Posts made by Kjunx

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.

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

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Cheers,

K

Well...when the site is up and running you have a veritable army of resources here on the forum to help the IHcrew test out the new site. You should launch a separate page dedicated to 'bugs' found. Will help in fast identification and likely reduce downstream costs due to order mistakes, etc. - most folks here I've met are good humans and happy to just click away but you could always run a context to identify bugs at a 1 euro per bug amount :). Looking forward to checking out the new site and throwing down a test purchase !

possibly user error (ie ME) but the link to this forum’s page (555 SBG) from the product page appears to be broke. I had to run a search to get here. Again, could be user error, but figured I’d call this out in case it happened to others. Cheers.

@coldcashandcolderhearts what size do you have for the leather western vs the vest (e.g. same size 42 Y2, ~38M IH) or did you have to size up for the vest to work)? Thanks !

@WhiskeySandwich how’s the leather squeak breaking in ? It’s hit or miss on my Y2s on how much and how long this exists.

@Darth-fader helpful; Thank you.

I’ll report back here with where I landed with my fit. Hopefully will be helpful to others as they look to guide any preorder decisions.

Update: Received the size 38 today and unfortunately it’s a tight fit in the shoulders and upper chest with a t-shirt when zipped - severely limiting mobility. no way I could wear with a hoodie or UHF. I’ll have to size up to a 40 (not currently in stock). Otherwise it’s a gorgeous jacket; wish it fit me on this go around; very different cut than say the Iron Heart N-1 in size Medium.

@Darth-fader - Amazing, just picked this up myself (in transit)! No preorder but snagged the last 38/M at suggestion of Ben and that I’m a solid 40 in the rest of my Y2’s (size large shirts in iron heart and a medium in iron hearts N-1). I’m worried about the shoulders. Similar to the Kakishibu Scar Chore I went with a 40 and it’s good w/ a t-shirt, but I def snug and filled out if I layer a t-shirt and a UHF. Wish I could have tried on both sizes but they only had the 38M left.

What did you size to vs. normal sizing? What kinds of layers can you get under it comfortably?