Posts made by ManiacLachy

Summer is here (Australia), and as much as I love my IHSH denim and flannel shirts, it's time to leave them in the closet. What I would love to find is IH quality lighter weight shirts. Not necessarily in the workwear category, but the attention to detail and interesting fabrics that we see with IH is what I'm looking for. Any suggestions?

I'm looking forward to seeing who wins the Driver's this year, it's becoming a red-hot proper competition. I want Oscar to win, it's my patriotic allegiance. I'd be happy if Lando won, because he's been in the fight the whole time and is a great driver. And if Max wins then it proves just how excellent he is to come back so strongly late in the season.

As for the race today, it was a bit of a letdown after the excitement of the Sprint race.

It's a slow burn game for sure, if you're used to fast paced action then RDR2 will be a shock. It's great story telling and immersive, but you need to slow yourself right down. I've been ignoring the main story, wandering about hunting and collecting the collectables. The biggest problem for me is finding a couple of hours to sit down to play without interruption, it's not a quick 30minute session game.

@WhiskeySandwich good to hear Ghost of Yotei holds up, I enjoyed Tushima. I think that might have to be my next game.

These days not many new games catch my attention, I've been replaying old games one after another. I recently saw Red Dead Redemption 1 was ported and available on the PS store, so played that through again after 8 years or so. Which naturally led me to starting a new play through of RDR2, which is underway.

@ironharry There's a few of us Aussies on here, but not too many. I'm up in Brisbane. Welcome!

@tody that must stand out, you're in Cologne, Germany, right?

@WhiskeySandwich I think it just came down to Monza being a fast track, McLaren lost their aero and tyre preservation advantage. I think we'll see a return to regular McLaren 1-2 going forward.

As an Aussie, I'm pumped for Oscar leading the championship, but I still want to see them race.

Azerbaijan next, my favourite circuit, if I could go to a race in person, this would be my pick - I don't know why, but I just click with it.

I'm wearing mine today. I've been wearing it 4-5 days a week since it dropped. No washes yet - it's winter here so it's not smelling despite the wear. Starting to get a few pops of colour around the cuffs, but still miles to go.

It's softened, but it's not soft. Still pretty hefty. I think it'll take some more time and a couple of washes to really break in.

@meatmarketdenim1 happy birthday! Going for a skate is a good way to break in those 633s!

@Walery-Smirnoff how about Australian English? I'm not sure if you've heard much of that, apart from some actors in otherwise American productions?

We abbreviate on a whole new level, there isn't a word in the language we won't shorten to 2 syllables. And if it's one syllable, we'll extend it!

I've completed my hot soak and wash, with a line dry. Measurements below.

(I measure both "traditional" and IHUK waist styles, and the various thigh measurements that go around, so they can better/easier be compared to the various methods different retailers use.)

As received, SExIH25 633 Indigo Tag Size 36
Waist (IH): 18.25"
Waist (SE): 18"
Front Rise: 12.5"
Rear Rise: 16"
Thigh (at crotch): 13.5"
Thigh 1": 13.25
Thigh 2": 13
Knee (13"): 9.75
Hem: 8.5
Inseam: 36.4

Post hot soak and wash (40C):
Waist (IH): 18.1" (-0.15)
Waist (SE): 17.9" (-0.1)
Front Rise: 12.2" (-0.3)
Rear Rise: 16" (no change)
Thigh (at crotch): 13.1" (-0.4)
Thigh 1": 13" (-0.25)
Thigh 2": 12.5 (-0.5)
Knee (13"): 9.5 (-0.25)
Hem: 8.3 (-0.2)
Inseam: 35.75 (-0.65)

Some change, but modest, which is what you'd expect from a pre-washed garment. I was hoping for a little more from the waist. I'm surprised by the changes at the thigh the most, I measured twice to confirm. It'll be interesting to see how the jeans stretch over a few months of initial wear.

@jimcasey I've seen one IH shirt in the wild here in Brisbane, at a craft brewery naturally! He had a denim shirt; I had a flannel - we both did a double take realising what we were seeing. We didn't actually say anything to each other, but we knew!

@truby I was afraid of that! Mine are just right as is out of the box, but I don't want any stretch. Return shipping to the US from Australia, plus SE's exchange policy mean I'm just going to have to make this pair work. I think a size 34 down from my 36 would be too much anyway, I'd need a 35 ideally. Your new pair look great!

I'll give mine a hot soak, maybe even a sudsless wash cycle to get all the shrink I can from them before putting them into rotation.

@Aussie-Ben I think the 633 is really what you're looking for, it's a shame IHUK can't carry them, but Self-Edge have the exclusive, they're good folk too.

Self-Edge do 15% off sales a few times a year, maybe grab a pair of 633 then and think of it as the 15% covering the premium. It's what I planned to do, but I went for the SExIH25 633 and feared they'd sell quickly so paid the premium.

SE also do free international shipping for orders over USD$500, so grab a shirt or something while you're at it and you'll be golden.

My very first Iron Heart piece, bought from Self Edge back in 2008 during my initial raw denim phase, the Self Edge Exclusive IH Super Tan Belt.

I spent some time trying to work out what it actually was, clearly related to the current IHB-10 belt, but mine isn’t even stamped with the Iron Heart logo like the current belts are. Eventually I traced it back through the topics and I’m pretty sure it’s this IHB-01, the same as @Giles belt, and just about as old!

Mine hasn’t had quite the wear of Giles’ belt, and is in need of some TLC, but has had pretty regular wear for the past 16 years, and has been my daily belt since finding my way back to raw denim and Iron Heart. And it has plenty of life in it still. I just need to order some quality oil for it asap!

@weftyarn They look great! Definitely get that old one patched up if you can.

I've got a black/indigo and a regular indigo pair from PBJ as well, but still someways behind yours. The indigo is showing development, but the black/indigo is still almost totally black. I'm looking forward to developing their patina over time.

IH delivery is on another level, it gets to my door in Brisbane so fast! Leaves the UK Monday (which is Tuesday our time), and is at my door Friday afternoon. I don't know how they do it.

Thanks all for the kind birthday wishes. It was a good day, I ate so much good food throughout the day.

@Matt I'm in Brisbane, Australia - it's our "winter". It was probably 18c or so and a bit wet, many on this forum would still be in short sleeves no doubt, but we need to take any opportunity to layer up here because it's a short season for us.

IH-526-ODG
IHSH-247-IND

Birthday breakfast, I wanted a good fry up. Mission accomplished.

@prpx thanks, I accept it's likely user error!

I'll give it another try this weekend. The turntable doesn't have a pre-amp, but I think I'd want it connected to the amplifier anyway, so I can push any input, LP, CD, etc to the Sonos speakers - I have a Roam 2, and 2 Sonos One speakers.