Gustin Work Shirt Thread

I am saying it sincerely. Good luck. Mine is fitting ok and now wearable after washer/dryer. However, I heard the different fabrics can act very different. I am glad HS shrink at least 30% or it will be a total loss.

I say this because I feel I can fix the other things but not looking great on will be a huge bummer.  At this point I think we are kinda knowing what to expect from Gustin and I am actually fine with all that but I just cant imagine who on the Gustin team did they use for the fit of these shirts.  I mean unless you are a xs, sm or a med most look HUGE in the photo's iv seen.  This has nothing to do with the shirts coming with measurements that are off but its the overall measurements they gave as a starting point that seem to be the bad decision in all of this.  There are 2 things they haven't figured out yet.  1) a guy who has a 34 and above waist, doesn't suddenly increase in ankle size to become an damn elephant.  I mean why do i want a near 10 inch hem when a guy who has a 32 inch waist gets to look nice and neat in his jeans. 2) on what planet does a WS fit like a Walmart tall dress shirt.  

So far I think 3 maybe 4 have actually looked good in their WS with the Chambray being the best version and happened to have the best fit photo as well.  


I am also a bit worried as the Postals should have been shipped based on the last 2 updates which said they would ship 1st week in Nov.  Now it says final inspection and will be shipped in 10 days.  It makes me worried somethings wrong with my Postal which has me feeling Sad & Postal

I think the Postal was maybe the 4th or 5th WS if I remember.  So far we have seen 3 WS hit mailboxes right?

My Japan Heavy Black WS hasn't shipped yet.

I ordered three Lawless shirts and look forward to them, but I am also (apparently one of the few) one who likes the Gustin IxI WS. I guess this is because I'm not a skinny guy and need the extra fabric that you all hate. LOL I think it's a badass shirt and I like the chainstitch runoff. Hopefully the wabisabi and the Lawless shirts are just as nice.

Give me hope.... (Still not that many pics regarding fit, not saying that there not fitting right for some).
How big are you and what size did you get?
I'm usually, kind of patient on this waiting thing. But these WS have me messed up (only way to kind of explain it

Thanks! There's hope yet.
I'm 5'11" - 190lb - 41" chest and got a XL
I know these WS are going to be long (Gustin posted enough pics before I back it, so that's on me and maybe my tailor)
Buttons falling off (not a good thing) but I've had buttons fall of my TS,BareFoot, and other shirts (sucks, but I can deal with that).
Wonky gussets (that sucks even more) but Hay, it's hand made, right!!! (Some sarcasm there if it doesn't come across I'm my post

A Gustin x Lawless collaboration... Lol

I'm kinda done beating the drum of positivity on the workshirt, but good luck. I can say that the Classic XL Hickory Stripe in my possession is of a fine length, in my opinion, and I am also 5'11". You may not end up with as much space to play with (I'm weighing 168 at this point, probably about 10 more pounds to go), so you might be limited to a cold wash depending on how the chest comes in.

I guess be careful with the buttons, though none of mine have shown to be in danger of falling off. I would like to see a button with four holes in it since the fabric is so substantial, but I thought this when they first showed up in the Gustin store, so it wasn't a surprise to me when it showed up. I will say that, if you see a loose thread on a button, NEVER PULL IT since the thread will not stop pulling, just melt it with a lighter and be happy when the button doesn't fall off. Oh, and when doing that, be careful you don't burn your button. As far as I know, this is simply how a button stitch works, so there's nothing Gustin or anyone else could do -- beyond tighter finishing work -- to deal with it. Other than installing snaps, which is what we all wanted in the first place anyway, smaller buttons like on the denim, too, or hell, maybe even those gigantic corozo buttons from the chinos.

As far as my future with the shirt, I might see if I can't source some jeans buttons (or other riveted type button, or maybe these little bastards) and replace the cat-eye buttons if they start to give out on me, since I'm essentially using this one like a chore coat anyway. It was a snarky comment, but now I totally want those skull buttons.

I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one, Wisdom. I've been an aerospace engineer (I know you're in the engineering field as well) for about 17 years and except for my current employer - who are a one of a kind launch vehicle operation with minimal subcontractors by design - the entire industry is built on subcontractors. Second and third level contractors are regularly utilized to do incredibly complex things. There is a more extensive use of specifications, contractual paperwork etc but in the case of simpler items, it's just not that difficult.

One of my previous positions at a former employer was in space recovery parachutes (so lots of fabric). QC can become a bottomless pit of discussion about measurements, data and specifications but we managed to make very complicated parachutes that literally used acres of fabric, webbing, tubular cord etc and the level of oversight was not overly difficult. Subcontractors were utilized to make certain sub assemblies that were far more complex than a work shirt and the tolerances were much tighter that what is required to be "visually symmetric" such as the case of the gussets on wils shirt. We often used single page inspection sheets and while quality slips happened from the sub to our shop, it was rare and never as blatant as the situation were discussing here. Nothing like that ever went to an end user though but if it had, no excuses would have sufficed to justify it. 

The sew shop is just across town from Gustin HQ. San Francisco proper is the size of a large suburb. This was the first run of work shirts so there was a lot riding on it reputation wise for Gustin. A new sew shop was supposedly employed and Gustin noted in their own production updates that a dedicated work shirt production manager existed. Not trying to throw someone under the bus here, just saying there was/is a dedicated person here. Clearly the most basic QC was not employed here. If someone just looked at that shirt, no measurements, no guages or templates required, just a 15 second visual once over, they would have caught it and sent it back for rework or scrap. Gustins model does not prevent them from inspecting their product prior to shipping unless they make an actual choice not to inspect their product prior to shipping. Send someone to do it on site at the sew shop, they can grab a latte on the way and chill on BART while they listen to music for a few minutes. If the sew shop is sending items to Gustin for packaging and shipping, then final inspection is even easier. 

I'm not sure how to be delicate about this, so I won't try (and this is not directed at you, Wisdom, this is a comment at Gustin). The shirt cost 150 dollars and looks like crap. I was actually shocked at the sie to side difference when the pics were posted and I've been really forgiving of Gustin in the past on certain things. The shirt was either not inspected for whatever reason, or the inspection that was conducted allowed those "Frankengssets" to escape the shop...never mind the fact that we don't know if the rest of the shirt is sewn crooked. Either case is inexcusable and if Gustins response in anything other than "we f@cked up and here's how we're going to fix it going forward" then they ought to get out of the work shirt biz.  

This is the last I'll post about this and I apologize for the rant. Wisdom I have huge respect for you and don't intend this as a slight to you in any way. The next thing I write in this thread will be a (hopefully) good review with pics of my postal HB work shirt. 

No no no, its CarbonXCoffe!