So, after a long and tedious search of the ever elusive jesse james workwear clothing line. I found them. I bought one of the heavy duty work shirts in order to see if it really did stand up to its claims of durability. Here’s my opinion of the shirt I purchased. This shirt felt so good in the store that I actually wore the damn thing home before washing it. All day. It was comfortable, it felt like a shirt should. I liked the way it looked and how it felt on me. Here was the one thing I was slightly concerned about. I have long arms, I usually wear a xl and it fits me well except sometimes in the arms. The Jesse james shirt I tried on was exactly a perfect length. Until I washed it. I do not dry my button up shirts in a dryer, I let it hang dry. I washed it in warm water and it still shrunk. This saddened me quite a bit. I would have loved to have bought more of these clothes but I will not spend money on clothes that are going to shrink. As far as the durability goes, this shirt feels as strong and solid as the day I bought it. It has been wore 5-6 times at work and has been washed just as many. So, my suggestion is if you are thinking about buying this clothing line (at least the work shirts), is that you try them on and make sure you have a little extra room in the arms.
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Saturday 22 August 2009 11:11 pm
I bought some of the cloths and after washing them they still felt the same and didn’t shrink at all. even dried them in dryer. haven’t washed the t shirt yet but they are 100 percent cotton so figured they would shrink some and bought larger size.
Sunday 23 August 2009 7:49 pm
Thanks for the reply Shawn. I personally didn’t have a problem with my carpenter pants but the pair of jeans I bought haven’t fit right since.
Comments are always appreciated.
Sunday 6 February 2011 5:13 pm
So, after a long and tedious search of the ever elusive jesse james workwear clothing line. I found them. I bought one of the heavy duty work shirts in order to see if it really did stand up to its claims of durability. Here’s my opinion of the shirt I purchased. This shirt felt so good in the store that I actually wore the damn thing home before washing it. All day. It was comfortable, it felt like a shirt should. I liked the way it looked and how it felt on me. Here was the one thing I was slightly concerned about. I have long arms, I usually wear a xl and it fits me well except sometimes in the arms. The Jesse james shirt I tried on was exactly a perfect length. Until I washed it. I do not dry my button up shirts in a dryer, I let it hang dry. I washed it in warm water and it still shrunk. This saddened me quite a bit. I would have loved to have bought more of these clothes but I will not spend money on clothes that are going to shrink. As far as the durability goes, this shirt feels as strong and solid as the day I bought it. It has been wore 5-6 times at work and has been washed just as many. So, my suggestion is if you are thinking about buying this clothing line (at least the work shirts), is that you try them on and make sure you have a little extra room in the arms.
Thursday 24 March 2011 2:57 pm
I bought the elusive work shorts. They are comfortable and made of durable material but they suffer from poor workmanship. The stitching around the crotch came undone after ONE washing.
Tuesday 18 October 2011 3:26 am
Iam looking to replace several pairs of the duck-washed (mid-weight canvaas) shorts. They’re durable and comfortable. Problem is that Wal-mart doesn’t carry them any longer. Where can I find them?
Wednesday 25 January 2012 6:25 pm
I bought 2 Jesse James industrial workware button up lined light coats at walmart 3 years ago. I have since put both of these coats through the ringer and they have not showed any sign of wearing out. I have worn every other brand of work wear (carhart, dickies, duluth trading co, etc…) I am so impressed with the quality of the jesse james product. It is very unfortunate that wal-mart no longer carries the brand. It was my understanding that once the jesse james nazi photo / sandra bullock seperation sitiuation took place wal-mart and james split paths. And it appears you cannot get the james products anywhere else.