IHSH-369-GRY - 12oz Slubby Heavy Flannel Herringbone Check Western Shirt - Grey

[joephoto]

I’m really torn on this one. I want it because it’s a new texture for a heavyweight shirt. But I need another shirt like a hole in the head right now. I hope it does amazingly well and they do some more colour ways next year.

[Brian]

@Brandrea thanks
I’ve measured and after looking again I think small or medium but will definitely ask the crew
As for weight jeez the last time I weighed I think I was 80 ish kg have trimmed down since then I think

[AdamC]

@Brian The advice from @Brandrea was great, if you dont have a shirt to measure, reach out to us, take some body measurements, compare those to the crew vitals page - https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/topic/8027/ihuk-staff-measurements?_=1701860374837 - and then check out what size the closest to you wears if you are still a bit stuck, we can use all of the information you provide to steer you in the right direction to save being killed by the wife or blacklisted at the bank haha

[Brian]

@AdamC
Judging by the how the crew measure post and in inches
Shoulders 16.5 front 17.2 back
Chest 17
Waist 15
Sleeve/ arm 24

Wife measured so give an estimate on the ability to describe numbers and inches with a pinch of salt as she’s Australian and has never known imperial measurements but I witnessed the measuring

This is my first shirt purchase and have saved up so really don’t want to f it up I’d like it to be fitting but be able to wear with a tee underneath when it’s cold here have a 11oz iron heart one and the lighter 1600l (I think) and a few other 6-9 oz ones

Don’t think I’d need to be able to put a sweater or jumper underneath due to climate

Sorry for being a pain in the arse on what must be a hectic time

[Giles]

@DrPat said in IHSH-369-GRY - 12oz Slubby Heavy Flannel Herringbone Check Western Shirt - Grey:

@Brian you could order more than one and return the sizes that don’t fit. I’m sure retailers hate it

Yes, they do. I can't talk to other retailers, but it is something we put up with, but far prefer working with the customer to get the correct size the first time. Returns in general cost us a fortune, a recent study I read said that a return costs the average retailer USD50 when all the agro is costed up. But, I think that more importantly, it takes a garment out of the shop for an unspecified amount of time, and that may well mean a lost sale. It's also not particularly planet-friendly.

The bottom line is that we would far rather you talk to the crew and nail the sizing.

[goosehd]

@Brian Start by watching this video:

@Giles said in VIDEO - How To Measure Shirts - The Iron Heart Method:

[goosehd]

and if you don’t have any button up shirts, try using this one as a baseline for your own measurements:

@Giles said in VIDEO - How To Measure T-Shirts and Sweatshirts - The Iron Heart Method:

Once you have some baseline measurements, everything gets much easier.

[goosehd]

@Brian …and another trick that I’ve used is to go to a clothing, suit, seamstress and ask if they will take your measurements. Most will be happy to oblige if you’re upfront and honest with them.

[AdamC]

@Brian I will take this to email, mate, I will send an email to the addy associated to your forum account.

[Ross]

Model Brendan wears a Large

AJ wears a Medium
Steve, Bailey and Sam wear a Large
Adam, Graham wear a XL
Ross wears a XXXL

You can view the crew's vitals here

[flannel slut]

is it me or does the model look like he pregamed with Towelie?

[Karol]

@flannel-slut he just took something to take the edge off...

[Matt]

Don’t forget to bring a towel.

[Karol]

@Matt
"A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have" DA

[DrPat]

@Giles I never realized how common this is until I saw the numbers.

It seems like most retailers don’t penalize it and some encourage it with free return shipping.

I guess it’s hard for small retailers to avoid it when there is the right to return and expectations are set by companies like Amazon.

[Brian]

Thanks @goosehd @AdamC and everyone else @Graham has been super helpful

Going a medium and crossing fingers

[Brandrea]

@hoppy_IPA

Unless I’m missing it, it doesn’t talk about fades … can someone clarify?

Will this shirt fade beyond what we see here?

Thanks

[Raisinoux]

It looks like the P2P and shoulders are bigger than usual for a size L, is it to prevent more shrinkage with this new SHF fabric ?

[AdamJ]

@Brandrea There was a slight anomaly that deviated from the norm in the bullet points. Whilst the flannels "age" and lose a bit of the colour vibrancy, they do not "fade" in a conventional sense.

All the bullets points for the SHF/UHFs are up to date now

[AdamJ]

@Raisinoux They’ve been treated exactly the same so we should expect similar.

I will do a shrink test with a UHF and SHF in the same wash and post the dims for clarity