Hi Richard here.

This is somewhat over due as I am new to iron heart.

Earlier this year, I decided to redo my wardrobe to focus more on quality than quantity. I am usually the type of person who researches for months before doing anything. Well my research led me here and I have now started replacing a good chunk of my clothes.

Being that I am from San Antonio, Tx, I do have to put up with our overly hot and dry summers where we are consistently above 100 degrees. I am lucky though that I do have a pretty lax dress code at work and that is where most of my wear comes from except for the lighter pieces I can possibly wear with shorts.

In my short time on this site I have the following items that I have either bought direct from IHUK or gone into a self edge store to try on before buying.

• 633s-18 vintage jeans(learned afterwards that I need higher rise. Still my everyday pair as I make it work)
• 888s-Sbg
• IHSH-438-IND
• SEXIH25-CPOOD restock
• SEXIH-BRCPO-BLK 13oz broken twill
• IHSH-443-IND
• IHSH-445-IND
• IHSH-438-PUR
• IHSH-442-SAX

I think I am pretty much done for shirts for the year as I really do not need anything more heavy as we really do not get cold or long winters.

I am planning on picking up the following jeans though to replace my 633s and finish my rotation.

• 888s-21OD
• 888-XHS

Other then that I will just be on the lookout for spring summer releases/ restocks that are on the lighter weight and can possibly be worn with shorts on the weekends. I do not foresee picking up any more CPO type shirts as I have a couple that I need to work on lol.

Excited to be apart of this community.

Got my broken twill in black in today. Initial fit is pretty close to perfect. P2P is a hair tight but still fits very well.

Here are the measurements if interested.

Size - xxl
Shoulder - 20”
Length - 30.5”
P2P - 23.5”
Opening - 23”
Sleeve length - 27.25”
Sleeve opening - 4.9”

I measure using the method shown on iron hearts website and not how self edge advises.

Here are a couple of pics as well. In one of them you can see how this will start to fade.

Was not going to get this one after getting the purple one but felt a store credit from a return burning a hole in my pocket and ended up ordering this one from self edge. This stuff is addicting lol. These will be my first 2 flannels from IH and these lighter weight ones I feel will get more usage as it does not really get all that cold where I live.

Thought I would post some updates. Roughly 30ish wears and 1 wash. You can see the fading starting to come through around seams and edges.

After reading this whole post and trying to hold out in hopes my size would sell out, I finally gave in and have a xxl on the way. Hoping this will be a perfect summer shirt for me in the hot Texas summers. Looking at most likely making it a work shirt every now and then and my main shirt on the weekends.

@Yoprst my own observations are based on trying on both the 634 and 888. I do not see a ton of difference in fit from knee down. Are the 634s a looser fit? Yes but not by all that much and even less if you cuff like I do roughly 3-4”. Like I said the biggest difference for me was high rise vs medium rise. Maybe there really is not more room in the top block like you say but it definitely makes a big difference for me. I am a gym rat and have always had issues with Jean fit and having the high rise does make a huge difference for me especially once I start moving around standing up kneeling down. Stand still is not as noticeable but the 888s do not feel as tight and give me just enough space to move. Again this is just my personal observation and others may see this differently.

Finally got around to washing my pair to shrink them. They are now perfect and sit right in between a large and an XL. Lost the most in the inseam which was expected and they are now at 32” long which is perfect for me. Excited to get a ton of wear in these around the house and my lounge pants

Decided I needed a pair of black jeans and picked up a pair today. This is my first pair of jeans in the 21oz denim and they do not disappoint.

Given I got rid of all my older pairs of jeans and am currently working on a pair of 18oz denim, this sbg pair will allow me to wear most of my indigo shirts as it gives me contrast. My 18oz indigo jeans are not showing signs of fading yet to have enough contrast with my shirts.

Just my own opinion but I cannot stand to wear a same color top and jeans that almost look the same color even if the texture is different. That is just me though lol.

See I have the opposite take as I think a CPO is more versatile. It can be worn as a shirt or a jacket at least depending on where you live and how cold it gets.

But like you said, depending on who you ask they will will all say something different.

Was in a self edge store today to get a pair of 888s-sbg and came home with this shirt as well after I felt the fabric and tried it on. Will be a perfect shirt to wear to the office. It is going in the rotation.

@michael.rose0107 I am the same way as you in wanting to build up some short sleeve summer wear. While it is not a short sleeve, I do primarily wear it with the sleeves rolled up and I find it breaths pretty well. Look into finding the cotton linen shirt IHSH-443-IND. it is one of my favorites to wear when it is hot and I feel it is better wearing in the hot summers we get here in Texas. Won’t be long before we are seeing weather above 100 consistently for the next couple months.

@michael.rose0107 this fabric is pretty heavy in general I feel. I am in San Antonio and if I have to spend a lot of time outside during the summer, I wear something different. This is wearing mine without an undershirt as well.

This is still an amazing shirt and I wear mine to the office often. I just do not spend much time outside wearing it.

Thought I would post some updates. Roughly 30ish wears and 1 wash. You can see the fading starting to come through around seams and edges.

Do these shorts stretch at all or is it closer to a khaki/denim material? 13.5” thigh is a tight fit on the xl.

Well decided to go ahead and pick one up now instead of waiting for the next time these come around. Have one on the way from self edge which is pretty close to me.

@goosehd yep I fully understand that. I guess I am just trying to get a gauge on timing and how their process might affect it.

For instance, if I pass this time around on a shirt because most likely it will be restocked in the next year to year and a half, I am fine with that. But if it may take say double and we are looking at 2-3 years, I may just go ahead and buy as I do not feel like waiting that long. I also know that not everything goes as planned and some arrive sooner then planned while other take longer then planned.

Was not sure where to put this question but for your staple/core restocks.

When a restock hits, does it automatically go back into the queue for the next restock since it takes a while? Or is there usually a period of time say a couple of months before the order is put in for the next restock?

Also, it seems like the average time between restocks for core items is around 1-1.5years give or take some time?

Just trying to decide if I am going to buy the kersey shirt and save it for when I am ready to work on it or just wait till next time it comes around lol. I alsready have a couple of denim CPOs I should be working on once it cools down.

As nice and as popular as this fabric is, has there ever been a plan to do this in a CPO?

Hi Richard here.

This is somewhat over due as I am new to iron heart.

Earlier this year, I decided to redo my wardrobe to focus more on quality than quantity. I am usually the type of person who researches for months before doing anything. Well my research led me here and I have now started replacing a good chunk of my clothes.

Being that I am from San Antonio, Tx, I do have to put up with our overly hot and dry summers where we are consistently above 100 degrees. I am lucky though that I do have a pretty lax dress code at work and that is where most of my wear comes from except for the lighter pieces I can possibly wear with shorts.

In my short time on this site I have the following items that I have either bought direct from IHUK or gone into a self edge store to try on before buying.

• 633s-18 vintage jeans(learned afterwards that I need higher rise. Still my everyday pair as I make it work)
• 888s-Sbg
• IHSH-438-IND
• SEXIH25-CPOOD restock
• SEXIH-BRCPO-BLK 13oz broken twill
• IHSH-443-IND
• IHSH-445-IND
• IHSH-438-PUR
• IHSH-442-SAX

I think I am pretty much done for shirts for the year as I really do not need anything more heavy as we really do not get cold or long winters.

I am planning on picking up the following jeans though to replace my 633s and finish my rotation.

• 888s-21OD
• 888-XHS

Other then that I will just be on the lookout for spring summer releases/ restocks that are on the lighter weight and can possibly be worn with shorts on the weekends. I do not foresee picking up any more CPO type shirts as I have a couple that I need to work on lol.

Excited to be apart of this community.

@Richard I don’t mind double denim is there is a noticeable difference. For me one or the other needs to be pretty faded to create the contrast. All my jeans look pretty much new lol as I am not hard on them. I usually only wear jeans to the office for a white collar type job. I sit at a desk most the day.