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This is my second pair, a refresh. I take a picture with my originals that took, you know, six years to fade (even a little).

The lesson here for me is not new: always trust the IH numbers. One of the things IH figured out from the start is that a reliable fit is just as important as the premium product. It's still the case that so many other fine Japanese brands really don't offer a "serious" fit chart. I compared this vest with the recent Sashiko and an older Wabash example, and that made ordering the correct size a bit "odd" (Am I realllly a XXL?) but the chart makes it clear and you should more (and less) ignore the tag size.

It's been awhile since I've written on the Forum (but nothing dulls my love and admiration for Iron Heart). Anyways, when I first saw the picture of this 21 tote, I didn't see the 21. My day job is Professor and one of the languages I teach is classical Tibetan. This 21 bears a striking resemblance to the Tibetan letter "l". My example here in the picture is a bit dull but in more stylized writing it looks so much like this 21 I did a double take. Merry merry to you all.

I sealed final grades for my University students today and wore the 777-XHS to celebrate with body armour.

I'm always an IH vest guy but when I compare the sizing of this offering with the recent sashiko, I had to size up to get the fit. I think I got it right (we'll see). I always find IH charts reliable (unlike almost everyone else). It's my own calculations I can doubt. Anyway, I think these are so cool they will race out the door so I didn't wait.

I'll be at work at release time and will suddenly have to be excused from the meeting for a few minutes. I will conceal the joy on my face when I return should I score the pair.

There must have been a return because a restock notice was in my box this morning. It took about 11 seconds for me to pull the trigger (it'da' been faster if my connection were better). I had my eye on this from the outset and...missed it. Happy fella' here. I often wear the wabash vests with an old school knit tie and white button down Oxford, and I'll post a comparable fit here when the occasion arises. Think: moto-thug professor look. Looking forward to that telltale shipping notice.

"No matter what I do...they keep pulling me back in."
Confession: I keep my favourite fits in two sizes (if I can) and that's 1955 along with 634. These came just in time. Now I'll save for that incoming fall suede type iii.

Is it possible to make a UHR denim in black?

No hand warmers? I will quote Scripture in this case: "And he wept..."

When I saw today in my email that XHS had been restocked I was so stoked I very nearly purchased (by accident) the 666 misreading it for 634. I tell ya', Iron Heart does that to me. I need to refresh my XHS but I'm very much a 634 kinda' guy---and at my age you'd think prudent, carefully looking at the details. But noooooo, I see XHS and nearly pull the trigger when...634 isn't here yet. I may not sleep for a week now, I'll just be refreshing the browser until I see the 634XHS restock. I doubt I'm the only one this possessed.

I think @Fadez nails it here: a CPO has hand warmers, does it not? So this is more like a heavier wool shirt, which is perfectly lovely, downright brilliant but not exactly a CPO as I see it. There's an old saw in the 19th century Royal Navy about leaving the pockets off the midshipmen's jackets so that they can't stand around at their leisure when they should be attentive. (You might recall a very young midshipman in the Master and Commander movie blowing on his cold hands, a nod to this tradition.)

I've had one of those When It Rains, It Pours weeks now. I missed the previous run and have regretted it since. So this restock and then the new 16oz OD, I had to score both. 634 is my cut though I love'm all (though 555 I regard as good for other people). I'm at the age where I feel confident these jeans will out live me. That's not a bad thing. Photos to follow.

I will get over that I like pockets because this piece is just too extraordinary to pass by. My birthday is this week, as if I need an excuse. I may even get to Vahalla if I die wearing this---how could Odin deny me if I promise to lend it to him.

Post Wash Update
This is my second pair of UHR---the first were 777 some years ago and they are pretty much perfect in fit and patina. I wanted then as I did now to get all the shrink and stuff out of them from the first, if that's possible. I washed them on the shortest hot cycle without a spin rinse and hung them dry. They shrank one full inch in the waist and two full inches in the inseam. I'm delighted with the result and it's just as expected. There was no marbling or untoward consequences to washing rather than soaking, so it seems. I hope this helps, but I'd just say that (as usual) Iron Heart's declarations regarding size and care are spot on. What IH said would happen is exactly how they turned out. I'm going to wear the crap outta' them now.

What is not to love?  What a brilliant shirt.

I have a clothes steamer that I use for wool and suits---and 25oz 634s. I steam and then give them a gentle wipe with a towel. When they're dirty for reals, wash'em. Fades are stubborn but I take that as a very good thing, I'm in no hurry.

@goosehd Aww, thanks. that's my 1972 Series III. Runs like a charm. Far better than I do.

@Oaktavia Dang, those are downright heroic. I can only aspire.

I don't know if the little video above (I tried to delete considering the size) will open. But it offers a good look at the jeans, the UHF, and the Rover.