IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo

[neph93]

@chubacca:

I recently purchased this jacket and it's awesome.  I gave it a hot soak and hope all the shrink is out.  It took some time to break in, it's really heavy duty.  I'm getting used to the extra length in the sleeves and in the body, kind of annoying though.  The hand and inner pockets are a nice touch add add more every day utility.  My previous jacket was 15 oz. Samurai S0552XX and I'm a bit surprised how much more heavy duty this is.  I look forward to see the progress of this and try to wear it as much before it gets hotter in the summer.

Looks really good.

[chubacca]

I believe there to be no arm twist.  My first hot soak was pretty hot, but the 2nd one was probably warm because I used all the hot water.  Very light agitation.  I don't think there was much shrink, maybe less than 0.5 inch.  I don't think the sleeves or body length shrank much, if it did it was minimal.  I hope I got most of the shrink out, we'll see when I do a hot wash down the road.  The bathtub water was pretty starchy and had some indigo stains when I finished.

@Mr:

@chubacca:

I recently purchased this jacket and it's awesome.  I gave it a hot soak and hope all the shrink is out.  It took some time to break in, it's really heavy duty.  I'm getting used to the extra length in the sleeves and in the body, kind of annoying though.  The hand and inner pockets are a nice touch add add more every day utility.  My previous jacket was 15 oz. Samurai S0552XX and I'm a bit surprised how much more heavy duty this is.  I look forward to see the progress of this and try to wear it as much before it gets hotter in the summer.

What sort of shrink and arm twist did you see?

[scotty]

@Tdre977 - jacket looking good! Which jeans are those? @Stuart.T great fit! awesome beard too man!  Both of your pics helped me in deciding on this.

I just picked up the last of this jacket in small - can't wait to start breaking it in.

[Tdre977]

Thanks! The jeans are IH-633s straight tapered 21oz, they’re coming up on 3 years of almost constant wear, love those jeans. Starting to get warmer out so I’ve been wearing the jacket a little more, it’s still stiff and heavy feeing, like a nice denim hug. I wore my old jcrew type III the other day while doing some dirty work, they’re not even in the same league.

[scotty]

Received mine - LOVE it! I got the fit perfect.

Anyone have advice on buttoning this thing?! And this is the softer version…

[madmoses]

@scotty:

Received mine - LOVE it! I got the fit perfect.

Anyone have advice on buttoning this thing?! And this is the softer version…

Good ol’ fashioned elbow grease and time. I remember being where you are with mine and it’ll soften up before you know it with some wear. But it could use an IH thimble for the first dozen or so wears! Maybe a new silver thimble pendant is in order?? lol

Seriously though, I avoided buttoning this thing in front of people when I first got it so that I didn’t get any strange comments…I’m sure there were some interesting face contortions on my part!

[Stuart.T]

@scotty:

@Tdre977 - jacket looking good! Which jeans are those? @Stuart.T great fit! awesome beard too man!  Both of your pics helped me in deciding on this.

I just picked up the last of this jacket in small - can't wait to start breaking it in.

@scotty thanks for the nice comments. I love this jacket. I'm quite tall so the extra body length is great, yet the sleeves are too long either. Perfect!

[Mustafa911]

@neph93
Is it possible to hem the sleeve of this jacket easily ? I am planning to call railcar today to see if the ca perform alteration. I am interested in this jacket but sleeve length is killing it for me

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[superfuzz]

@Mustafa911:

@neph93
Is it possible to hem the sleeve of this jacket easily ? I am planning to call railcar today to see if the ca perform alteration. I am interested in this jacket but sleeve length is killing it for me

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The arms will come up a little once you wear it and it starts creasing. You can also just flip up the cuffs.

[neph93]

@Mustafa911  you will lose at least .5” when the creases set in like @superfuzz  says. Shortening the arms is possible but it is quite a big job. I find all IH type III’s long in the arm for me but I too just flip the cuffs over. I prefer it that way to getting them tailored.

[superfuzz]

Also mine from the first release shrunk up a bit in the sleeves with a warm wash

[Mustafa911]

@Neph93@superfuzz

Thanks

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[scotty]

Snapped some quick morning bathroom fit pics - went with a small, I'm 5' 8" and 137lbs - not tall by any means - I like the sleeve and body length! This is only my second time wearing it. Love this jacket!

This thing is amazing - I'll get some better pictures in daylight soon.

[AdamJ]

@scotty Great fit!

[rocket]

nailed it I would say…

[Appfaff]

Very good fit!

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[Mustafa911]

Perfect !

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[GBurke]

Just got mine in XXXL.  Wearing it when I’m home from work, evenings around the house. Awesome jacket. Will probably soak it in the wash this weekend. 

[GBurke]

Just out of the wash after a soak. It shrank up nicely. At least .5” going by feel.

[GBurke]

Sorry for the multiple posts. First time uploading a picture. The jacket is still a bit damp and wrinkled from the wash but couldn’t wait to post this. I really think it’s a great fit.