IHSH-41 - MK III Mini Herringbone Check Westerm

[moykky]

Are those XL's that are left the ones that will ship in 4 - 5 weeks from now?

[Giles]

Yes.  The Xl's in the current batch sold in about 3 nano-seconds…....

[moykky]

No wonder though…

[dave]

The great thing about this fabric is even after receiving it, I still can't tell what color it is.  It's either blue or a deep purple or both.

[DrPat]

My feelings on this shirt….

Material
There are 4 different colors: white, black, navy, and the light blue/purple which has caused so much discussion.  The fabric is extremely hairy (almost as much as my RJB jeans) and contains lots of small imperfections where the threads protrude a bit from the weave.  These, combined with the herringbone, give the shirt a great structure.  No shrinking occurred from a 40deg soak.

Fit
My medium fits similar to a standard IH medium in the chest, shoulders, and back length, which is perfect for me.  I measured the sleeves to be almost 64cm, which is a bit longer than advertised and about 2 cm longer than most other IH flannel westerns.  I  prefer a short sleeve because I don't shirts touching my palms and this one just barely matches this criteria.  The front length is also approximately 2cm longer than other IH flannels.  I think I prefer the shorter length.

Details
This shirt has MOP buttons and a cotton twill lining in the cuffs and pocket flaps.  I hope both become standard on all IH shirts.  More force is needed to unsnap the MOP buttons compared to old style buttons.

[Beatle]

Thanks for this very thorough review, love it

[babyknight]

nice write up

[rocket]

yep, thanks for the review

[dave]

I'd agree with all of that.  It does seem overall longer.  I'll probably have the body shortened so it's more like the IHSH-37.

Another example of color.  It should be pretty accurate.

[madmonday]

looking great all.

thanks for the excellent write up -as always- Dr. Pat

[Beatle]

this combo is like a Royal TS - has everything u need

[babyknight]

definitely beats!

[passthestripe]

Ok, time to man up and get this bad boy before I regret it!  I presume the 2 smalls left are from the late may shipment?  Should I just pull the trigger now? 

[Giles]

@passthestripe:

I presume the 2 smalls left are from the late may shipment?

Correct - only XXXL's left from shipment #1

[pookguy]

This can't get here fast enough…tick tock... :-\

[Giles]

All those who ordered these and are waiting for the 2nd batch to arrive.  We'll have them here approx 7th June…........

[Seul]

@passthestripe:

Ok, time to man up and get this bad boy before I regret it!  I presume the 2 smalls left are from the late may shipment?  Should I just pull the trigger now? 

Steve: yes.

[Giles]

The long awaited second batch of these is in the air…....................

[Beatle]

very nice…

[nilsson]

Not a day too soon.