Ship John
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Cross country in less than 48 hours! First ship john clothing. It feels very well built. For some reason I'm just not getting that iron heart level of build quality though. Maybe it's just the fabric weight. Either way it's a keeper. Was hesitant on sizing but my normal American XL worked out just fine.
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Just delivered 2XL Denim Townes. Definitely going to need a warm soak to take a little bit of the size out. Will try a cold first, but I don’t think that’ll do much…This is my first Ship John shirt (aside from pocket T’s). I’ve got some of their other items collaboration boots, hats, etc. but it’s nice to finally try a proper shirt.
Initial impression: the cut feels much more generous than I expected, even though the measurements are very similar to my Iron Heart shirts(3xl/4xl). It’s especially noticeable in the cuffs, arms, and oddly enough, the chest. This one measures 25 inches across the chest, which is the bare minimum I can wear in Iron Heart, but it somehow fits much looser.
Construction and fabric are excellent. The denim has a really nice crisp, sturdy hand that I love.
All in all, I’m really happy with it just need to dial in the fit with a soak. I’m also really curious about the black Sashiko and how that one fits. I forget when that one will be ready, but really looking forward to it.
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@northsouthdenimguy I have noticed we take similar sizes in a lot of IH tops. I would reach out to SJ and see if they have an XL left in store to swap out if you can prior to hot soaking. This one is on the money for me and even the arms have ample space in the bicep and through the forearm.
I reached out to SJ prior to wearing for good and it sounds like this fabric will not shrink much.
E: my chest in this top is closer to 24" and shoulder although measurements show ~19" are still comfortable enough to wear off the bat.
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Yeah, that it would not work for me in the chest. I have an actual chest measurement of 48.5”
I just did the eco-warm wash on my washing machine no spin cycle. It’s out now drying(hang) and the chest measurement hasn’t changed. Definitely can tell the cuffs shrunk up a good bit and even looks like the arms did too so I think it worked out pretty well, but we shall see tomorrow. I typically don’t machine wash anything IH except the fatigue cloth shirts, chambray and maybe one or two other shirts but you can kind of just tell with certain pieces they just need initially that extra tumble of the wash.
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@northsouthdenimguy It's perfect, and I would have sized the same. This is a legacy piece, and will be appreciated for many years. Congrats!
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@northsouthdenimguy looks very solid. Mine comes tomorrow and I’m so excited
instagram: @harrisongering
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@northsouthdenimguy I picked up one of the denim Townes as well. It's a beautiful shirt! Wear it in good health.
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@hgering27 nice! A couple buddies of mine also get theirs today.
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Looks great!
I’m debating hot washing. I still want to get a little bit out of the arm(width)but afraid it might shrink the chest and the arm length too much. I may just have to experiment a bit to get the fit dialed in exactly how I want it, but I think there’s enough room to do it.
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@northsouthdenimguy said in Ship John:
@atm23 congrats so funny that everybody(me included) gets so excited about a shirt
️Heh, sometimes it's the little things in life. I find that a well-made garment - that fits - is satisfying.
With all this Ship John denim shirt talk, I should bust out my red denim Townes and see if it fits these days. It's a killer shirt with great fade potential, but it's an early SJ piece and the patterning is much different than it is now. It's snug in the armpits, which I can't tell if it's the shoulder measurements or just small arm holes.
Safety third
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@northsouthdenimguy yeah its worth trying, it seems to have more so affected the length and the arm volume in my opinion. otherwise still fits great. the way I see it is if the chest has room for shrink, then it worth trying, but for me thats where I tend to have the most issues, but it was the same thing with the stripe townes I have, started out way big, and now after washes it fits perfectly
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It’s probably a flaw in my brain or personality, but the perfect fit and feel of clothing and footwear ranks very high among the things I enjoy
It’s interesting to see how some of these makers evolve. Over the years I’ve tried quite a few that didn’t have the right fit, but I often wonder if they’ve changed or improved and if I might be missing out.
Really looking forward to the black Sashiko and the Kristofferson, hoping those fit well or I can adjust them with washing and drying as needed.
@selveldgesteps
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@northsouthdenimguy indeed. But you’re giving me some serious fomo with the sashiko mention. I’m still salty that I missed out while my payment was processing.
I look forward to the pictures.
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@northsouthdenimguy agreed man, I am eagerly awaiting the sashiko and kristofferson
