IHSH-33-IND - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt - Indigo

[SKT]

@jerkules  I’ll agree about the softness.  Mine is about a year old and just keeps getting better. You have made some killer finds and it looks great! I’ll try to get a pic of mine up sometime because it’s getting some nice elbow creases (for being a year old).

[jerkules]

@dinobarnesberlin your shirt looks great on you, and funnily when I saw this thread your photos helped convince me to give this shirt a try. This is my first indigo denim western, and I almost never go for contrast stitching in a shirt. For some reason I never thought this style was for me, and was something I admired from afar. I changed my mind approximately 2 seconds after putting it on.

@SKT cheers dude yeah I’ve been very lucky recently. I’d love to see pics of yours! I’m guessing this fabric is more “grows old gracefully” than “sick fades”?

I’m curious to know what this fabric is like from new? Is it crispy, or immediately soft?

[SKT]

@jerkules:

[I’m curious to know what this fabric is like from new? Is it crispy, or immediately soft?

I don’t remember it ever being very crinkly, pretty soft right out of the gate if memory serves.](https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=18602)

[SKT]

@jerkules  Here is a quick pic of mine. It’s almost a year old and has been washed 6-7 times. I absolutely love it and wear it all the time.

[jerkules]

Cool, then the sellers claim of 1 wash and a dozen or so wears possibly checks out. I thought it felt impossibly soft for such little wear. Not that I’d have minded, it’s really superb and I’m very happy with it.

[jerkules]

@SKT  that looks bloody lovely!! What a stone cold classic

[SKT]

Thanks man!  It was one of my first IH shirts. Classic

[dinobarnesberlin]

@jerkules –Glad to hear that my photos helped out on your choice to get this classic.
As I remember, the first week or so the shirt was slightly stiff---but not in an uncomfortable way at all.
It softened up really quick and now it is really my favorite.
It just ages so nicely---you will enjoy it for a long time.

[RoxRocks86]

@jerkules nice score! They do have a tonal version of the 33 as well 

[Griffwald]

Thinking about picking an XXL up which is my UHF size but am worried about shrinkage in the length after first wash. Any recos are welcome.

[neph93]

@Griffwald:

Thinking about picking an XXL up which is my UHF size but am worried about shrinkage in the length after first wash. Any recos are welcome.

Shrinkage is minimal… less than half an inch in the length. I take XL in these and UHF’s and these fit slightly bigger.

[Griffwald]

Thanks @neph93 you are the IH shaman!

[Giles]

He probably just read the product description…

"One-washed, so little or no shrinkage to be expected with gentle washing"

[neph93]

@Giles:

He probably just read the product description…

No, no, no…. Shaman.

[profdbrk]

Wife: "How do you know that?, Doctor Smartypants…" said with abject derision and a tincture of contumelious mockery.

Me: "Ummm, I read the instructions?"

Wife: "Oh..."

[Griffwald]

@Giles haha! Well of course I did that just needed the extra nudge to snag one! 

[Giles]

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[steelworker]

@neph93:

@Giles:

He probably just read the product description…

No, no, no…. Shaman.

that is abominable

[neph93]

@steelworker:

that is abominable

That was Saturday night. I was the Abominable Shaman…

(I’ll get my coat)

[twin]

This combo for the new year 2022.