Posts made by ManiacLachy

I've been waiting for these to come back in. Ordered one this morning with a few other small items I've been eyeing off.

It'll be 3am here ... so I'll be eagerly watching it shortly after the fact with a big cup of coffee around 6am. Kind of like how I watch most F1 races, can't watch it live, but need to watch it ASAP (and avoid spoilers)!

I recently picked up a Warehouse 5.5oz Bamboo Henley short sleeve t-shirt, it's light but has some slub too. Very nice T shirt for the summer right now. I've washed it a couple of times either 30c or cold, it's shrunk a little, maybe half a size from the original - I forgot to take pre/post measurements on this one.

@cyclops sorry for delay in getting the measurements. Some of them gave me pause and I wanted to recheck, but the numbers are accurate.

I've worn these 5-6 days a week since late August, 2 washes. I always wear them with a belt, so the waist doesn't get much tension, only a half inch there. I think if they were under more tension the waist would stretch further pretty easily. I have an office job, sitting on my arse a lot - maybe that explains the rear-rise stretch, about an inch. I honestly haven't heard about thighs stretching so much and that surprised me.

@Brian you're in South Australia, right? It's rough down there right now, I hope your AC is up to the task! It was bad enough yesterday here in Brisbane, and we only had to deal with 35*!

Looks like we've got some summer still to go though.

@cyclops yeah, I'm in Brisbane, online ordering is always a bit of a gamble, you definitely need to have faith and trust in the merchant's measurements and advice. IH do this really well and set a very high bar for anyone else. Melbourne and Sydney have a few retailers who I've bought from in person before and I really appreciate trying an item on when I can.

I'm pretty sure there's some stretch, they've loosened and I like to tell myself I've dropped a little weight. I'll give them a measure tomorrow and see where they're at now.

You all have been killing it this year! I'm usually in a few pieces of IH gear but never get a photo - so I'm just a lurker throwing out likes.

I'm sweating my balls off in a t-shirt and jeans, and jealous of you guys in your heavy shirts, sweaters and jackets! I had to take off my vest earlier because it was too damn hot with it on.

These were my first 633, and my first (and only so far) IH denim, but I'd been eyeing them off for a while. I was hoping for a slightly slimmer silhouette to be honest, and probably a slightly lower rise. Basically, what the original 633 is described as. I'm still putting these through their paces though. Some days I love the cut, some days I feel like it's just not right for me. It's got me wondering what I should go to next, 888, 633 or maybe 555? I don't have a local retailer to try the various cuts out, and when they drop they don't last long - always feels like a roll of the dice.

I agree the fabric is great, still developing it's evolution, and I'll continue with them as my primary jeans for a few months yet.

I've been (very) slowly making my way through a replay of Red Dead Redemption 2. Then I picked up Gran Turismo 7, so a bit of car racing too.

But my brother recently got himself a Switch 2 and I inherited his Switch 1, thought I'd play some Zelda and Mario. Then I found out 2 of my most favourite games ever are available for Switch, when I thought they weren't available on any modern consoles: Portal 1 and Portal 2! That's me sorted for a while! They were even on sale for AUD$8! Happy Christmas to me.

I love their slub tees as well, I've got 2 #8s and a #7 short sleeve indigo henley.

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!