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@popvulture said in IHSB-EXT-NAT - Iron Heart x Simmons Bilt Natural Horsehide Type III Jacket:

@ShopatIronHeart what leather is this using now? Color sort of looks like Blattwerk but texturally not so much. IHG's site said Italian horsehide I think. I'd love to know more.

Also a little bewildered by the small shoulder measurements on these. XXL is under 18" which would def make it a no-go for me, sadly, especially considering this one doesn't have a bi-swing back. I've been eyeing a natural jacket for years and wouldn't mind this being the one, but it'd have to have bigger shoulders, I'd imagine.

Will leave to the experts, but I ordered this on the assumption that it’s the prior Italian Horsehide (the old Pale Rider leather), rather than the new Blattwerk leather. I’m an XXL in almost all IH tops and went with an XXL in this jacket (as all non-shoulder measurements were ideal). The widest shoulder they had was 44 cm. I’ve got 2 other IH Simmons Bilt jackets and the XXL was perfect in both (and slightly roomy for layering), so I’m hoping that’ll continue. We’ll see if I’ve made a horribly expensive mistake!

@FlavourFade said in Iron Heart Products - What do you think we should make?:

@T4920 very cool idea !

In addition to that I was thinking about something like hand overdyed denim as a one off special and how that would fade compared to the usual od process.

I’d love to see more use of the ‘pale grey’ overdye that was used in the 332 Anniversary shirt!

@ShopatIronHeart, I may be asking too early, but are you guys taking your (usual) light outerwear sizes in this? Or going down one? Thank you!

Thank you all for the quick feedback! Another reason this forum is a fantastic place full of great people.

@akohut , got this XXL off ebay; was new with tags!

For those that have this piece, is this what the internal sleeve stitching looks like? Bought this second hand and I’m 99% sure it’s not a fake, but this is the only thing that’s throwing me off.

@3lli0t my guess is Guilty Party. Based on absolutely nothing whatsoever

Holy moly, had forgotten about this one!!

I thought the acting was excellent. Plot has more holes than that chore coat

Kind of behind the scenes question, but was this run of denim made at a different mill than the denim for the most recent storm rider run? It appears a little more neppy this time around, but that could just be the specific jacket I received!

@tk303 I bought a size up at last release. Works well to layer, but in retrospect, wish I had gone with my usual UHF size!

@endo said in The Iron Heart Baltimore Bash - September 18, 19 & 20, 2026:

This is so awesome. I'm very much looking forward to meeting so many of you guys, some again and hopefully many new. Baltimore is a great place and we couldn't be more happy with our host. Let me put it this way: since I had the pleasure to 'wear the sample' of this weekend, I have no doubts this will be legendary.

Am I to take this to mean that there will be a new IH item associated with the weekend…?

At this point, just tell us the colorway.

Makes me appreciate IH even more… when it’s time for the release, they’ll show the piece, the closeups, and an attractive British man will try it on for you as many times as you damn well please

The 17oz duck IH-2526J was my gateway. Still my favorite, I’d say!

Thank you to @catdad1 ! Tremendously easy transaction and fast shipping through UPS, which arrived lightning quick (in around 48 hours after I initially contacted him)!

Re the Kristofferson: There is a new color coming out this year (but I’m unclear whether they will offer it both in denim, and the other color, which I suspect to be black. To be clear, I don’t have any proof that it will be black, but the staff did confirm a new color when I visited the ship john store a few months back).

With regards to the jacket (with the caveat that I have tried a friend’s, but decided against buying one myself), it is essentially a Dehen product. I do think that the lining is truly superb. The denim is not as interesting as Iron Heart (in my opinion). The jacket itself is very warm, and consistent with the usual Ship John sizing patterns (which I think are a little less forgiving than other companies).

Overall, if you live in a particularly cold environment or run cold, and the jacket fits you, it’ll be a superb purchase. If not, you may find that it is just sitting in your closet.

Edir: forgot to add, I don’t believe that you can wash this piece like you can with the 17oz 526-SL with the polyester lining. If you would like to get a close approximation of what the material feels like, try to find this Dehen N1, which I believe has the same broken twill denim and mouton lining as the Kristerofferson:

https://dehen1920.com/products/n-1-deck-jacket-lasso-denim?_pos=11&_sid=b148a1b5d&_ss=r

This is a beautiful piece!!

For those with the red chore jacket, how are you feeling about the ‘hand dyed’ process? Debating on whether to pull the trigger on the new Shop Vancouver type 3…

Sounds like you should keep both!

@ShopatIronHeart Is this sulphur overdyed? Thank you!