IH-526Lod - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo Overdyed Black
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@Mizmazzle I bought it with zero expectations as I've never owned any 19oz LHT/OD Iron Heart garments, but after 5 days I can safely say I've never had a more comfortable or betting fitting jacket. The velvet-esque feel of it is my favourite thing though, and is only getting nicer by the day.
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@Lowlander It's not something I'd do obsessively, but at the moment it's rather cold here in the UK and as of late, heating our homes has becoming stupidly expensive.
Figured that by sleeping in this jacket I could save a little money on heating, soften it up, and potentially kick start some fades, so it seemed like a good idea!
I certainly won't be doing it when winter is over though, that's for the true devotees and denim Magi like @Oaktavia
I'm also single, so there's no one here to judge my idiosyncratic behaviour.
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Interesting, thanks @T4920. And sleep tight!
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@Lowlander said in IH-526Lod - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Overdyed Indigo:
@Oaktavia @T4920 I'm intrigued by this sleeping in your Iron Hearts. Do you do it to soften up the fabric? Or to speed up the fades (or both?). And do you get blue sheets?
I would try but my bed partner won't let me.
I sleep only in my IH shirts. I've tried wearing bottoms to bed like Mike but I get too hot and the feeling is too restricted for me. I don't think I would want to wear a jacket either, so kudos to @T4920 for doing that. I can wear work/westen/CPOs just fine so I stick with those. I sleep in them because I just love the feel of them and it feels fun to completely maximize the wear with them. My 295bb was so tough and stiff at first, I didn't want to stop wearing it before bed. Plus my wife understands my obsessive personality and had gotten used to it
.Even with my neurotic-ass self tossing and turning all night, I do not think the fades accumulate to much if anything at night. But part of me thinks my wabby CPO that I've been wearing nightly since late December would look different had I only wore it during waking hours. So maybe it does do some nightly indigo shedding. Our sheets are already blue/green so no noticeable crocking. Likely would be different with a new indigo top and white sheets.
Also if I die in my sleep, at least my ghost will have an IH western or CPO to float around in, paired with my drawers.
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Thanks so much for your detailed response @Oaktavia! It's fantastic to read how all of us here obsess over our Iron Hearts in different ways (some more than others
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@Oaktavia said in IH-526Lod - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Overdyed Indigo:
Also if I die in my sleep, at least my ghost will have an IH western or CPO to float around in, paired with my drawers.
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I'll add to to this by saying I'm quite an anxious and fidgety person, especially at night time. I find heavy blankets to be extremely comforting and my denim has a similar, if not better, effect on me.
“𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”
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@joesaintjohn said in IH-526Lod - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Overdyed Indigo:
@Oaktavia I fell asleep for like a 3 hour nap today in my 64 and blank wabby bibs…it was so surprisingly comfortable. You may be onto something here
Haha hell yeah man and waking up remembering how awesome you look is a plus plus
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@T4920 - truly a perfect fit. how did you find the right size? so far i didnt have troubles with IH sizing but this one is a head scratcher
so far i have found perfect fit with work shirts in M and westerns in L -
@prpx as the conventional wisdom goes, trust the measurements!
I think this one works particularly well for me because it's extremely slim in the torse, but has some extra room in the shoulders, which means movement isn't restricted like in some of my other slimmer fitting jackets.
With the variance in sizing typical between different runs and styles, you're sure to find some jackets that fit like they were tailor made for you, but on the contrary, they'll also some that just aren't meant to be...
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@T4920 said in IH-526Lod - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Overdyed Indigo:
@prpx as the conventional wisdom goes, trust the measurements!
I think this one works particularly well for me because it's extremely slim in the torse, but has some extra room in the shoulders, which means movement isn't restricted like in some of my other slimmer fitting jackets.
With the variance in sizing typical between different runs and styles, you're sure to find some jackets that fit like they were tailor made for you, but on the contrary, they'll also some that just aren't meant to be...
thanks, i did that, and it turned out XL, what i wanted to check with anyone else had that case, but yeah, sticking to measurements worked very well so far.
