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

[A Former User]

@Mizmazzle looking real nice

[Mizmazzle]

@Heavy_blue thanks Jeffery! Such a fun piece.

[A Former User]

My lefty next to my fresh lefty OD. Since i got the lefty second hand i don’t know how many wears it has exactly. The od is at day 4
Atm.

[Luijim78]

@Heavy_blue simply gorgeous mate , I wouldn't know which one to choose, taking them both was one of the wisest choices of my life . Congratulations

[A Former User]

@Luijim78 thanks mate! I’m so happy to have then both!

[seawolf]

@Mizmazzle Looking great! Have you washed it yet?

[Mizmazzle]

@seawolf no washes yet. It might be ready with as much as I wear it. Think I’ll wait till summer maybe. Have you washed yours yet?

[seawolf]

@Mizmazzle No, sure haven't. I've contemplating giving it a wash, but it's just starting to get soft and I don't want to make it like cardboard again if I can help it. I'm also a little nervous about it getting marbling in the wash, but it is what it is. I'm starting to get some nice fading here and there, but I'm a little bit behind you (I'll post a pic soon).

[A Former User]

@seawolf true for sure! I’ll soaked mine a while back and it was surely roughed up again.. not as much as new tho.. but in the end some washing etc is good for the cotton fibers

[Jcaz6996]

@seawolf mine has been in the washing machine twice and No marbling ..

Turn inside out , soak it for about 30mins - 1hour
Then Into the machine bit of detergent, 30c No spin .. all good

[Kasi]

Worn lefty non stop all week going home now. Time to catch return flight

[Jcaz6996]

@Kasi safe travels pal

[seawolf]

@Jcaz6996 Thank you! This is what I needed to see

[Setanta]

~ 7.5 months

[Mizmazzle]

Loving all these updates from everyone!!

@seawolf what I’m a bit nervous about come wash time is the length shrinking. I very warm soaked it with solid hand agitation when new. The length is a perfect 25.75” right now. Length is one of those things I’m hyper picky about. 25” is too short for my preference. Hoping a straight cold wash won’t have any effect when the time comes.

[seawolf]

@Mizmazzle Omg. Mine is too long. Want to trade?! I did a hot soak at first, so I think I have some shrinkage to look forward to when I finally wash it with agitation. What size is yours that enabled you to get it down to 25.75"?

[Mizmazzle]

Tag size 40. Think I lost like an inch or so in length too when I soaked/ agitated. Horrified to lose more haha. What’s yours at??

[seawolf]

I just measured. I'm also a tag size 40, and my hot soak got me down to 26-3/4", so in the hot wash it goes! I don't think you'll get any more shrinking, especially if you stick with cold washes. I love a short Type III, so the length is really the only thing that's ever bothered me about this jacket. I sold my buttery soft unmodified 21oz 526od because it didn't have pockets, and I don't love OD denim, and opted for the Lefty instead. But that old jacket was such an amazing length for me!

[Mizmazzle]

@seawolf is that 26.75” the length it was when new too?

[seawolf]

@Mizmazzle no, I don’t think so. I didn’t measure but I imagine it was closer to the size charts.

I just pulled my jacket out of the wash after a hot soak and a hot wash with plenty of agitation, and I landed on 25.5”, so I’m stoked!