Gustin Work Shirt Thread

and looking at the pics and the shirt again, it's just not the right fit for me - the shoulders are wider than they should be. wonder if i could go classic L in the WS and be good.

Sleeves shrink both the width and length....

Btw, I hope you don't mind I say this but if you can return the shirt back to G..... I would consider..... especially after I saw how nice were your IH shirt pictures in similar color fabric.

Just keep in mind that the shoulders seem to hang weird with a new, stiff shirt. They almost seem to behave like a blazer until they're all broken in, from what I've seen -- for another example check out the product shots from the Taylor Stitch denim shirt in the store right now. Looks crazy boxy even though the cut on their shirts doesn't tend to be, and I doubt it's a totally new pattern. Plus it appears to have a whole tree growing out of the shoulder and he doesn't even notice.

Yeah, it is just a big fit overall though. Thanks for posting the TS example. With it open like in that shot, it's a bit more bearable so I just need to decide to wear it as an overshirt or get it back to G. Probably will hang onto it and go slim on shirts in the future.d

It's seems to be true tho. I had full faith in Gustin until hiccups came quite often. After wearig Iron Heart it will be hard to go back.

Great review Jockohomo.  I couldn't agree more.

It's crazy how all the haters of the shirt remain making daily comments on it. It only seems like a small handful did and it was due to the length... I'm assuming.  

These are Workshirts/over shirts/smocks. Its thick fabric made to protect and last for along time. I am very happy with my two purchases, but I wasn't thrilled at first. It took a weeks worth of wears for it to settle and form to me. Theyre alot like jeans. They will get better the more they are broken in.  The arms stretch and the tight armpits will give which will add great fade lines

Don't go the amateur route and hot wash them. It'll ruin them. That's day one stuff. Dye bleeds in hot water.  If its that bad return it.

 Live and learn.  Don't be that guy tho.

pics?

Yeah, I care more about the fit than the fades.  This is going to be a shirt that gets worn a couple of times per month so the fades would be a sweet long time in coming anyway. 

But as far as length goes, you're looking at a very long shirt.  I'm 6'2" and this thing is closing in on crotch length.  Don't buy this shirt if you can't handle the length.

(that's what she said)

I ran mine (Japan HS1) through a warm wash to tighten it up a bit since in the classic cut it came in quite a bit too big for me (since I sized it as an overshirt), but I have a review somewhere in this thread about how much I like it. Based on the pictures I've seen, none of those that were hot-washed are ruined by bleeding or anything of the sort. Mine has a "major" yoke alignment issue that Gustin worked with me on, so all in all I'm still happy with the shirt I've received. I know I've lamented my current issues with Gustin shipping, but holidays ruin everything, and I have also admitted it's likely due to my own impatience since I'm not clothes-less waiting for Gustin to deliver my workshirts and jeans -- I just wanted them by Thursday so they could travel with me on Friday.

Regarding issues, the most common complaint aside from length is the button stitching, and the lack of spare buttons. If those with button issues have been reporting them to Gustin, I would imagine it will be fixed within a couple runs of workshirts since they can't do anything about the ones that already have buttons on them. The fit is what the fit is, this is a new product, so you have to hope Gustin is working on adjusting the fit, and if not, then find something that meets your need. On the sympathy side, remember that these purchases were made on faith (since there was no existing workshirt in the wild when everything being delivered now was ordered). Totally agree that the continued belly-aching could stop and we'd be stronger for it, but several people have been receiving their first workshirt the last couple weeks, so it's not necessarily all old business.

You make a lot of great points. I've grown very frustrated with gustin over the loomstates and the zims that should have shipped last month. No word what's going on. They seem to put on a smile and to your face tell you they have everything under control at all times. Be nice to hear them say "we appreciate you and apologize but we screwed up. We got greedy and made more orders than we could fulfill. ". No company would actually do that tho.

I feel you.  I have to say I was enamored more with Gustin in the beginning, when they were a selvedge jean company, with great pricing, and a lower turnaound time.  As they have progressed, they have brought a lot more offerings into the fold, and the times for the customer to receive their items has grown.  My last chinos were over 4 months.  I think people would feel better if they promised realistic timeframes for items, and then delivered, but as long as you are happy to wait it out, you can still get some great products at decent prices. 

When considering that, though, also consider that this is a relatively new business model, so they are likely going to try to flex it a bit when holidays come around. All the interviews that JG did around the "Gustin 2.0" launch is about doing clothing without significant overhead, so flexing the model in ways it hasn't been tested is going to result in things like this. My only hope for them (since I'm wearing a Gustin shirt right now and most days I'm wearing Gustin jeans) is that they learn from it and do it better next time. Doesn't mean I'm not frustrated now, but I guess that's the breaks. I'd probably be fine if they weren't going to be sitting in shipping bags at work while I'm out gallivanting around.