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

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    manufc10
    Iron Heart Deity
    Joined: 14 Mar 2015

    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.

    last edited by 21 May 2019, 18:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      gaseousclay
      Joined: 4 Nov 2016

      @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

      last edited by 21 May 2019, 20:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        profdbrk
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 30 Jul 2018

        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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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          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

          last edited by 22 May 2019, 06:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            gaseousclay
            Joined: 4 Nov 2016

            @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

            last edited by 22 May 2019, 10:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              Wlemon
              Haraki san Expert
              Joined: 1 Sept 2018

              Awesome to hear @Giles

              last edited by 22 May 2019, 12:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                manufc10
                Iron Heart Deity
                Joined: 14 Mar 2015

                @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.

                last edited by 22 May 2019, 16:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  mclaincausey
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                  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.

                  last edited by 22 May 2019, 17:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Appfaff
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                    Love the pattern in the 226

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                    last edited by 26 Sept 2019, 17:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      gaseousclay
                      Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                      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

                      last edited by 26 Sept 2019, 18:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        AdamC
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 12 Jan 2018

                        RESTOCK GOING LIVE AT 16:00 BST ON THURSDAY

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                          AdamC
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 12 Jan 2018

                          RESTOCK

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                            Appfaff
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                              JJ
                              Joined: 30 Jul 2015

                              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.

                              last edited by 1 Feb 2021, 21:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • neph93N
                                neph93
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 18 Aug 2014

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

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

                                • Dame Vera Lynn
                                last edited by 1 Feb 2021, 22:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  JJ
                                  Joined: 30 Jul 2015

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

                                  last edited by 1 Feb 2021, 22:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • motojoboboM
                                    motojobobo
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                    Mine has at least 6 washes at 20 degC or cold water and it hasn't shrunk at all. You should be ok @JJ .

                                    The journey is the objective.

                                    last edited by 2 Feb 2021, 19:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      JJ
                                      Joined: 30 Jul 2015

                                      Thank you @ motojobobo. My normal size it is. Looking forward to getting it.

                                      last edited by 2 Feb 2021, 19:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        weftyarn
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 8 Nov 2020

                                        @mclaincausey:

                                        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:

                                        This was really helpful! Just bought the IH Madras second hand and it came totally puckered. Like crazy, really. I was wondering what the pre owner had done with that shirt…

                                        I had never heard of seersucker before 😅

                                        So I assume this 3D effect is „activated“ by washing? The product pictures look very plane / 2d.

                                        I know this sounds crazy, but knowing „it’s meant to look crumpled“ makes it more comfortable to wear it 😅

                                        Use it or lose it.

                                        last edited by 6 Mar 2021, 21:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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