The Iron Shirt
Clean. Unfussy. Striking.
The Iron Shirt looks simple, but they stand out. Forged from different cloths. Hardwearing, built-to-last. The practicality of massive pockets is hidden away.
Designed on our cutting table in Calderdale by Amelia and made exclusively for us at some of the best workshops in Britain.
The Story
A love for heavy dub reggae and Lee “Scratch” Perry gave us the ambition years ago to make an Iron Shirt. If you don’t know the tune you need to search out ‘Disco Devil’. Back then our idea was a bit of a joke but it turns out that we were deadly serious…
The Iron Shirt has been a stand up guy in the HebTroCo range for years now. These jacket-weight overshirts can literally stand up on their own!
Heavy selvedge denim, tough as boots cotton twill, thick moleskin so far.
We know how much our fans love them so we decided to bring two new variations on the theme – now there’s an Iron Shirt for all occasions.
Two new boys are joining the pack. One cooler to wear (Li-on Shirt) and the other to keep you warmer and dry (Cold-iron Shirt). One smart enough to get married in and the other tough enough to keep you safe if you end up having to sleep in the dog house!
Archive
Iron Shirts come and go but there’s always one in the range. Here’s the archive.
IndigoThe original Iron Shirt that started it all. 16oz dark indigo Candiani selvedge denim.
Double Black16oz Candiani Denim with black poppers. Legendary 2nd model.
Grey MoleskinSpecial edition made from leftover 12oz heavyweight moleskin previously used for trousers.
Brown MoleskinSpecial edition made from leftover 12oz heavyweight moleskin previously used for trousers.
Khaki TwillSpecial edition made from leftover 12oz heavyweight moleskin previously used for trousers.
LovatHeavyweight 15oz moleskin.
JuteHalley Stevensons 15oz twill with a dry wax finish.
Indigo15 oz indigo selvedge denim from the Candiani mill.
Pitch Black14 oz Candiani selvedge denim in the blackest black.
Martin Ward
It’s a tough beast of a shirt – hard as nails, stiff as a board. Been walking around like a robot for a few weeks Had a few random positive comments, for the shirt, not for me I had some of the original overskirts and this is a step forward in design with the concealed hand pockets, cut and finish Size is great as XL is normally too small and XXL too big, but this hits the sweet spot With some time, love and care it going to be brilliant and no need to ever buy another shirt (well until the next release) Made in the UK, doing things right is the right way
Rob Sharman
Received my Black iron shirt today. Arrived nicely packaged. Kept missing out on this item due to selling out quickly but finally got my hands on one. Well worth the wait, what a piece of kit. Pockets are great especially the two big inside ones. I will definitely use Hebtroco again. Top quality gear. Believe in the saying you get what you pay for and you certainly do with this shirt. Well done Hebtroco.
Kath
Got the iron shirt as a birthday present for my other half and he loves it! He wanted something tough enough for work (he fettles espresso machines) that he’s happy to keep on for the pub afterwards. It’s certainly a substantial item! The fabric is hefty but not too stiff. Nice fit (one size up from usual was perfect). Looks like it will last a lifetime and fit in everywhere it goes.
Colin Spencer
Absolutely in love with the iron shirt in double black. Perfect fit for my rotund body (went for size XL). Not stopped wearing it. The design and quality is excellent and well work the money