Posts made by rovdjurstorget

@Makarwise Just checked it out. I need to get my hands on a copy. Thanks for the tip! ️🫠

@Makarwise Thanks! I figured I’d find 5 spare minutes sooner or later

Hi all, been a member since 2014 and never properly introduced myself(!) A little quick recap. My name is Ric and grew up all over the place, from Quito Ecuador, to Washington DC, Bilbao Spain, Orange County California, and have now lived the past 20 years working with Digital Design and Art Direction in Gothenburg Sweden. I was supposed to move and work with video game development (concept art) in Tokyo Japan in 2005. But I met a swedish girl and you know how that goes. Somewhere in a parallel universe I'm writing this from Japan.

I've always loved timeless design, rugged clothes and ivy league - I love worn in clothes and I guess that's where the best workwear, military and ivy league meet. Since the early 90's most of my wardrobe has consisted of levi's, flannels and leather/military jackets, but in those days that was it. No internet communities and no hashtags. Just kids wearing the shit our of their clothes.

Until 2010 when I discovered the japanese wave of selvedge workwear/repro community through social media. Iron Heart included. It was amazing to see people going back to the roots of heritage, style, workwear, the craft, and the longing to hold on to the culture peak of quality manufacturing that almost was erased. I kinda miss those early instagram days when everyone was discovering Red Wings, waxed canvas rucksacks, and Selvedge denim. It felt like a return to durability and rugged material, after years of disposable mass production.

I always found it strange that I remembered my childhood jeans (late 70s – early 80s) being stronger, heavier, and harder than the thin 'blowout' jeans we were later surrounded by. It felt like a weird Mandela Effect—how jeans all of a sudden became paper thin. That is, until I discovered Iron Heart and all the other amazing makers.

@CosmoSix5 That's awesome. Extra love for the Norris shirt

Quick lunch run to the gym with my thickest hoodie and N1.

It's a Brownie Day
Swedish Military Beanie from Röda Stjärnan (Red Star)
N1 Deck oiled black & brown
Old Brown Turtleneck
Indigofera Wendell Double Knee, Chocolate Brown
Red Wing 2966

Finally I received my replacement in L. I’m gonna miss the extra room as it’s was comfortable, but looked and felt too boxy - and I like oversize. But this one feels much better. I just took it out for a walk in the snow storm and it worked great with just a T-shirt. I can still layer with no problem.

Gothenburg, Sweden: -6°C / 21°F. The ocean has turned to ice. I try my N1 for the first time. Layers: black thermal long sleeve, funnel neck sweater, N1 Deck in XL.

I think I’m glad I went one size up.

@Domi I have the XL, and would probably look/fit perfectly in the L - especially in the sleeves. The sleeves are easily cuffed inwards though by about half and inch or a little more. The sleeves themselves bunch up pretty fast though, so I end up just folding them in a small cuff. I’m glad with the XL as it’s perfect for my shoulders and chest area.

@AdamJ said in IHM-35-KHA - Whipcord N1 Deck Jacket - Khaki:

@rovdjurstorget If you're going to be wearing layers under it, definitely take that into account. Sounds like the XL is the way to go based on what you tried on!

You were correct. It arrived and I'm very happy with the XL. Living in Sweden gives me no option but to always count on being able to layer my warmest sweaters. In this case even my thickest Peregrine Aran jumper. The sleeves were as I suspected an inch too long but they were easily cuffed inwards.

Love it.

@DeeDee85 said in IHM-35-KHA - Whipcord N1 Deck Jacket - Khaki:

@rovdjurstorget Fingers crossed for you mate

Thanks man!

@DeeDee85 That is the hard truth.

Aside from this jacket, the only thing left in my bucket list is a waxed and lined canvas jacket, and a warm pair of winter boots to withstand this Swedish winter. Then, I’m good.

The N1 is arriving today, I hope I’m not swimming in it.

@DeeDee85 Totally. From now on I’m not buying anything new until I’ve sold enough stuff to completely fund a new item.

30 days ago I opened up my closet and found myself struggling to hang in a couple of flannels. It's been that way for years. The struggle to find space. So many shirts, jackets, pants, boots, hats, I never wear, wasting space and missing out of being worn by someone who will truly appreciate them.

So finally, after years of thinking the thought of owning fewer things I really love, over quantity, I started photographing each item I never wear for various reasons, and posted them for sale. Long story short. In 20 days I had sold 9 items collecting more than enough cash to replace them all with this N1 Deck Jacket.

Last night I ordered it in XL, and I'm stoked to finally have enough room to fill out the empty space left behind by all 9 sold items combined.

I tried the lightweight N1 at Göteborgmanufaktur and thought the XL was perfect for my build. I'm usually an XL in UHF. I could wear XXL, but then the sleeves are too long.
If the lightweight XL was good for me, would the lined XL version be equally as good with the lining taking up space? Or should I size up for the lined version to an XXL?

I have the M65 in Medium but wish I had sized up to L.

Is this shirt available in the work cut?

I'm two years in and they're the best fitting IH jeans I have. I'm usually a size 33 in Iron Heart, but since 33s were sold out, I took a chance on a 34. Best decision ever—these 34s lock in like machinery to my body, fitting perfectly compared to my regular 777s, which feel a bit baggy. Black denim just feels better and more punk the more snug (not tight) they fit, IMHO.

That said, I still like the slightly baggy look of my 777s for a different style.

@68degreesorless I love them. My wife that's pretty fed up with all my jeans always says she loves these for some reason. I think it's cause they look great when dressing up or down, without a belt, thanks to the cinchback.

Some of my Indigofera gear.
Included are: Alamo shirt (sand), Norris Shirt (beige/brown), Delray linen shirt (black), Wendell double knee pants (beige/rust), Parson’s Lodge Jacket (Type 2 variation), Kirk jeans no2 STPF (cinchback, original version)

I added the 555 cut to the graphic comparison. I found a photo that almost matches the angle and size of the others. It's not perfect but shows the basic differences in key points. The new color for the tripple 5 is PINK.

So, here's a horror story. Last year at work, I went out to grab lunch and returned quickly, holding my burrito bowl and drink. Using my upper left arm, I pressed open the huge and heavy metal door to my workplace. I felt and heard this sticky sensation peel off from my M65's left arm sleeve to the door and realized they had painted the door with black tar-like acrylic or oil-based paint.

I wish I could say they hadn’t put up a warning sign, but they had. In my hurry to rush back up for work, I completely missed the tag they had taped to the wall next to the door. I felt angry and stupid. I panicked as my brain just wanted to remove the paint quickly before it dried. I went upstairs, grabbed paper towels, and tried to tap most of it off, followed by some mistakes involving water, sponges, and liquid detergent.

Long story short: It did remove some of the paint but not all—perhaps 60%. The worst thing isn’t the paint; it’s how my rubbing, and perhaps the detergent, damaged the fabric and its "sheen," making parts of the fabric dull. I rubbed too hard and "aged" those spots by about 30 years. I’m all for patina and aging, but this is just weird. The thing is, I’ve read that parts of the discoloration might actually be particles from the paper towels and sponge - making it fixable? I hope.

Once my head cleared up, I realized I should have gone to the dry cleaners instead and let the pros take care of it.

I’ve worn the jacket since and felt bad about it, but in the end, I’m always the one telling people who get precious about their workwear and leather boots to just embrace the battle scars. Well, this battle scar came with PTSD and the works—I can’t open the door without flinching.

Anyway, to the question: I still haven’t taken the jacket to the dry cleaners. Should I do that, or should I continue trying to remove the remaining stains with lemon essential oil? I've seen that recommended for stains like this. I'm not as precious as I was 6 months ago. I've let go and don't mind trying different solutions. I'll post pictures later.