IH-101J - 1946 101J Riders Jacket

[rjb5584]

Hey all!  Just had this arrive yesterday and so far love it!  Fit is perfect!

I was wondering two things, though:

1.) are the buttons on these supposed to jiggle/rattle?  It's my first IH jacket (but not my last), and definitely not my first IH product, and that has never been the case on my other buys.  Not bad or annoying; just struck me as different.  If it's IH, I know they'all last. 

2.). How much did your once-washed jackets shrink on subsequent wash?  The fit on mine is perfect, but I've always washed for max shrink, and not sure if I want to do that with this one.

Thanks in advance!  Hope to have fit pics soon!

[Giles]

Those buttons are articulated, they are supposed to move.

The jackets are one-washed, so there should be little or no shrinkage…

[rjb5584]

Thanks Giles!

I figured the buttons were meant to move–it wasn't anything like flimsy construction at all.  Shit, this jacket will likely outlive me!

I noticed that there should be little to no shrinkage in the product description, but is there any general idea on how much specifically?  Like a percentage or range (i.e.; "0.2 to 0.6 inches in the sleeve") or anything like that?

Thanks for my new favorite jacket!  Been eyeing this for months and it didn't disappoint, and I had unreasonable expectations!  It looks great with my PIH5DCT and purple western!

[Giles]

It's not a science, that is why we say what we do.  You may get none, you may get some, there are too many contributing and conflicting parameters to be more exact….

[wdw]

Got this in the Advent sale.  Here with the ISHS-93, IH-634S-B and IHV-02-blk.

[steelworker]

@wdw:

Got this in the Advent sale.  Here with the ISHS-93, IH-634S-B and IHV-02-blk.

great great look @wdw !  Ah, the IHSH-93, there's one I waited too long on

[Dion]

Great outfit and combo with the 634S-B!

[louisbosco]

what's the 36 equivalent to size xs-xxl in these??? any simple way of converting the numbers to alphabets? @Giles @Alex  perhaps?

[Dion]

34 = XS
36 = S
38 = M
40 = L
42 = XL
44 = XXL
46 = XXXL

[louisbosco]

thanks @Dion

[wdw]

Here it is at St Andrews, an hour from home.  I've worn it a lot since I got it in December and it's slowly showing some light fades in the wrinkles.

[neph93]

Very nice indeed. Not sure what does it but I enjoy seeing and wearing IH kit over wool.

EDIT: if you see this post @Chris  I’ll be very disappointed if you don’t get a Welsh joke in.

[den1mhead]

Great combo @wdw - IH denim jacket and a woolen roll neck is always a winner imo.

[wdw]

Thanks guys.  The roll neck is an Outdoor Knitwear Woolly Pully, surprisingly cheap, with a long sleeve t-shirt underneath.  I find that combo underneath allows me to wear IH denim jackets in fairly low temps.  Today, when these were taken, it was about 4ºC plus some wind chill, and I didn't feel at all cold.

[fernie]

I got this as a gift and this is my first denim jacket, the first day I wore it my neck got a huge rash and it was really uncomfortable it got better on the second day. It's not my fault the denim is thickkkk.

[wdw]

I like this jacket a lot, so here's a comparison of what it looks like now after 4.5 months quite hard use.  Definitely improving with age.

[Giles]

Great.  Thanks.

[wdw]

The 101J doesn't get the love it deserves.  Now 8 months in and looking better all the time:

[Dion]

Nice! The raw 18 oz denim never disappoints and it's such a shame it is endangered.

[JDelage]

It's a great jacket.