Posts made by Slash

I received mine begin of the week and must say I also noticed the pocket thing while looking in the mirror, and I'm not normally good with details.
I ordered another one from another retailer to compare but the placement is the same.

I agree with others that everyone is free to send the products back (and I'm sure they'll sell again in no time) , but I understand it can be disappointing since its probably the last release for this one, and everyone and his grand mother wanted one

Seeing the various product pictures put by @samo it looks a bit more like symmetric placement is maybe not always what is optimal for when one will wear it (But I don't have this on the recent 13.5 oz dobby cloth CPO)
I looked again at all the picture from this thread, and imo this batch has maybe this thing a bit more accentuated. Enough pictures to see it.

But honestly, when wearing it and moving around a bit in front of the mirror, it's more difficult to see, and I think I do now because I have noticed it
Especially with some layers, fabric is moving and the closed button line tends to move a lot, making this "asymmetry" practically invisible.
So could very well be that the placement is done to account for how the fabric will move/mold onto the body.

It's everyone choice to keep it or not ! Still debating but I'll probably keep it.
Pictures if I do

@weftyarn Your smile says enough
Fit looks very nice.
So jealous, mine will only arrive Monday.

Also got mine at IHG
My first denim shirt

@Jord #team_first_denim_CPO, and for me even first denim shirt

The ones I looked up were the "vintage" ones where it's stated its "12oz red line selvedge denim".
For the "Blue tab" ones (priced 250$) nothing is mentioned at all, which is probably like you say because its not that noteworthy, to say the least

405$ for a trucker jacket with non provided denim weight, provenance, or nice details, except the global "made in Japan" !

Please M. Levi, make some room for the real deal

Didn't know Levi was in the high-end Japanese denim.
Looking at their offer, I fail to understand the appeal for 12oz denim priced at 295$...
Monopolizing the mills for that is a scandal

@goosehd

@goosehd yeah I agree and it's certainly a good thought.
To be perfectly frank, I know this myself for having experienced it with at least one shirt (I mean the only temporary, post-wash fibres tightening).
I only had it "for real" with my brown slubby from last winter, but very little.
So yeah I also take all infos with a grain of salt, but for me those insights are cool since I'm in Europe and like to avoid the restocking fee. Honestly otherwise I wouldn't even bother asking this, and simply order 2 sizes each time
Nice thing here is that with denim you can almost always stretch back some when it's damp.

@Alex hey Alex, thx for the answer

Off course I have checked the fabric on the product page, but in my limited experience, some product still do shrink, even at 30°

But ok I don't remember forum members even mentioning this for this one.

Thx !

L measurements looks great although a bit long
Does someone remember from the thread what the shrinking was if any ? Don't remember it being a thing in any case.

Really nice blue when faded

@AdamJ thx for the swift answers as always
Will wait for the studio pics

@AdamJ thx for the pictures
Is the color lighter than last batch or is it maybe the direct sunlight of these particular pictures ?

Looks so nice. I hesitated between this pair and the IB for a 14oz I wanted, and went for the IB this time.
Hope these stay in continuous production as this is the first release if I'm not mistaken.

@ShopatIronHeart : Not sure if important since the stock is quasi gone, but the measurements on the product page and in the thread are not the same.
Edit: Its only for the brown one

@JoshC Very nice thread ! only falling on this today. Video was very cool

Impressed by the repairs on some of the blown out crotches that looked not fixable in my naive eyes

Congrats on the video guys, I think your videos - on par with UK - are always showing the product really well with nice close ups

@dirtyframer Haha ok cool ! The Savannah looks also gorgeous and the brown color of it is also very much to my liking.

Keen to see your pictures of it

@goosehd @Bailey

Thx guys for your thoughts.

I think anyway that a "L" would make me loose the "type3/trucker" look which I think is good here, only to have more confort.
I already have a looser IH-101J-SR to accommodate tick shirts and thicker pulls, and I think it's vain to want one piece that would fit all styles

Will wait a bit for eventual other members pics of their piece (I know dirtyframer bought one ;-)) to remove the tags, but I think I'll keep it.

One thing I'll mention though for future buyers is the fact that I don't think anyone could close the sleeves buttons and take off the jacket. I have to unbutton them before taking the jacket off.
This fits well the "motorcycle" motto I suppose, since it sits really tight at the wrist,. I don't mind unbuttoning, since you need to do the rest of the buttons already anyway
Also, when closed and tight, you don't see the "excess" length in sleeves + since the sleeves have some crawled up fabric, it eases the movement around the elbow imo.

@ShopatIronHeart @goosehd @Mizmazzle

I ping you too guys goosehd/Mizmazzle since I know from the thread you have had the jacket for a few years, I hope I don't bother
I have trouble evaluating if the jacket is, lets say fitted, or on the borderline of small, because it's so heavy
I intend to wear this mostly with t-shirts + sweatshirts (first 2 pics) but probably sometimes with shirts too.

What do you all think of the fit ? Will the jacket loosen over time ? For now it feels a bit like something I carry more than I wear
Shoulders are good and I can cross arms without restriction nor back tension, but it feels...well...heavy.
If it was denim, I would deem the fit near perfect for me, like a type3 should fit imo, but I'm all ears guys.
What do you think of the length ? It came a few mm shorter than advertised but not much.

There aren't any "L" anyway that I could buy to compare, but I feel like it would be too big anyway (only length would be better imo)
Last pic is closed with the last season's slubby, and that feels a bit tight.
Sorry for all the pictures

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