IHV-21 - Flannel Bonded Indigo Denim Type III Vest

[neph93]

@rocket @motojobobo cheers guys. I'm so glad the hot wash worked out. Feel like I've got a brand new favourite piece

[Oaktavia]

Here are a flurry of fit pics of my new IHV-21. I soaked and washed it using hot water, as per @neph93's experiment. How does it look y'all? It definitely feels comfortable over my DD T3. I also tried it over a hoodie, UHF and the 21oz Sample (not pictured) and it felt great. Looks big over just a tshirt, but AFAIK this vest was not designed for that. It think it works well as an outer shell. It is heavy af! I would love some thoughts from ye olde denim folk.

[sabergirl]

Looks great, man! I think the over size cut just makes it true to purpose as an outer layer. How’s the bonded flannel?

So now you know how amazing denim/type III jacketish things are with heavy snaps. Please help me convince IH to make a jacket like this.

[Oaktavia]

@sabergirl
Thanks so much for the feedback. I agree with you, definitely serves the outer layer purpose. I'm not even sure if it would be practical to wear it over a tshirt anyway because it is so stiff and might poke and dig into my soft torso, haha.

The bonded flannel is super nice, I love the red color. It actually bled more red dye than indigo in the tub when I soaked it last night. The water was pink. The heavy snaps are so rad, much easier to faster than buttons. I love the brass ones and how they look aesthetically.

[Daniel San]

@Oaktavia
great find again mate ! perfect fit and I like the denim vest over denim jacket look

[Oaktavia]

@Daniel-San thanks dude! I dig the vest over jacket look too.

[Crease]

This is awesome, not sure how you find all the amazing older pieces, but you are the right man for the job!

I also would love to see some snap options again on the jackets!

[Tago Mago]

@Oaktavia you really are a wizard, conjuring these rarities out of nowhere

[Oaktavia]

@Tago-Mago @Crease a fair amount of the rarities come from the IH hoarder himself @Clint_D while others find coming through the armpits of reseller websites. Or someone in the EU finds something for me such as @Daniel-San and @tody my Eurohomies lookin' out.

[dinobarnesberlin]

@Oaktavia Looks really good with a leather jacket underneath too...that photo on page one shows a sample----2015 man! Sounds like Clint has alllll the good stuff

[Oaktavia]

@dinobarnesberlin I have just one leather jacket, The Extractor. I have been meaning to try this vest over it!

@Giles is the 18oz a selvedge denim?

Edit: NVM I found it on the Wayback Machine (thanks again @sabergirl)

[Giles]

Yeah, it's the "proper" 18oz

[dinobarnesberlin]

@Oaktavia That's gonna be a killer combo---has to be!
Looking forward to seeing those two together--and if the vest has room enough for the denim jacket underneath, it should be able to handle the leather also right?
And like Giles points out---you got yourself the "proper" 18oz vest there.

[Oaktavia]

Right on guys, I dig it.

[Giles]

Though these 2 bullets are at odds:

We did go through a period where Haraki very gently sanforised the original 18oz, so that he could manage the shrinkage, but those 2 bullets are definitely contradictory.

My bad....

[Matt]

Wasn’t this a Big Red Machine collab? Did I imagine that?

[Giles]

No it was not. They were different animals. This is the best pic I can find of the BRM collab:

[Matt]

I see. Thanks.

[Oaktavia]

@Giles I saw that and was curious. Wearing it again today. This time with he 21oz CPO.

Edit: more info about the BRM collab here.

[Oaktavia]

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