IHSH-235-OLV - 13oz Military Serge Western Shirt - Olive
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@SKT:
Well the fit looks spot on to me and you shouldn’t get any shrinkage if cold washed (as the folks have stated above). It’s funny how small differences in measurements can affect the overall fit of a shirt. I’ve found that out the hard way on a couple of items.
Oh for sure. I wish I had a better grasp on how measurements effect fit. At this point the only thing I’m sure of is I need a chest P2P measurement ~22”. The rest I’m just throwing caution to the wind and hope it works out [emoji23]
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@nvrp813 Your method sounds familiar…I need a little over 22” p2p for anything to fit right. That puts me in an XL sometimes which is usually too big in other areas. But I’m getting the hang of finding the sweet spot…finally. When I get it right, IH fits me better than anything else. Grateful to IH and the crew for providing such detail in the measurements. Can’t go back to old sizing methods now…spoiled for life!
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At this point the only thing I’m sure of is I need a chest P2P measurement ~22”.
It took me a while to work these things out. It sounds dumb but you have to think about what happens between the measurements.
Example… the relationship between chest, waist, opening and length is very important to fit. A lot of taper in to the waist may negate the effect of a bigger chest. A shirt with the same chest but less taper in to the waist and a longer length will give a less fitted silhouette.
By the same token, a shirt with your preferred chest dims may feel tighter around the chest due to a narrower than normal shoulder measurement.
When you’re a few shirts in you’ll start noticing the patterns.
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Anyone out there wearing this shirt without an undershirt? Just checking thanks!
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Anyone out there wearing this shirt without an undershirt? Just checking thanks!
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I’ve got the work shirt version and sometimes wear without an undershirt. The nips suffered a bit initially but fine now, and they’ve developed lovely calluses (joking)
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Great pic!
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Is this the same fabric that's used for the blue serge shirt? 'Cause that's my favorite. Inquiring minds would love to know.
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Yes, I just confused those. My bad. Thanks for the clarification.
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Did you guys take your normal Iron Heart size in this? I only own one other IH top (western chambray) and the chest is almost a full inch bigger on this one, on the same size.
They came up a little big. I did size down, from XL to L, but be sure to consider length and shoulder measurements too. The shoulders ended up being a little trim on mine.
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I’m aware it’s listed as “little to no shrinkage”, but has anyone successfully attempted to get a little shrinkage from this material? If so, did the shirt suffer any unwanted marking as a result?
I own the work shirt and love it, but could afford afford a little shrinkage to trim it up.
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I’m aware it’s listed as “little to no shrinkage”, but has anyone successfully attempted to get a little shrinkage from this material? If so, did the shirt suffer any unwanted marking as a result?
I own the work shirt and love it, but could afford afford a little shrinkage to trim it up.
Many twill cotton materials will shrink with the right treatment. Agitation and heat are key. However this is sulphur dyed and does fade quickly, so abrasion marks are a definite risk.
If you decide to go for it use a 60C machine wash with very low or no spin and thoroughly soak the shirt before putting it in. I would suggest avoiding the drier the first time.
If that doesn’t work then try the same wash plus drier, or a 90C wash.
For clarity, I’ve not tried this with this material, but that is what I’ve done with wabash earlier with good results. I can’t shrinkage or that you escape marbling/abrasion lines.
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I only washed it twice so far. Cold wash, delicate circle, no spin and hang dry. It didn’t shrink at all but it fades, which i like. But it didn’t leave white marks or whatsoever.
I would do as suggested by Neph. Wash it warm and if shrinkage is not to your liking wash it a) warmer or put it in the drier.
