IHSH-292-IND - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim CPO Shirt - Indigo
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Hey guys! Just checking in with my first iron heart purchase! However I think this and 25oz 634 will be my only 2 purchases from iron heart... For trousers I spent a bit trying different cuts And 634 came closest to great. My perfect cut would be straight 888. 634 rise felt a bit low, but 888 perfect top block but almost can't get it over knees and calves.
For shirts...
Love the shirt! Feels really really slim with too long sleeves. For denim I guess it's fine. Some extra cuff and sleeve fades. But that kind makes me think I better stay away from uhf. Oh by the way love the tight armholes! So much more freedom of movement! Denim also feels nice! Like a soft armour!
P.s. yes I know you "can" shorten sleeves, but when you need 1-2" off, you risk ending up with weird placket. Or placket needs to be moved...
P.p.s. my pockets seem fine. Or at least close enough that I can't see anything wrong.
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@rimaarts I think you will be pleasantly surprised when the sleeves shrink up a tad and natural folds set in your arms. IH sleeves run long for obvious reasons when riding, but I've seen all size men make it work. Time and wear seem to work wonders on a lot of these pieces, kinda magical. As for the bottoms, really helps if you can try on some different fits in different sizes, they seem to cover a lot of ground for wide array of body types. Good luck, CPO looks nice.
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@RubyRae Was it that you could speed up the sleeves naturally folding if you just spray some water around the area of the forearm where the creases appear? I think I followed someone's advice on that and it worked well for my Self Edge CPO. I have long arms so the sleeve length doesn't bother me that much. But even as 190cm (6'2-6'3) tall the overall length of the shirt can sometimes be too long for my taste with some IH shirts. I think I nailed my fit with XXXL there luckily. SP-Large got room for my shoulders and chest but often found when trying different denim shirts from IH that then you get too much length with the SP-Large...
But yeah everyone just needs to find the perfect measurements that fit them right.
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@RubyRae well I honestly have enough denim. I also have 25 oz samurai. So the only piece I "want" is iron heart 25oz. And 888 is too slim knees and below, great top block. 634 is... actually weird. I never got a chance to try 25oz 634 but last year I tried lighter denim size 40. Felt like swimming in it. This year tried 38 lighter denim, felt almost like your bog standard high street moderately slim, moderately low rise fit. Looking at pics I took, I can't believe it had 10" leg opening... any other cuts i should look at?
So you think even if sleeves is too long, I should still try on uhf? (Probably next year)
And honestly, sleeves on this one are pretty slim so I don't think creases will help much.. but still. Lovely shirt! And tight armhole makes it so much better!
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@rimaarts check out the 1955. Roomy all around. Doesn't restock often but it sounds like something you may want to keep an eye out for.
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@rimaarts Definitely worth trying a UHF, just check measurements, worth even asking for shorter arms on chat for one you like to see whats available. Anything denim the arms shorten up a bit after you set some creases but UHF I find for me personally XL the sleeves are perfect, XXL they can be a touch long but more than bearable still
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@catdad1 said in IHSH-292-IND - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim CPO Shirt - Indigo:
@rimaarts check out the 1955. Roomy all around. Doesn't restock often but it sounds like something you may want to keep an eye out for.
Thanks!
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@Ikeaparty thanks
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@rimaarts I am with you on the sleeves but I have been lucky with all my pieces by asking the guys to send one with the shortest sleeves as they do vary.
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@Pipeboss713 that's a plus looking shirt there
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2 more questions...
How about washing? Now I know iron heart says it shirt doesn't shrink but as far as I recall from reading trough here, it does shrink a bit... I'm more worried about width...
And also is those threads purely decorative so I can cut them off or if I eventually catch them on something I risk unravelling some seams?
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@rimaarts said in IHSH-292-IND - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim CPO Shirt - Indigo:
2 more questions...
How about washing? Now I know iron heart says it shirt doesn't shrink but as far as I recall from reading trough here, it does shrink a bit... I'm more worried about width...
And also is those threads purely decorative so I can cut them off or if I eventually catch them on something I risk unravelling some seams?
Wash cold, no spin cycle, hang dry.
Unlike most here, I wash my denim frequently, and following this procedure I don't experience any shrink regardless of material.
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Also, soaking for a while before washing will prevent marbling.
