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I have noticed that the vertical buttons on my Kakishibu can pop open under certain tension, especially moving my arms back and putting tension on the front. Hoping it doesn’t get worse as it breaks in. Not really sure why they did vertical rather than horizontal buttons.

@tvaillant75 I’m 6’4, 195 pounds, 40 Inch chest and shoulder is somewhere around 17-18 inches.

I find physical measurements can be somewhat deceiving, as the 20 inch jacket shoulders are pretty bang on, maybe half an inch too big? A perfect chest measurement for me would be 23 inches but that doesn’t exist for these. I could fit a 22.5 but it would be pretty fitted on me.

I could definitely wear a 42 in this jacket but I just want a bit more room to breathe. I have never regretted having a bit of room, I have always regretted being a bit too small in measurements. I see a lot of guys here and online wearing jackets that If they gained even ten pounds they’d need to size up, I don’t like that.

I have a 44 in the Henry and have always regretted not sizing up, the leather doesn’t stretch at all.

My 44 came in the other day. When I first put it on I thought I had made a mistake with sizing, it looked ridiculous. However, the shoulders felt about right and after some thought and looking at TJ’s before and after photos of the red version I realized I was probably ok. Sure enough, even after a few minutes of wear it was starting to drape better. The sizing is very comfortable for me and I can definitely wear something underneath. It’s definitely more wearable than my Henry, which is much more tailored and a tighter fit.

Stitching on mine is perfect with no visible flaws. My only critique are the cuffs, I’m not sure what you would call that style but they seem purely cosmetic. I do like the fact the leather has some small imperfections and marks, I’m more than a little OCD so it’s nice to have something that isn’t “perfect”, in a traditional sense. Leather thickness seems consistent too.

@mecken88, I think TJ was sharing some photos of yours on Instagram, it’s crazy how much it’s darkened up. Mind sharing them here?

The way the large bunches up on the back like that makes me think it’s too small.

I got an XXL in this round because my XL is slightly too snug and if I gain any weight it will be too small. The XL is definitely more fitted but I don’t want it collecting dust in the future if I can’t wear it.

It’s a shame, as the older OD looks better IMO and my replacement jacket isn’t quite as well put together as its predecessor. If I were you I’d keep the one you know you’re going to be able to wear.

I think people here are not understanding the question… It’s simply if this run is the first run that isn’t washed - all signs are pointing to this but the boys will be able to give a definitive answer.

@yannis I’m sorry but you are incorrect here. The info page for the jacket literally says “ we don't one-wash this model”. That’s the reason for my question, I’m assuming something has changed with this run. I’m hoping one of the guys can clarify this and put it to bed.

I’m very confused about the sizing and washing on these. I bought mine in January of 2022 direct from IHUK, I do not remember any mention of shrink to fit or being unwashed. I looked online, Self Edge and Weathered Fig still describe these as one washed but unsanfordized. Are these new ones different than previous batches?

Don’t sleep on these, criminally underrated colour combo. I do hope the previous IHSH-309-PUR makes a comeback at some point, it’s my all time favourite.

Looks like my fortunes may have turned. I reached out to TJ about what happened on Tuesday and he mentioned that one of the buyers hadn’t paid yet. I’m assuming this is someone who had put down a deposit? Anyways, it was a long five days but the guy never got back to him and I just paid for it a few minutes ago. Crazy to me to put a deposit down and just walk away from it! His loss is my gain, however.

I also just realized that TJ does free Canadian shipping on orders over $400.00 CAD. He should market this more, I have bought a ton direct from Iron Heart or otherwise hesitated buying from him as I thought there was always a shipping cost. He should market this more!

Looking forward to having this one in the closet. I’m definitely tapped out on jackets for a good while now lol.

Pretty choked, had the 44 in my basket and it wouldn’t accept my local (to Vancouver) address. Got picked up by some other dude while I fumbled trying to get Apple Pay to work. I guess it wasn’t meant to be .

@mecken88 how’s the leather and overall quality? And what size did you buy compared to what you’d typically run in IH? Hoping to grab one of these tomorrow.

Sized up from an XL in the old sulphur version to XXL in this. For whatever reason the armpit seams drove me nuts in the XL, hoping the XXL fixes it. The OD is my favourite jacket so I’ve been waiting a while for this, I will miss the patina on the buttons, though!

Quite surprised these didn’t sell out instantly!

@kiya how accurate are those measurements on the type 3’s? It seems crazy to me that I’d need an XXXL to get a 23 chest. Are these really that small compared to normal Iron Heart?

Is it just me or are these running REALLY small in the chest? I’d have to buy an XXXL to get a 23 chest? I’d hate to order and find out the measurements aren’t accurate.

Hmm. I was hoping it would be more visibly slubby, now I’m undecided. I’m curious what the inventory is like, I’m not sure that I’m interested in staying up until midnight for this.

Hovering around the two week mark now, any chance for some photos and measurements? I’m debating between one of these and the traditional Lefty OD that’s about to be restocked.

I have the same debate between the Self Edge and Lefty. I have a Lefty currently that I really like, it’s just quite a bit more snug in the chest and armpits than its non OD cousin (that I also have). I need to size up from my normal XL.

The idea that the Self Edge version is a more slubby material really appeals to me, I love my slubby 888’s. I hope and pray some more details are released on the Self Edge release before the Lefty restocks as I’m sure both of these are going to sell out.

@JoshC thank you for a very detailed response, much appreciated. Couple questions:

1 - How do you just darn the edge of the pocket like that? I would have thought it would go through both sides of the pocket, not just the outer edge.

2 - Do you fold over the edge of the new material along the mouth of the pocket or just trim the raw edge?

3 - Any possibility of a picture of the inside of that darned edge/pocket?

Thanks!

@68degreesorless that’s very interesting, looks like they pulled the seam apart and just darned the original bag. It looks very clean.

Anyone here got some photos of how they have repaired tears in the front pocket bags, specifically up at the top along the seam/stitches? My 14oz OD’s blew both out in three months, it’s only going to get worse. I can’t see a great way of doing this besides replacing the entire pocket bags.