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Pale rider, 666s, whipcord type 3, 6.5 oz loopwheel t-shirt.

IH leather shirt, hickory shirt, hbt pants

All IH except the Stan Smiths

The 6.5oz white t-shirt - finally, the perfect white t!

All IH except the shoes and shirt 🫠

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@justinmcb How is it wearing out?

@goosehd Thank you! Really lovely!

IKEA!

Any fades on this shirt would be appreciated!

Matching glory…

@Setanta I have them on order... forever, it seems. Do they run narrow? IE, should i get an E width or stick with a D? I prefer the Es on my Mr. Lous, but usually am a D.

Coming out was tonight! Random church ladies told me how beautiful she was!

@sabergirl All of them start out as natural, from what I understand, and are then paint-dyed their respective olive or black colors, thus affecting the hand of the original hide, sort of like a coating of paint on a surface - it just changes it and somewhat stiffens it.

Seeing it on you, my view changes quite a bit.

The pocket symmetry issue that was noticeable when comparing flat-lay photos is essentially gone.

A few observations:

• The pockets look balanced relative to the placket.
• The shirt hangs naturally, and the leather’s drape introduces much larger visual variations than any tiny pocket-placement differences.
• My eye goes first to the collar, western yokes, and the striking natural leather color—not the pockets.
• The fact that the shirt is open also breaks up the centerline, making minute spacing differences much harder to detect.

If I were looking at this in person and didn’t know the history, I would not think:

“One of those pockets is off.”

I’d think:

“That’s a very substantial leather western shirt.”

The biggest visual issue in this photo isn’t pocket placement at all—it’s simply that the shirt is unbuttoned and still very new/stiff, so there are a few folds and tensions around the placket. As it breaks in and develops creases, those will become part of the character of the piece.

For this worn photo, I’d rate the pocket symmetry as a non-issue. I would not consider pocket removal/resewing under any circumstances based on what I’m seeing here. In fact, altering the pockets would carry a much higher risk of creating a visible defect than leaving them exactly as they are.

Looking at the worn photo alone, I don’t see anything that would make me reject the shirt or even question its construction.