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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 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.

@Steve on the next set of trousers, what kind of fit are you shooting for? Something more relaxed or slim fitting. Selfishly I am hoping relaxed as slim does not work for me lol

@Tago-Mago I love the look of these. I have a pair of 633s in the denim and want mine to turn out like this.

Just curious but how many wears did you go before washing for the first time and how often do you go between washes?

@Sunnergren they are already for sale in the stores. I have mine showing up today. I will post pictures when mail gets delivered. I ordered an xxl by the way. I tried it on in store a month ago when I was buying some jeans.

Got my pair of pants in today and they are amazing. They are a hair too big but that is ok. I may try and shrink them a little if possible but these will likely become my lounging pants on the weekend as long as I do not have to go outside. I am not too far away from 100 degree weather. I wish I lives in an area that got a true 4 seasons or at least has a longer cooler season.

For those saying the 888 will fit slimmer that is only half ways true when comparing to the 634. Especially depending on what length you wear the jeans at. The biggest difference I think is the 888 has more room in the top block due to it being high rise. While the 888 does taper there is not a huge difference when comparing knee width and if you cuff or get your jeans tailored to a shorter length, then there is not as big a difference in hem width. There is still a taper there but not quite as much as the measurements make it out to be I feel. At least this is my perspective. For me, mid rise jeans just do not work because of the room I need in the top block along with thigh size.

So I know there have been quite a few sizing questions on this. Thought I would provide measurements for the xxxl I received today.

I usually fall into a xxl with the measurement I look for which are P2P of around 23.75-24 and a shoulder width of 19.5-20”. I also measured using IH UKs method.

Tag size: xxxl
Shoulders : 20.25”
Length: 30.25”
P2P: 24”
Waiste: 23.25”
Opening: 23.75”
Sleeve: 26.5”
Sleeve opening: 4.9”

Overall this came in a hair smaller then what was listed on self edges site in general (mainly P2P) so it will be a hair tight to fit a layer underneath but I will make do. For the weather that I get in Texas, I usually do not need to really layer too often during the couple of months of cool weather.

Also, I am glad I went by listed measurements which told me to go with a xxxl instead of the usual xxl. Sizes can vary quite a bit between different orders/batches of product.

Any ideas on when there will be a restock on these? I tried to go back in the thread to look when it was last restocked and the the thread keeps on jumping around on my phone skipping a ton of posts so I am not sure if these were somewhat recent like the indigo black ones. Is this an before the end of the year thing or most likely 2027

Edit: never mind finally found the update given in march of end of 2026 but most likely 2027

@americanathreads why not just get them all. It is what I did. I got the sulfur did black broken twill and the CPOOD restock. I am now covered with a black that should fade to gray and one that will fade to indigo. Really loving the CPOOD restock. It is just too bad it will have to go on the shelf soon as it will not be too long before I have 100 degree weather.

@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.