Posts made by talexander

@Cymro The IHSH-411 and 412-Blk are my favorite shirt fabric yet from Iron Heart. Especially in the sun. It's awesome to watch the transition as the sun hits the indigo. A little mesmerizing actually. Need to wash mine again soon.

@FlavourFade I also use google pay and have had good luck with it. Have the indigo sashiko, the black sashiko and managed to snag the blacked out Wills to. Not gloating, just to inform you I have had luck with google pay. I'd keep an eye out for a while after they ship the pre-orders. Wouldn't be the first time they had "extra" that they just put on the web site. They did that with some Kristofferson's and the hickory striped western shirt. I am quite certain they did it with some indigo sashiko shirts as well.

@Brock Agree with you. I didn't dry mine, but my washer has an extra hot setting. That made it shrink quite a bit without drying. It especially narrowed the arms a lot and brought the length up a quite a bit but not enough for my liking. @Blanco I also found them to be a bit long. I took both my indigo and black sashiko shirt to the tailor and had them shortened a bit. Just my two cents. I have pictures from much further up of before and after too if you care to see how just an extra hot wash worked. I took it out right before the spin cycle.

@Chibs yes. I agree, it's a sign. Love mine. I may try again. Seems like this is a different fabric. That's seems like justification enough

@Bailey Thank you Bailey! Even better chart actually! Have a great evening.

@ShopatIronHeart very good. Thank you for the quick reply. They usually match after each run, but are different. I thought one had been updated.

@ShopatIronHeart is the size chart on the forum or product page accurate for this run? Really hoping it's the forum.

@Denimhead-0 I actually tried the way they recommended with just a cold soak. Didn't do much at all. Then I tried a hot soak in the bathtub. Definitely shrunk a bit and dyed the water black, but I still wasn't happy with the fit. So I threw caution to wind and put it in the washer on extra hot and took it out right before it started the spin cycle. Actually did the same thing with the indigo. The agitation probably helped the most? I don't know, I'm not an expert by any means. Just worked for both of my Ship John sashiko shirts.

@northsouthdenimguy thank you!

@atm23 That is an awesome jacket. I can't say with any certainty, but I feel like the IHV-50-IND is the same material as well. If not, I cannot tell the difference when I put them side by side.

Indigo in the same size to give an idea of how it will break in

Black sashiko before and after shrinking.

Just got my invoice for the black Sashiko

@hgering27 I haven't. And I have been stalking this thread in the forum to make sure I don't miss it. If I do get one and no one else has posted about receiving theirs, I will be sure to come back and let everyone who is waiting know.

@Ikeaparty I bought an extra large that I felt was just bit to big for my liking. I just washed it not long ago (definitely more hot than warm, but not super hot) and it shrunk to a perfect fit. It wasn't a lot, but it definitely shrunk a little.

@Alex Thank you for the quick response. Agree and have definitely looked at the IHSB-WJ, but really like the action-pleated shoulders on this jacket.

@ShopatIronHeart Any chance this model gets made in a dark brown leather?

@DeeDee85 Thank you! I agree, that's why I didn't send them back. I have a belt in the Buck Brown and it is significantly darker. I understand there are variances in batches of tanning, but when I look at the pictures of the Tan Oiled Latigo, they look very much like this boot in comparison to the Buck Brown

Little over a year of wear. Supposed to be Buck Brown, but almost positive they're Tan Oiled Latigo.

@mecken88 I have one of the dry wax Wills and I have worn it quite a bit. I have also been to Ship John and tried on the real deal Wills and they are almost completely different jackets. I am not saying it wasn't comfortable, but definitely way different. I cannot speak to how well a traditional Wills breaks in and becomes more wearable, but the dry waxed version I have was wearable from day 1. I'm with you for sure though, the traditional Wills is definitely on my list if I'm lucky enough to get one.