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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    IHSH-226-IND - 5.5oz Selvedge Madras Check Work Shirt - Indigo

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    • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
      Filthy2123ozjunkie
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      @manufc10:

      Shirt is awesome, fabric is awesome, unfortunately the XL fit on me is not as awesome. I copped the last Large so hopefully that will be a better fit but of not then this just might be one of those shirts that I'm im between sizes on. Either way…a L, XL, or both will be going back in stock soon.

      @Stuart.T maybe the XL can end up being yours?

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      • Stuart.TS
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        @Filthy Thanks bro, I'll keep my eye on this

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        • P
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          XL in came in! Sleeves are a little long but will be wearing it rolled up!

          🙂

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          • neph93N
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            @phillychease great score. This shirt is really special and so few weer made. It looks really good in the wild, thanks for posting.

            “Some of those that work forces
            Are the same that burn crosses”

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            • manufc10M
              manufc10
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              Received my Large yesterday and the fit is much better.  Almost a tailored fit.  XL has already been sold to a fellow forum member.

              This is such a nice fabric.

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              • gaseousclayG
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                @manufc10:

                Received my Large yesterday and the fit is much better.  Almost a tailored fit.  XL has already been sold to a fellow forum member.

                This is such a nice fabric.

                Congrats. Definitely an awesome fabric. Madras or some other lightweight shirt variant should be a staple for every Spring/Summer release  😎

                WTB:
                IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                IHSH-19

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                • profdbrkP
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                  I'm digging on this shirt and, of course, missed it.  I lived in Madras when it was still Madras–-it has changed immeasurably in 40 plus years.  And yes, these are truly patterns from Tamil Nadu, deep south India.  The word "Madras" is a contracted mispronunciation of Madre de Dios and refers to the earliest Portugese trading post.  The city is today called "Chennai", which is the name of the original fishing village that was there long before the westerners turned up.

                  The quality of this Iron Heart fabric would be, honestly, impossible to match in India, at least the India that I know.  There are beautiful silks, some nice (but not IH quality) cotton but there's just not the market for this level of goodness---at least that's how I see it.

                  Wear on, mates.  This is a beautiful shit.  I'm sufficiently jealous to wax on with prolix history lessons---from your friendly neighborhood professor.

                  Qui plume a, guerre a. 不完全さは美しさ,です狂気は天才です

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                  • GilesG
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                    I have asked H to dream up/steal/borrow more Madras patterns for next year….

                    "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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                    • gaseousclayG
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                      @Giles:

                      I have asked H to dream up/steal/borrow more Madras patterns for next year….

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                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                      WTB:
                      IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                      IHSH-19

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                      • WlemonW
                        Wlemon
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                        Awesome to hear @Giles

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                        • manufc10M
                          manufc10
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                          @Giles:

                          I have asked H to dream up/steal/borrow more Madras patterns for next year….

                          Super awesome to hear.  It will be even more awesomer if H says yes.

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            I have a TFH/Googies shirt that combines a Madras weight and pattern with seersucker elements. Only some of the plaid elements carry the seersucker puckering. This not only gives the fabric a cool look and texture, it also makes it a bit better for hot weather, as the fabric tends to stick to your skin less and thus facilitate the free movement of air and dissipation of heat beneath the garment. So you get the benefits of both warm weather fabrics, Madras and seersucker, without looking like typical hickory stripe seersucker.

                            Fabric winds up looking like this:

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • AppfaffA
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                              Love the pattern in the 226

                              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                              • gaseousclayG
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                                Agree that this pattern is awesome. I love my 220.

                                I'd definitely love to see IH venture into more lightweight shirting fabrics like the 220/226 (and flannels). It doesn't even have to be madras but the 5.5 oz weight makes it a perfect Spring/Fall shirt.

                                WTB:
                                IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                IHSH-19

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                                • AdamCA
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                                  RESTOCK GOING LIVE AT 16:00 BST ON THURSDAY

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                                  • AdamCA
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                                    RESTOCK

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                                    • AppfaffA
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                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                        Can anyone tell me if this shirt shrank much if any after a wash. It looks great and I would love to pick one up for spring. My usual shirt size is XXL and the measurements look perfect as they are now with maybe a little room to spare.

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          It shouldn’t shrink with a normal wash, but if you hot wash it at 60-90C it probably will.

                                          “Some of those that work forces
                                          Are the same that burn crosses”

                                          • Virginia Woolf
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                                          • J
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                                            @neph93 thank you…I usually do a normal wash so that should work.

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