Posts made by Jimothy

For the love of god someone please post a photo in the wild before my size is gone…

How should I size the waist on these to account for initial stretch / stretch over time? I usually buy a around a size 35 (or slightly smaller – never bigger) waist knowing it will stretch to about 35.5".

I'd assume that these get at least a little stretch "out of the box" compared to normal denim, but to what degree? And more importantly, can I expect the waist to stretch about .5-1" like normal denim?

Thanks,

Yes this is a handsome jacket…

Hurry up and make more! 

Can we get a teaser of what we're thinking in terms of pricing? Wondering if I need to put some coins in the piggy bank...

LOL great minds think alike…me right now.

Can I buy that shirt? I'm in the market for a brown shirt right now and that one looks just right

Thanks for the update G!

Any chance some of these are floating around in Japan? I'd love me a pair of Size 33.

Hoping ya'll could weigh in. I normally try to get jeans that after stretch will be 35.5 waist. If I get a "mid rise" jean this means that it will sit comfortably on my waist and not require a belt. I'm torn between the 33 and 36. The 36 will surely stretch beyond this and require a belt, but I'm wondering if the 33 would be doable because the cut sits above the mid rise line and my body proportionately tapers in above my hips. Does anyone have experiencing sizing different iron heart cuts according to the rise? Do you usually buy the same waist measurement despite the cut? What kind of waist differentials can you get away with between cuts?

Honestly @Paul9221 you might want to make an exception. I have just about every ticket item from IH at this point and I must say that this is probably my favourite.

There's just something about the colour and quality of construction (albeit this obviously applies to all IH products…) that screams best dress shirt you'll ever own.

And for anyone talking about measurements...outside of the arms being too small just go to a tailor. You're paying so much for the shirt, what's another 15-20?

@piranha I would second what Boras said and put this shirt at a solid medium green.

An interesting thing I've noticed so far however is that the shirt tends to "catch the light" and appear darker or lighter depending on your surroundings. Right now my shirt looks quite dark – but it was nice and sunny earlier and it looked much lighter. And actually case in point, you can see this effect quite dramatically by looking at the photo I posted above vs the photo of @Graham modeling the shirt for IH.

Isn't there a "pimp my belt" option where I can have you guys do it for me?

For the tochigi belts, what would be the recco for someone like me wearing pants with a 35.5IN waist? I'm on the tail end of a large and the front end of an XL (I also have problem finding japanese pants too…but I digress...)

Anyone on the fence about this shirt don't be. The colour is amazing!

Hi Gents,

Unfortunately it looks like I would be a 37 in these.

Is going with a 36 and hoping for an inch of stretch wishful thinking?

@Deuce its literally the same jacket with a different colour – the answer to your question lies with your wardrobe since I expect what you mean by "versatility" is that it pairs with the most colours (of your wardrobe). Both blue and black pair well with most other colours. Technically black pairs with everything so perhaps a slight edge for black? We're talking incremental degrees however...I'd suggest you flip a coin or choose which colour you like more

In either case you win with Iron Heart...

How does the warmth of these compare to the previous 100% alpaca lining versions?

Thank you gents just ordered me self an XL :).

Now if only one of the 4+ items I have on restock notifications could come in…

Hey what size would this be for Giles? I usually get the 99% of the time I grab the same. I notice Graham is a XL in this one and I usually size up from him but the chart is throwing me off.

@Nskelton Holy cow how tall are you? It looks like your head is gonna hit the ceiling  ???

Joking around aside, if you are in between sizes a good tailor can usually bring in the waist of your jeans. Personally I've had pants (including jeans) brought in 1-2 inches (beyond this and they will look off) – and I used to know someone who would get more intensive mod's on their jeans due to some crazy body proportions.

Agree the brown combo looks stellar!