IHSH-340-OD - Ultra Heavy Flannel Classic Check Western Shirt - Red Overdyed Black

[SKT]

@Oaktavia man that looks great and am glad you’re the one doing it. If I slept in a UHF I would spontaneously combust…ha!

[Oaktavia]

@T4920 yeah even my buddy Brent who also has the same shirt had to do a double take when he saw it in person. Asked if I washed it. Nope. Also I have no idea how that one photo has a white background. Here it is fully. @SKT it's been cold in this WV house so that helps.

[T4920]

@Oaktavia can we get a side by side next time you're together, for science

I'm gonna sleep in my OD SAX tonight now...

[Oaktavia]

@T4920 he is visiting again in two weeks but for now here we are wearing the 340OD with matching 507s and XHS from last time.

In this photo they look pretty much the same.

[olblue]

That’s a couple of good lookin blokes

[Oaktavia]

@olblue said in IHSH-340-OD - Ultra Heavy Flannel Classic Check Western Shirt - Red Overdyed Black:

That’s a couple of good lookin blokes

I have summoned him

[Tobi]

Anyone bought a ladies size for their partner for these and willing to share experience or photos? Alternative suggestions welcome for shirts. XS in normal sizes will not work, since p2p will need to stay below around 18,5"..
Considering to easy my conscience by spreading the IH love around to the female family members

[goosehd]

@Tobi Funny you mention this…here is a conversation from a couple of days ago: https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/805000

[Mizmazzle]

Considering to easy my conscience by spreading the IH love around to the female family members

This is often my strategy when looking to avoid the spousal scowl when receiving new IH purchases.

[Tobi]

@Mizmazzle my wife has reached the stage where she does not realize if anything is new. When she asks "is this new?" I answer honestly "nope", since I likely have worn it a couple of times at that stage....
My daughters check things out a bit more in detail: yesterday I had the 409ib over the 12oz Dobby Cloth CPO Shirt (still cold in DK), both with copper snaps: my youngest asked: dad- why are you wearing the same shirt twice!?

[DeeDee85]

@Tobi those two releases, so close together and so alike to untrained eyes were my biggest task yet to justify both to my wife

[Tobi]

Works and she claims she likes it. P2P could be a little wider, but at least no more shrink

[T4920]

@Tobi I assume this was a ladies size? Looks like it fits her well!

Edit; I see it is! Saw your post above

[Oaktavia]

Worn every night for the past few months

Photos are after first machine wash and hang dry.

[T4920]

@Oaktavia you starch these sleeves? Wild to see such defined combs on such a soft flannel

[Oaktavia]

@T4920 nope just wearing it normally. I hated the bibs after the starch was applied. I hosed them down real good yesterday. Starch was like joke they were so ridiculously uncomfortable. I wouldn't let starch anywhere near a UHF either that would be a mess. I just wore it a lot, every night.

[Oaktavia]

@T4920 also this is after a wash, I haven't even put it back on yet and the combs look like that. I was surprised too. They are really set in there.

[Oaktavia]

Another month, another wash:

Overdyed UHF fades: it is indeed possible to fade an overdyed flannel. I am over the Moon with the way these fades are starting to develop and evolve. The honeycombs, pockets and collar are all quite different than when it was new. To add to the wonder, I have only worn this shirt outside of the house a few times. Literally only a few times. These fades are a direct result of wearing this almost exclusively to sleep in throughout each night. It proves that evidently fades can occur while doing minimal activities. Worn nearly every night since it landed here in West Virginia.

This shirt is fresh from a wash and hang dry. The creases are set so well and I haven't even put it back on yet. The same thing occurred after the first wash, the combs were really set in there.

Outdoor overcast lighting vs. indoors under skylights.

[landrunner33]

Love it! @Oaktavia

[Oaktavia]

@landrunner33 thanks dude