shoulders and long arms. I need to lose 10 pounds or so, but not enough to change my sizing.
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^That looks like a perfect fit. I've had mine sized up and yes, the arms on these are a bit on the slimmer side. Even I like anything Olive and this one shirt is my new favorite.
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Many twill cotton materials will shrink with the right treatment. Agitation and heat are key. However this is sulphur dyed and does fade quickly, so abrasion marks are a definite risk.
If you decide to go for it use a 60C machine wash with very low or no spin and thoroughly soak the shirt before putting it in. I would suggest avoiding the drier the first time.
If that doesn’t work then try the same wash plus drier, or a 90C wash.
For clarity, I’ve not tried this with this material, but that is what I’ve done with wabash earlier with good results. I can’t shrinkage or that you escape marbling/abrasion lines.
Thank you very much! The shirt is due a wash and thought it might be worth giving it a go. I am concerned with causing white marks, don’t want to f**k the shirt up. If I go ahead, I’ll document it on the forum.
I am concerned with causing white marka
When I say «abrasion lines» I’m talking about this white marks. They are a possibility. Soaking the shirt before washing and ising low to no spin will mitigate the risk.
@neph93 - Just to clarify, are you suggesting that I soak this shirt before putting it in the washing machine to avoid the white marks? The black serge shirt that I owned had a bunch of white marks, and I almost didn't buy this one because of it.
I'd be doing a cold wash and hang dry, I want NO shrinkage and minimal fading.
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My old Swedish serge cargos have these abrasions. I dig em in that case. My current washing machine has a pre-soak option when you're setting up the cycle and I have had good luck with that in terms of not adding to the abrasions that are already there.
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Just to clarify, are you suggesting that I soak this shirt before putting it in the washing machine to avoid the white marks?
Correct mate. Not a long soak just get it thoroughly wet inside and out. This presents sharp creases from forming in the machine but is these that create the marks.
I washed my one of these this way (30C and 600rpm, air dry), and it went just fine.
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Awesome, thank you Neph. Thankfully this one shouldn't need a wash for a bit.
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@Dmart Great looking shirt. I own the grey version. But because of the recent heat in Germany I wasn't able to wear it often… Waiting for fall...
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After seeing @sabergirl ‘s picture of her 162 I had to get this. I hope I can do mine justice!
Got it from James Dant since IHUK was out. So far I am so happy, a good break from the indigo.
