Y2 IR-42, IHSH-389-IND, 888-nin

Seeing the Withered Fig guy:

Indigo Single Rider (IR-42). Around 20 wears in, getting some creasing on the arms and shoulder mobility is getting better… but this is going to take I think ~100 wears before it’s comfortable!

I’m sorry, did you say -TWENTY ONE- oz work shirt?

For what it’s worth, I used to be a huge Arc’teryx fan. They were subsequently sold to Anta (a Chinese company), who left the BCI (better cotton initiative) to continue using cotton from the Xinjiang region of China (where forced/slave labor of Uighar muslims to work crop fields has been reported). Of course, I’m not an international trade expert, or cotton expert, or clothing expert, or… you get the point. I also don’t support 3Sixteen (India) and Post O’alls (China) for reasons in the same bucket. Again, I’m not an expert, I can’t say I have even a tenth of the information, and I could be completely wrong in my decision.

Iron heart appears to be a company that supports ethical manufacturing, fair pay for workers, environmentally conscious sourcing and development practices, and just plain appears to treat people well. It’s becoming harder and harder to find clothing companies to purchase from that can say all of those things. So, very grateful to you guys and the work that you do!

1. That 21 oz monster sashiko shirt
2. The duck bomber I’m going to wear over it
3. The Tiger camo pants I’ll be wearing with the above combo as we survive the post-apocalyptic wasteland

Seven things that I am not initially excited about, and then immediately have to get when more pictures/information come out. Along with, of course, the four pieces that are immediately going to sell out.

7 wears in; XXL on 6’1”, 210 pounds. The arms were quite tight initially, but have loosened up nicely with wear!

Damn you all. In for one from Iron Shop Provisions

@JerkStore it probably eats it alive, buttons and all

Will this age/darken closer to natural veg-tanned horsehide leather, or will it pretty much continue look how it is out of the box? Thanks!

Just my two cents… I think that this leather jacket is a ‘rest of my life’ sort of piece. I think @Giles had said once that the biggest style mistake he made in his younger years was underestimating how his body would change (for the larger) over time. And that sense, I would probably size up, unless you are fairly confident that your body won’t change too much in the next couple of decades. The horsehide tends to crease and tighten up in areas that you bend, but will not stretch out to accommodate a larger size. And for what it’s worth, it seems that 80% of resellers of leather jackets usually do it because they purchased too small, and the rest because it’s too big.

@Alex said in Iron Heart X Simmons Bilt Horsehide Western Shirt - The Pale Rider - Natural:

Two samples were made, one is in Norway and the other was bought by a customer in store from us, I cannot recall the sizing of the latter. Why?

Thanks! Without hopefully crossing any forum rules, there’s one floating in the ether that the seller states is a sample XXL of the new Pale Rider Blattwerk Horsehide; I was trying to corroborate their story.

Did they make a sample of the new Blattwerk version in XXL at any point?

@Gavin666 said in Iron Heart Products - What do you think we should make?:

Sashiko type 3

The 21oz jacquard loom sashiko in a type 3 jacket… or a western with brass snaps…

Thank you @Matt and @seawolf!

@Giles What does ‘extant’ mean in the context of IH pieces?

Can this be christened the ‘Snappiversary’ cap?

@Giles @Alex There are many things that make IH fantastic, but among my favorite are the dedication to quality assurance (fabric, stitching, shape, etc) and precision of sizing. What other brands do you both look to as following in the same footsteps at IH; i.e., doing things ‘the right way’? I think @Olly referenced @Alex respecting Freenote Cloth in that manner on a production of the Iron Cast.

If this is anything like the last drop… buckle up, boys and girls