IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo

[twin]

@Kasi Jacket looks bad ass.

[nurlank]

@Luijim78 & @Oaktavia thank you guys so much for the insights.

[jpvisual]

@nurlank I was debating the two jackets myself. I could be wrong, but I think all the IH type 3's use the same pattern, but the fabric behaves differently. The 19oz LHT conforms to your body more, especially after soaking. So that's why it looks slimmer in the arms. I just picked up an IH corduroy jacket and that one fits slim in the arms as well, it's an awesome fit.

[wjw]

I've also been debating between the 526L and 526PJ (to eventually get down the road). I love how the 526L looks, but I'm afraid of the shrink. The raw size chart measurements for a XXXXL would fit me good, but the OD I'd be squeezing in to button up. I think I could lose around a half inch in the body and fit good still, but more than that and I'd be a sausage. Based on the shrink test on the product page, if I'm diligent about stopping washer before a spin forever maybe I can make it work, or go for a XXXXL in the 21oz and not worry about shrinkage.

Any more insight on comparing and contrasting the two jackets? And on user experience with shrinkage on the 526L in chest/waist/opening?

[Luijim78]

@jpvisual no my friend in my opinion in fact very often the dimensions change from batch to batch even if they are of the same model and fabric. I have often been tempted to repurchase the same jacket of the same fabric in the same size from one year to the next. Undoubtedly the type3 model with pockets is on paper longer and more tapered than a type3 without pockets or a tupe1/2 but sometimes this is not true. At the moment the jackets with the widest sleeves that I have are a 526pj 21oz indigo size 34 from three years ago and the 526-SBG size 36 released a few weeks ago. The slimmest and longest that I have are a 526L -indigo from two years ago size 36 and a 526j-SLBOd size 34 from last year…

[Luijim78]

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[Luijim78]

@wjw some more pics, the 526pj is a size 34, the 526L is a size 36 wet once at 40 degrees for 45 minutes

[wjw]

@Luijim78 so you go a whole size difference between the fabrics?

[Luijim78]

@wjw yes but only for a matter of availability, I am a size XS but in jackets I often take an S especially for a question of length. In this case the 526L was the last piece left from Self Edge and I am happy to have taken a size up because I don't always like jackets that are too short

[nurlank]

Wow! Thank you all a lot.
It seems 19 oz one is going to be my choice.
Greatly appreciate your insights and sharing tons of experience.