IH-526-ODG - Whipcord Modified Type III - Olive Drab Green
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I first bought this back in October 2021. Fell in love with it but I could never do it up because of the chest dimension! Looked great unbuttoned so kept it as a spring jacket for a few years.
Inevitably it had to go earlier this year, and I had no idea a restock was right around the corner!
Just got the next size up, and hoping for a win!
For reference, I’m typically XXL with some XXXL sprinkled in there, and I went XXXXL with this. Let’s see.. -
@long_john86 what about sleeve length? I‘m also a solid XXL, with one size up to XXXL in Type3s. I can just get this one here buttoned up, but sleeves are already borderline too long. The corduroy lined cuffs look great flipped, though.
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@tody I should be in sleeve length paradise with this one!
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Very happy with this.
Here is the XXXXL over my 33 in XXL.
I can now do up this jacket absolutely fine, and it doesn’t appear to be too ‘baggy’ either.I now own IH clothing ranging from XL to XXXXL! Just shows, the dims are your friend, not the tag.
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@bluemantra Looks perfect!
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I really wish the P2P and waist wasn't so slim in this. I love the fabric (I've got he N1 and more recent cargos in this material), and I'd love it in a jacket, but I can't see a way for it to fit.
If I go with my standard XXL size, I won't get it fastened, where if I go up a size, the arms are far too long and the shoulder is too wide.
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@VegaS10 said in IH-526-ODG - Whipcord Modified Type III - Olive Drab Green:
I really wish the P2P and waist wasn't so slim in this.
Then it would not work for other body types. A fortuitous result of our garments being of varying size, is that we can make more people happy, than if everything fit a single body type.
We had a intern who lost sleep (and probably pulled his hair out too) because our jeans were not exactly the same measurements in a given tag size. My exhortation that we should celebrate the fact that because the measurements differ we can make more people happy, fell on deaf ears....
"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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He was a big F1 fan and my observation that even in the incredibly high-tech world of Formula 1, the wheels on the cars still need post production balancing, did not help either. In fact, I think I burst another bubble...
"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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@VegaS10 said in IH-526-ODG - Whipcord Modified Type III - Olive Drab Green:
@Giles, I think I'll be reaching out to the crew Monday morning with a sizing request and see if y'all have something close to my needs. There is a few in stock in my target size, hopefully something works.
Brilliant - best of luck.....
To above mentioned intern, this was an extra piece of hassle he did not understand and was not very gracious about....
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With thanks to the IH crew for answering my sizing queries, especially Alex Bailey who replied on a Sunday! I’ve had my first type 3 jacket ( well, first since the late 80’s anyway!)
As I had nothing comparable to measure against, was not sure between the M or L. The only other IH top I have is the IHSH 412 BLK in a M.
Listening to Alex’s advice I went with a L, thinking I will have room to layer and I’m so glad I did. Actually not sure if a XL would be better? (Which is really odd feeling for someone who usually chooses a ‘S’!)
I have to open the cuffs to get my hands in sleeves, feels comfy with just a T shirt, think it will be ok with a hoody, especially if it’s not fastened.
Opinions on fit would be appreciated, thanks.
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@Cymro looks great in my opinion
