IHSH-218-BLK - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt "The Johnny Cash III" - Superblack

[the246guy]

Any expected arrival estimates?

[the246guy]

Any updates on Restock?

[Mickey GT]

I am interested in a restock as well  ::)

[Alex]

Should be here in the next week or two

[the246guy]

Do you know if IH Germany will restock as well?

[Giles]

I would ask them, the more queries they get, the better data they get about what demand is and what should be restocked

[the246guy]

Set up the "Notify Me" feature from the IH Germany website. Now I have to just wait for this to arrive.

[Iron Heart Germany]

@the246guy:

Set up the "Notify Me" feature from the IH Germany website. Now I have to just wait for this to arrive.

Perfect, you will be automatically notified when the article is online. Thanks!

[Mickey GT]

@the246guy:

Set up the "Notify Me" feature from the IH Germany website. Now I have to just wait for this to arrive.

So do I…

[Crease]

This is so nice looking, but now its hard to decide between this and the IHSH-235!

[Mickey GT]

Will this one be restocked this week as well @Alex - like the other classic shirts.

[Mickey GT]

Any new here @Alex ?

[Alex]

No news, no.

[Mickey GT]

Thanks @Alex

[jerkules]

Decided to try to shrink my XL Johnny Cash III. I’ve had it for a year, but it’s always been slightly big. Obviously this is a generalisation, but I’m often between sizes in IH shirts; usually an L would provide ideal chest/opening measurements, but I need the shoulder/length/sleeve dimensions of an XL. When in doubt, I err on the side of caution and grab an XL.

I’d previously achieved a tiny bit of shrinkage washing at 40C @ 400RPM, but it didn’t tighten up as much as I wanted. I decided to wash it at 60C, 400RPM. I hang dried and got impatient to wear it, so once it was almost dry I stuck it in the tumble drier for 30 minutes. Thought I’d record the shrinkage in case it could help others. Just to reiterate, the before measurements aren’t from new but are after a 40C wash. I’d recommend anyone trying to shrink this shirt to attempt it in steps, gradually increasing temp until you achieve the desired fit.

Before // After
Shoulders: 18.9 // 18.5
Chest:      23.1 // 22.6
Waist:      22.5 // 21.5
Opening:  22.7 // 22.0
Length:    30.2 // 29.7
Sleeve:    26.3 // 25.5

Shirt is now perfect for me. Worth noting is that the process has faded the shirt quite a bit. I’ll try to take some photos later. But if you want the shirt to remain jet black then don’t try to replicate this!

[jerkules]

Here’s how it looks

[Nik]

Looks great @jerkules

[SKT]

@jerkules Some really useful information here…plus shirt looks awesome!  Thanks for posting. (I’m thinking about doing this as well)

[jerkules]

Thanks guys.

@SKT should’ve added, I’m pretty sure the majority of the fading was a result of the tumble drying. The shirt was only slightly damp when I chucked it in, and was looking pretty dark still. I’d recommend going easy on the drying, perhaps doing it in increments, because only 30 minutes made a big different to the level of fading.

Another plus is that it’s softened the denim up considerably.

[SKT]

I’ll go incrementally as you suggested.