There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

[Mizmazzle]

Here’s a noticing I’ve been kinda curious about;
Since getting into this heavy weight clothing game, I find myself wearing more/ heavier clothes like jackets and flannels during times of the year where, in the past, I’d have been wearing just a t shirt. I simply can’t wait to start wearing my gear when coming out of the summer months.

Is it psychosomatic, or do I now get cold easier than I used to? Is that a slight breeze I feel on a 70 degree day? Better grab the uhf and leather jacket!!!

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Mizmazzle yup, same. Probably just conditioning and adaptation of your body to regulate its temperature control. Not weird unless you’re rockin uhf layers with winter jackets in the summer while everyone else is wearing shorts and tank tops lol

[Mizmazzle]

@WhiskeySandwich hmm…so you ARE saying I have a problem??

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Mizmazzle lol, don’t we all!? If you get asked regularly “aren’t you hot in that??” You might.

[Mizmazzle]

@WhiskeySandwich shit. I think I might have a problem. Where ever could I go to talk about these issues with folks who understand…

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Mizmazzle right here brother

[Mizmazzle]

@WhiskeySandwich where would we be with out this place?? Just a bunch of well dressed sons of bitches trying to tell our coworkers about “cost per wear!”

[AdamJ]

@WhiskeySandwich said in There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question:

“aren’t you hot in that??”

The number of times my parents have said that to me over the years, you would not believe.

[nickname]

I got a IHSH 352 Red XXXL and it was too big.
Then I got a XXL and it is tight in the armpits.
Is this cut just not for me? Should I go with the work cut?

[WhiskeySandwich]

@nickname Depends where it's too big/small. If you're having fit issues, the best way to find out what's is to do the old "measure your best fitting shirt" and adjust as taste/comfort dictates. Many of the cuts and sizes vary by piece, so always go by exact measurements, as specified here:
https://www.ironheartamerica.com/content/how-we-measure/

To add, the work shirt is a bit looser in the pits I think. yup.

[Matt]

@nickname try the work cut. Westerns are slimmer.

[WhiskeySandwich]

I noticed a couple of my shirts (ones with the side gusset) have opposite felled seams on the torso and sleeves, I figured this to be an interesting quirk of the order in which these garments are constructed. However, some shirts are not constructed this way. I've tried to come up with a rationale behind the differences and asymmetrical construction, but that's as close as I've been able to get. What's that about?

[alexpupin]

I’d like to hunt for “old” IH items, such as shirts and UHFs from the early years.

Is there a repository, catalogue, list, forum thread, other than past collection’s, to have a better look to never restocked items?

I usually rely on chance and luck reading random posts in the forum and surely found some interesting pieces, like a IHSH-64-ind while searching for the UHF 262.
I’m sure I can find a few more lost treasures, but a complete catalogue would be handy.

[tody]

@alexpupin

@tody said in We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?:

If you have time (as it loads really slow), access the old extinct section through archive.org:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220123154722/https://www.ironheart.co.uk/extinct/

[edgarallanpoe]

I bought my first Iron Heart denim shirt and I love it. Does anyone have any tips on how to soften it up a bit as I break it in? My issue is that I have a bit of a beer belly and when I sit down the shirt will crease right under my belly. Rofl.

[Oaktavia]

You could try leaving the bottom button unbuttoned.

[sabergirl]

I wish the extinct section still existed! I used to look at it almost daily. Really came in handy—and the forum threads often don’t have measurements.

[pechelman]

Honestly, just wear it and it will calm down and crease where it needs to. It's part of the journey.

[Mizmazzle]

@edgarallanpoe wear it nonstop during the day and while home chilling. Maybe take a nap or two in it…if you really want to go all in sleep in it a few times…or all the time.

[jonpwn]

What is the secret behind the diehard IH folks in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, etc) that their heavyweights have so much contrast? Is it the humidity? Being closer to the sun year round??