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Post by marauder on Jan 10, 2015 18:25:35 GMT -6
Thanks devastitis. Reading up other's experience here I was a bit worried they'd come in too loose. But I'm glad I didn't get the slim cut. I hope these don't shrink much in the wash. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 18:54:29 GMT -6
Today, I took delivery of the Japan Khaki WS, my first and only WS from Gustin. www.weargustin.com/campaigns/1099At 10oz the fabric is thick and heavy, the fit is spot on. It's snug but not too tight and I like the length. It's long enough to be worn tucked but I'm going to be wearing it untucked. This is the thickest shirt I own and it does feel substantial on and it's quite warm. The pictures of the fabric on the site look a bit green / greyish but in person it is quite brown and wrinkles quite easily. I've been so excited to wear it and I'm not as discerning as you guys, so I haven't paid much attention to details, nor have I taken any measurements. I've just had it on all day and it feels solid. I'm very impressed.    Everyone wear their shirt differently but since you posts the fit pictures, I think your shirt is too long especially the view from the back. It should not cover your whole behind and the extra length is making you torso looks longer than it should be and also accentuated your mid section. They are purely my opinion and I hope you don't mind I am being honest here. |
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Post by marauder on Jan 10, 2015 19:06:10 GMT -6
MiddleAge, I don't mind your opinion at all, I welcome it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 19:10:50 GMT -6
MiddleAge, I don't mind your opinion at all, I welcome it. You are tall and I think your shirt length will be much better after your first wash. I washed my work shirt in different ways to try to shrink it to the right fit. Hot soak and dryer get the most shrink and cold soak get the least. Your waist, shoulder and sleeves look fine and only the length. |
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Post by Mattbert on Jan 10, 2015 20:41:16 GMT -6
Looks real good marauder. Like @wils said, I think you'll be able to dial that thing in pretty much perfect with your first wash or two. Most guys here have reported that the workshirts shrink a lot more in length than in circumference, so it looks to me as though you're in excellent shape to end up with a great fit. I like the color on it too. Goes nicely with the denim. |
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Post by exophobe on Jan 10, 2015 21:15:17 GMT -6
Looks real good marauder. Like @wils said, I think you'll be able to dial that thing in pretty much perfect with your first wash or two. Most guys here have reported that the workshirts shrink a lot more in length than in circumference, so it looks to me as though you're in excellent shape to end up with a great fit. I like the color on it too. Goes nicely with the denim. Both of mine have pulled up a good 1-2", though I don't iron them, so that might explain why I have a different experience with that particular thing than @wils. (as an aside, the wabisabi after first wash has started showing some evidence of that indigo fading to blue) My first workshirt sized for "shirt-wear" is supposed to ship this coming week, which should prove a different experience than these first two (sized as jackets). Fit looks good, and I think if you need to pull any size out of it, based on my experience, a warm wash, low heat tumble dry has worked pretty well for me so far -- shortening it 1"+, while only losing .25 to .5 off the shoulders and chest. |
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Post by chinaski on Jan 14, 2015 23:29:49 GMT -6
Any word from gustin about the last run of Workshirts? Some of them were supposed to ship nov/dec.
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Post by bigblack on Jan 15, 2015 0:14:23 GMT -6
Any word from gustin about the last run of Workshirts? Some of them were supposed to ship nov/dec. I know the Cone 101 WS should be shipping Friday or Monday. Thats what Cody sent me 2 days ago. |
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Post by exophobe on Jan 15, 2015 0:26:30 GMT -6
Any word from gustin about the last run of Workshirts? Some of them were supposed to ship nov/dec. Brown x black pushed to next week, I'm guessing It shows last week of jan. |
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Post by chinaski on Jan 15, 2015 21:45:42 GMT -6
I checked on my order page and noticed an update on my American herringbone. No email sent but it did mention it was pushed up to jan 30.
Gustin really needs to dial things down. Things have really gotten away from them.
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Post by exophobe on Jan 15, 2015 22:55:10 GMT -6
I checked on my order page and noticed an update on my American herringbone. No email sent but it did mention it was pushed up to jan 30. Gustin really needs to dial things down. Things have really gotten away from them. The Italy Brown x Black has pushed every two weeks for the last eight. The original delivery date was ambitious, but I figured maybe they knew something I didn't. I was getting all annoyed until I looked at it and realized it funded on 10/10, which as of this week is three months with three holidays in the middle. I honestly think the shop they're using took a couple weeks off and Gustin didn't know about it, and have been backpedaling ever since. They've removed all notion of dates from the order status pages, which actually puts me more on edge than the products being late. That said, I've realized I'm not doing myself any favors getting all worked up about it, and I have no reason to believe they won't ship the thing, so I've just stopped taking stock in the every other week updates informing me that it's another two weeks out -- which has helped me be far less upset about the whole thing. I think the fair estimate on work shirts is actually 3.5 months, and on Chinos it seems to be 4. I think Gustin should update the production timelines for those two products, or find shops that can put these things together on deadlines. To push it every two weeks makes it look like Gustin has no idea what they're doing, while the success of the company seems to indicate otherwise. I think the shops are a little too comfortable, which may stem from knowledge that San Francisco is such a small community as far as these things go. I wouldn't be surprised to find that this is the reason Taylor Stitch has moved a lot of their higher end shirt production to Portugal. That and it's quicker/cheaper to send European fabrics to Portugal for production than ship them here to be delivered to a shop and then made up. Anyway, based on what's been going on with these little guys in the SF area, that's my theory. |
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Post by brentkuz on Jan 16, 2015 9:49:11 GMT -6
Portugal has some great factories and sew shops. Their chamois clothing is amazing compare it to woolrich now it's a joke. Sucks that sometimes made in America isn't always the best.
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Post by davelewis on Jan 16, 2015 10:32:06 GMT -6
Somebody posted a short time ago that TS had stated they use the shop in Portugal, for sewing some of the heavier garments, as the shop there is more suited for that work, then their local shop.
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Post by crogers0031 on Jan 16, 2015 12:13:21 GMT -6
Yeah, my crater shirt has a tag that says "proudly made in Portugal" or something like that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 0:04:15 GMT -6
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Post by blacktower on Jan 18, 2015 18:02:47 GMT -6
For reference, it's a classic M and I'm 6ft with 40" chest. Did Gustin change measurements to accommodate "bigger" guys? The two shirts I purchased last summer were way too short in length and the high armholes wouldn't allow me to button the chest buttons (sizing up would not have helped - wide shoulders and lifting weights are Gustin killers, at least in my case). |
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Post by brentkuz on Jan 18, 2015 18:31:07 GMT -6
For reference, it's a classic M and I'm 6ft with 40" chest. Did Gustin change measurements to accommodate "bigger" guys? The two shirts I purchased last summer were way too short in length and the high armholes wouldn't allow me to button the chest buttons (sizing up would not have helped - wide shoulders and lifting weights are Gustin killers, at least in my case). The shirts cut is not meant really for stocky guys. Def cut too high in the scoops. I don't like washing G shirts in the machine. |
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Post by ickes on Jan 18, 2015 19:10:05 GMT -6
For reference, it's a classic M and I'm 6ft with 40" chest. Did Gustin change measurements to accommodate "bigger" guys? The two shirts I purchased last summer were way too short in length and the high armholes wouldn't allow me to button the chest buttons (sizing up would not have helped - wide shoulders and lifting weights are Gustin killers, at least in my case). sounds like you may have ordered the wrong size. Try going up one or two sizes. |
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Post by blacktower on Jan 18, 2015 20:24:15 GMT -6
Did Gustin change measurements to accommodate "bigger" guys? The two shirts I purchased last summer were way too short in length and the high armholes wouldn't allow me to button the chest buttons (sizing up would not have helped - wide shoulders and lifting weights are Gustin killers, at least in my case). sounds like you may have ordered the wrong size. Try going up one or two sizes. As I stated, the shirts were too short to begin with. In addition, sizing up wouldn't help because the armholes are cut too high and the fit doesn't accommodate those of us with wider shoulders. Moreover, sizing up would create a further problem in terms of a billowing waist. I encountered similar problems with the jeans and chinos. The top block on the straights is cut too small/tight for me (again, lifting weights will do change your posterior), and the fit guide doesn't account for that. I had to return every order and cancel outstanding orders, but fortunately Gustin was cool and reimbursed me. |
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Post by oatwilly on Jan 18, 2015 21:08:07 GMT -6
Sucks that sometimes made in America isn't always the best. In the case of Gustin's patterned shirts, it's a definite downgrade |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 21:39:19 GMT -6
sounds like you may have ordered the wrong size. Try going up one or two sizes. As I stated, the shirts were too short to begin with. In addition, sizing up wouldn't help because the armholes are cut too high and the fit doesn't accommodate those of us with wider shoulders. Moreover, sizing up would create a further problem in terms of a billowing waist. I encountered similar problems with the jeans and chinos. The top block on the straights is cut too small/tight for me (again, lifting weights will do change your posterior), and the fit guide doesn't account for that. I had to return every order and cancel outstanding orders, but fortunately Gustin was cool and reimbursed me. I think you are the first person that says the Gustin Work shirt is too short.... you must be tall.... I am 5'10 and my size M covers my whole front before the first wash. |
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Post by brentkuz on Jan 19, 2015 7:44:23 GMT -6
Sucks that sometimes made in America isn't always the best. In the case of Gustin's patterned shirts, it's a definite downgrade My royal red plaid shirt is a cool shirt I like the 3oz poplin fabric. But there is no way this is worth my than any of my polo by RL shirts that I purchased at Marshall's or Polo outlet for $30-39. My "regent" polo shirt is an upgrade to the standard line of polo blue label shirts. Same MOP buttons and over all same construction for $39. |
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Post by blacktower on Jan 20, 2015 20:14:04 GMT -6
To clarify, I was referring to two Oxford shirts, both of which were way too short, hence my original query, i.e. has Gustin changed its measurements. I am several inches taller than 5'10", so unfortunately Gustin's shirt measurements did not fit my particular measurements at the time (last summer).
Speaking of workshirts, received an indigo Momotaro WS in the mail today, amazing shirt.
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Post by exophobe on Jan 20, 2015 20:49:12 GMT -6
To clarify, I was referring to two Oxford shirts, both of which were way too short, hence my original query, i.e. has Gustin changed its measurements. I am several inches taller than 5'10", so unfortunately Gustin's shirt measurements did not fit my particular measurements at the time (last summer). Speaking of workshirts, received an indigo Momotaro WS in the mail today, amazing shirt. The Gustin oxfords are the only shirt I've ever worn that feel too long and too short all at the same time (though I'm still a fan -- would be a bigger fan if they'd offer a non-button-down collar). The workshirt, however, has got some length on the normal shirts, I think it's fair to say a few inches. It's been a while since I looked at the fit guide, but I thought they had combined the workshirt and oxford onto the same fit guide, but I feel that I have to be mistaken in that since they still come in very different sizes from eachother. If you're 6'1 and fit into the medium, the slim workshirt appears to hit it's sweet spot in the Medium. |
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Post by ickes on Jan 21, 2015 17:19:22 GMT -6
To clarify, I was referring to two Oxford shirts, both of which were way too short, hence my original query, i.e. has Gustin changed its measurements. I am several inches taller than 5'10", so unfortunately Gustin's shirt measurements did not fit my particular measurements at the time (last summer). Speaking of workshirts, received an indigo Momotaro WS in the mail today, amazing shirt. The Gustin oxfords are the only shirt I've ever worn that feel too long and too short all at the same time (though I'm still a fan -- would be a bigger fan if they'd offer a non-button-down collar). The workshirt, however, has got some length on the normal shirts, I think it's fair to say a few inches. It's been a while since I looked at the fit guide, but I thought they had combined the workshirt and oxford onto the same fit guide, but I feel that I have to be mistaken in that since they still come in very different sizes from eachother. If you're 6'1 and fit into the medium, the slim workshirt appears to hit it's sweet spot in the Medium. The length and fit of the G button downs work good for me. I'm 6'1" and the XL classic is great length for me and an overall good fit. I hear a few complaints that the waist is too baggy and although I wouldn't complain if they brought them in a smidge I think they are fine as is. I have a 7 1/2" drop from chest to waist fwiw. I hear a lot of dislike for the G button down shirts but I like them. |
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