The Flat Head

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 12, 2015 by hoggreaser

[bradl]

Was able to get cmboland to ship it to me for $10 and got it in a week. Not sure how fast site would've sent it, but didn't need it any faster than that.

[dwilson123]

I assume since they're petrol based pomades you need to shampoo your hair to get it out?

[KPJ]

I ordered the medium hold pomade. The product works great, but now I smell like a grandpa, I mean like the pomade smells EXACTLY like old man smell. I think I am going to order something else because it's so bad.

Edited September 2, 2015 by KPJ

[bradl]

Didn't have a problem just rinsing it out yesterday. But didn't use very much first time.

 

^ Hahahahahah that's funny, haven't used that one yet, but goon grease smells nice. Kind of like cucumbers.

Edited September 1, 2015 by bradl

[tmadd]

I've got a couple previous season Flat Head flannels in size 44 up for sale on Grailed right now if anyone is interested…link is in the signature.

[soap]

Bsp owners, the inseam on the site says 41 how much shrinkage did you get? I read in the thread someone said 4 inches but I have never had a pair shrink that much.

I want to hem to 35, I'm about 5'9".

Much appreciated.

[itsbenhere]

Come on bro, I'm 5'9" and work with a 29.5" inseam, although I sag a little and like a short inseam.

Max you need is 32.5, stacks are out, correct inseam length is in...

[ironheartfan123]

Bsp owners, the inseam on the site says 41 how much shrinkage did you get? I read in the thread someone said 4 inches but I have never had a pair shrink that much.

I want to hem to 35, I'm about 5'9".

Much appreciated.

 

fwiw, i have 3009 and hemmed to a 34 and it shrank to almost exactly 31 after several washes

 

Come on bro, I'm 5'9" and work with a 29.5" inseam, although I sag a little and like a short inseam.

Max you need is 32.5, stacks are out, correct inseam length is in...

 

this is kind of like saying slim fits are out straight fits are in, but the reality is he has bsp's, slim usually look good with some stacking, there's not one correct inseam length, and not everyone wants to wear the 3005 with a 1 inch cuff and no break 

[itsbenhere]

I just really think that at 5'9" 35" inseam is kind of crazy, stacks are sloppy! Especially that many. Although I've never liked stacks even when they were more popular...

[bod]

Maybe he meant hem them raw to 35" and shrink from there.

[itsbenhere]

Oh yeah. They'd shrink to max 32" if you hemmed them to 35" when they were unwashed/raw.

[Blue Nemo]

Slim fits are out.... :-P

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Edited September 3, 2015 by Blue Nemo

[soap]

As bod said, my question was how much they will shrink, I want to end up at 30 after hem plus shrinking but I need to hem pre soak if I order online.

Sounds like if I hem to 34 that should be fine

[cmboland]

Slim fits are out.... :-P

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My thighs say otherwise!

[itsbenhere]

Ok, that sounds way more normal!

If you want them to end up at 30", hem to at longest 33" before soak and wash.

They might shrink 4" when the inseam is 41", but think about it, that's just because there's more inseam to shrink than the normal 36". As you hem them more they shrink less.

[itsbenhere]

Cmboland, once you get the 3009 you'll see they are a better fit for you

Edited September 3, 2015 by itsbenhere

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Ok, that sounds way more normal!

If you want them to end up at 30", hem to at longest 33" before soak and wash.

They might shrink 4" when the inseam is 41", but think about it, that's just because there's more inseam to shrink than the normal 36". As you hem them more they shrink less.

 

Ben is of course right!

And this is pretty logical since shrinkage is a percentage change.

 

For example:

10 % of 41" is 4,1" shrinkage

and

10 % of 34" is 3,4" shrinkage

 

That would lead us to

41" - 4,1" = 36,9"

or

34" - 3,4" = 30,6"

 

 

(the % of shrinkage is just an example but is in a expectable range)

[SuperJackle]

Sorry Bf I accidentally neg repped! Somebody even that out por favor!

[cmboland]

Cmboland, once you get the 3009 you'll see they are a better fit for you

I know for a fact they are

[ironheartfan123]

my body started rejecting slim fits around age 27; by age 30 i couldn't pull a slim pair over my calves without my body rejecting them. i don't think i even grew, just got older..jeans are mysterious. i'm also 5'9" and prefer my inseams around 29-30'' which usually allows me at least a single cuff

Edited September 3, 2015 by ironheartfan123

[dwilson123]

Funnily enough my TFH jeans shrunk so much I don't have to cuff them.  I'm one of the weird people into denim that prefers no cuff so it worked out well for me.  But jesus these jeans lost a ton of inseam in soak.

[cmboland]

Funnily enough my TFH jeans shrunk so much I don't have to cuff them. I'm one of the weird people into denim that prefers no cuff so it worked out well for me. But jesus these jeans lost a ton of inseam in soak.

Yeah mine lost 3.5"

[dwilson123]

Yep Denimio hemmed mine to 85 cm (~33.5) and my "real" inseam is about 30.5.  Normally I hem unsanforized to 33.5 to help with soak and just live with a cuff.  In comparison my PBJ 24-005 were hemmed to the same length and have probably a 1" cuff or so.

[SuperJackle]

@Ben approx when did fh slim down their shirts? have they always offered the WR, or did that only start when they slimmed down the W's?

Edited September 4, 2015 by SuperJackle

[itsbenhere]

I feel like maybe it started last fall/winter. I think they used to offer the WR sometimes before that but since they made the shirts smaller it seems like they now offer the WR every time... Good for us!

[SuperJackle]

Ben, much appreciated as always!

[Cold Summer]

I don't think it's so much that FH slimmed down their shirts (which have always been slim.) I think they just make them smaller now, which seems counterintuitive when it seems like most of the brand's potential growth would be the overseas market with bigger people on average than Japan.

Edited September 4, 2015 by Cold Summer

[itsbenhere]

You're right!

I should clarify.. I say slimmer because I'm just really close to being the right size. It's like if I had the same frame but the body fat of the skinny Japanese dudes you see on blogs, a 40 would be great. The 42 now fits but it looks off, too long in the sleeves etc.

Probably a size down is the better way to put it, I never thought of it but the new ones probably fit me like the old size 38's... Close but no cigar.

[dwilson123]

I don't think it's so much that FH slimmed down their shirts (which have always been slim.) I think they just make them smaller now, which seems counterintuitive when it seems like most of the brand's potential growth would be the overseas market with bigger people on average than Japan.

 

So if I have a 38 in their western winter flannels are you saying I may need a 40 in the current generation?