I appreciate all the well wishes for the baby! So far it's been the best experience I could have imagined.
Today she's 5 days old and I'm wearing real clothes again lol
Jacket: Studio D'Artisan Storm Rider repro
Tank: Bronson/Non Stock (these are all I wear anymore)
Pants: Iron Heart 634 21oz
Shoes: Allen Edmonds Porter Derby
Belt: Made it myself, natural leather w/ brass buckle
Escaping from the hospital this morning with our brand new baby girl!
Carrying my first kid home while wearing only Iron Heart (Tee, windbreaker jacket, and Slubby OD pants) has me feeling invincible. There's nothing like it!
Anyone else a fan of Big Idea Design? Fits perfectly with the Untucked! After the last 5 months of unbearable weather, I'm so glad to be able to bust out shirts like this again.
@Slash I appreciate the feedback! Unfortunately, even my unlined jackets only get about 4 months of wear per year. It's mid-October and still 85⁰ (30⁰c) here this week on the southern coast of North Carolina. I'd love to have a reason to buy a lined jacket, but it would legitimately be a Jan & Feb exclusive. I don't plan to live at the beach forever though, so this one stays on my list!
@Richard That's the craziest thing - I was just looking at this jacket and a chambray bomber that I'd never seen before on eBay this morning. I love it, but I don't think it's cold enough to justify buying where I live. Such a great IH piece to own though. Yours looks sick!
Just found out about the IHJ-99 jacket today, and I love it. Couldn't find much info about it online, but found it here on the forum to verify. Saw it on eBay, but only size small was available.
If anyone knows where I could find a size Medium please let me know! Thanks!
Photo for reference (this is the photo from eBay)
Does anyone have any insight into the waist sizing on this new batch? I reached out to Franklin & Poe to confirm their sizing because their chart is a full 2 sizes off from the IH chart on a 32in. waist, and they said they pulled a few pairs and confirmed that their size 34 matches closest to 32" (whereas size 32 matches closest to 32" on IHUK). I thought it might be a difference in the way they measure, but the orientation of the pants alone wouldn't create a such a drastic difference in waist sizes, maybe .75" at most.
Any ideas on what might be happening here? I have store credit with F&P, which is why I'm not just ordering from IHUK directly.
Oak absolutely killed this one. You know it's not easy to fade a heavy denim top like that in just a year. This is one of those pieces that will need a bit longer to cook to really do it justice, but he clearly gave it a great year. Respect.
Is this $300 each or together?
When I first got into Iron Heart a couple years ago, the Kersey was one of the first shirts I knew for sure I wanted. I don't know what it was about the description or the photos that drew me to it, but it's been on my mind for years now. And while I've managed to accumulate literally a closet full of iron heart since then, the stars never aligned for me to secure a Kersey. That has finally changed. When I put this shirt on today for the first time I fell in love all over again. The fabric is incredible, and I can't stop touching it! There's something satisfying about the texture and running my nails through the grooves. I had no idea the ribs were so deep! And it's so soft. I can't wait to see how it feels after it's washed and worn a bit more. I've been drifting over to UES a lot lately with the Viyella, Tricotine, and Double Weave on rotation, but this shirt has brought my focus squarely back to IH.
So good.
@dbj316 Ah 
Thanks for letting me know
@dbj316 Yeah this shirt should have come with copper snaps from the start; it really looks so much better. Question - was the male side of the snaps on the shirt you upgraded left silver?
@cyclops I may be doing some slight alterations on mine (depending on how the first wash/dry cycle goes), but I agree it's mostly what I needed. Sometimes we're just a bit in-between!
Adding another vote for orange. Sized up 1 in this release and it was a good decision. If the blue I snagged was one size larger I'd probably keep that one too, but I'm digging the orange more anyway, so no regrets! The fabric on these is excellent.
@CosmoSix5 Same here. The fit in the body is excellent (finally a shirt that doesn't flare out at the waist!!), but the sleeve length killed it for me. Was able to buy a size larger in the Orange, but not SAX blue, so I'll be making the same swap! Honestly, orange was first to catch my eye anyway, so I just hope it's not too big around the waist compared to shoulder & chest like most other IH shirts.
I wonder if this material shrank more than they expected? Seems unlike IH to come up short on sleeve length... It's one of the things they specifically tout for motorcycle wear, after all.
I found this to be an interesting comparison. Wife has yet to notice they are two different shirts lol
The sleeves on these are SHORT! That's not usually a measurement I pay much attention to, but I didn't realize it would be a whole 1.5" shorter than the FW25-26 UHF releases. Working on an exchange to see if the Orange one is longer like the size chart shows.
Man, this was a wild ride. I intentionally set a meeting for release time so I wouldn't be tempted, but of course I found both colors in the sizes I was considering 3 hours later and ended up getting this one. The funniest part is I was dead set on getting orange until I saw that group photo of the IH team and this one stood out more.
Happy to see the measurements taper down from chest to waist to opening on this one. For the longest, it seems like most of my IH shirts have had a wider opening than waist, but this one looks like it will sit just right around the hips without any sewing. Love it.
@VegaS10 Man, we talk about it all the time. Living 5 minutes from the beach has its perks, but between weather and the cost of living I feel the mountains calling my name! I'm actually surprised this year it hasn't been too bad yet. Even got to wear my 361 today. I'm stoked to see what the temp limit for these lighter flannels will be for me. Hopefully I can make it in time for either the blue or the orange - I'd be happy with either. Hopefully there's plenty of stock!
This is one of my favorite threads to follow regularly. Everyone giving this jacket the life it deserves. Amazing.
