no curl on my collar, but assume you can correct this w/ a bit of water and making sure that it lays properly when on a hanger, I've found that the arm creases reset a bit whenever I wear in the rain - this one gets early fall over a t-shirt AND under a coat wear as the season gets colder, unfortunately I only sized to a 42 (same as my steer oil ones), but the stiffness of this leather makes it so I need to wear the leather a bit to warm it up before the first two buttons stop popping open - still a great piece though and first foray into the eco-horse. Have a Y2 piece from Lua arriving in Dec/Jan that should be a monster to break in.

Pretty stoked that my new 42 came in the mail today! New label/tag is on point !

@Anesthetist said in Y’2 Leathers….:

@Kjunx nicely done! I love the looks of it, color me jealous

Not much of a photo poster but here’s the y2 scar chore after unboxing. Fit is a bit stiffer/tighter than the suede (to be expected) but will likely break in with wear. need to get a picture of it next to my weathered KB140 while it’s still in its pink era.

Top to bottom (KB-140-T, Chore Jacket Tan Suede, KS-11)

I had the same issue (choosing which one)… so now I own the navy, black, and camel/tan (doh!) - the black one dresses up best, but the camel/tan gets the most compliments. Personally I’m not a huge fan of contrast stitching which is what kept me away from the navy at first (picked that one up second hand) but honestly with the nap of the roughout you don’t notice it as much - might be the same for the olive ?

@Anesthetist - … skipped the navy and olive but I did pull the trigger on the pre-order for the scar kakishibu ; same sizing on all my Y2 (40)

I took a long route on sizing for the Y2 Chore as I'm in between an IT48 (Belstaff), US38/Small or US40/Med (Schott), Small (Allsaints), and typically 40 (Y2 and DoubleHelix). I burned shipping $ and ordered both a 40 and 42 in the suede versions with the idea of returning the size that didn't work. I tried them on w/ single layers, light sweater, and a flannels). I will say, this particular cut that TJ designed is forgiving (i.e. you can go up or down a bit w/ reasonable margin of error).

Ultimately I stuck with the size 40 for the chore (across the board for my Y2s) based on this trial/error along with some big forum help here from @Anesthetist and others on comparable fit to other styles (it looked a bit more fit/polished on my frame IMHO). I have plenty of room to move, and a bit of room to layer, but 9 / 10 if I'm wearing this I'm not layering too heavy or I'm wearing an heavier coat on top. For reference I'm a IH Large in shirt sizes.

Hope this helps.

....have personally used the cornstarch/baking soda method on an IH-suede collar oil before and it worked magic.

lightening fast - congrats to IH on building this community and knowing what your target market wants ! - love my N1 so I can rock tshirts all winter ️

@j6550 - I have a similar mark from a leather tool (farther up the boot) on the back of my olive petrolio (sp?) Mr. Lou’s from TSV and because it’s not a part of the boot that has to flex / stress, I’ve never had a problem - been wearing them for ~2 years now. I wouldn’t stress about it. Take a picture send it to Wesco and if it’s an issue in the future they can likely find a fix. Just don’t play with it / make it worse

Nicely done—and good call sizing up.

I’ve owned both the first gen and this latest run, and this batch of leather feels noticeably more pliable right out of the box. Compared to the original, it’s almost like you’re starting with ~3 months of break-in already baked in.

For reference, my pre-wear measurements lined up very closely with what TJ posted on the chart:
• Chest (pit to pit, laid flat): 22.5”
• Shoulder (seam to seam): 19.25”
• Sleeve (from shoulder seam): 25.25”
• Back length (from bottom of collar seam): 26.75”

Overall, seems like a more forgiving starting point for me w/ the 42 versus the first iteration of my 40. I’ll try to remember to measure around the 6 or 8 month period and report back,

Pretty stoked that my new 42 came in the mail today! New label/tag is on point !

@tvaillant75 - think I mentioned this at some point on this thread but I have both a 40 and 42 in the unlined roughout chore and both drape fine over layers, however when I had the 40 kakishibu chore the 40 was too tight to realistically layer once broken in so put an order in for a 42 for a bit more chest/shoulder movement. For reference I’m a size Large in all of my IH shirts.

@j6550 - I have a similar mark from a leather tool (farther up the boot) on the back of my olive petrolio (sp?) Mr. Lou’s from TSV and because it’s not a part of the boot that has to flex / stress, I’ve never had a problem - been wearing them for ~2 years now. I wouldn’t stress about it. Take a picture send it to Wesco and if it’s an issue in the future they can likely find a fix. Just don’t play with it / make it worse

@Mister_Brue - ahhhh kicking myself now. Guess I’ll keep an eye on the 2nd market. Looks amazing.

@RobeOfTheMagi - I wear the IHSH-33 (size Large) in indigo and black denim (.. not tonal iteration unfortunately) and sport a size Large (40) in this — fits appropriately with ability to move freely and layer lightly. Hope this helps !

lightening fast - congrats to IH on building this community and knowing what your target market wants ! - love my N1 so I can rock tshirts all winter ️

I had the same issue (choosing which one)… so now I own the navy, black, and camel/tan (doh!) - the black one dresses up best, but the camel/tan gets the most compliments. Personally I’m not a huge fan of contrast stitching which is what kept me away from the navy at first (picked that one up second hand) but honestly with the nap of the roughout you don’t notice it as much - might be the same for the olive ?

I think you’ll be OK; looks similar to a water spot that I get on my SS-13 (Camel Steer oil Western) that disappear with a bit of time and weather exposure - but yes small bit of corn starch or baking soda and a drop of H2O goes a long way (and unfortunately time and reapplications) - might be leftover residue that some water will take away or just in need of a mustang paste application. I use mustang paste on most of my horsehide jackets w/out darkening substantially. Goodluck and don’t stress, leather is pretty resilient!

no curl on my collar, but assume you can correct this w/ a bit of water and making sure that it lays properly when on a hanger, I've found that the arm creases reset a bit whenever I wear in the rain - this one gets early fall over a t-shirt AND under a coat wear as the season gets colder, unfortunately I only sized to a 42 (same as my steer oil ones), but the stiffness of this leather makes it so I need to wear the leather a bit to warm it up before the first two buttons stop popping open - still a great piece though and first foray into the eco-horse. Have a Y2 piece from Lua arriving in Dec/Jan that should be a monster to break in.