B-10

[Pa12]

Has anyone out there washed their Bronson b-10.? Wondering about shrinkage etc.

 

[Enigma1938]

I did. It's one from 2017 - had no shrinking, just a little fur loss but nothing noticeable. Looks more used and broken in now.
I have no clue how the current Bronson B10 batches will behave in the washer

 

[Flightengineer]

I washed mine Bronson B-10 jacket last year and both of my B-15s from Bronson (two years ago). At a temperature of 30 C and gentle mode with a minimum spin speed without machine drying (!) (drying on a hanger in the air).
The fabric didn't shrink, but it looked "not new" (which I wanted) and the smell of "new fabric" disappeared.
There is an old thread here somewhere about B-10, there Thomas @Thomas Koehle wrote a lot about it, I followed his instructions, hope it helps.

 

[Pa12]

Thanks. I was actually hoping for a wee bit of shrinkage.

 

[Flightengineer]

Thanks. I was actually hoping for a wee bit of shrinkage.

Then experiment with the temperature, it's cotton and it will shrink for sure. The main thing here is not allow to shrink too much

 

[Micawber]

I washed the one I had maybe three years ago. Apart from light fading it improved it no end but did nothing to help the long teddy bear arms. I can't say it shrunk much but a lot of water has flown under my bridge since then.

 

[Pa12]

I washed the one I had maybe three years ago. Apart from light fading it improved it no end but did nothing to help the long teddy bear arms. I can't say it shrunk much but a lot of water has flown under my bridge since then.

Might it take some of the “fullness “out of it? Quite puffy right now. Unfortunately I was never blessed with the problem of requiring shrinkage, but this “jacket”is an exception

 

[Micawber]

Might it take some of the “fullness “out of it? Quite puffy right now. Unfortunately I was never blessed with the problem of requiring shrinkage, but this “jacket”is an exception

Worth a go!

 

[leper-colony]

Might it take some of the “fullness “out of it? Quite puffy right now. Unfortunately I was never blessed with the problem of requiring shrinkage, but this “jacket”is an exception

STEVE S. has de-puffed sleeves on one I believe.​

 

[CBI]

putting it in the dryer will shrink it. Are you sure you want the length to shrink. its already pretty high waisted

 

[Pa12]

My Bronson experiment worked. Washed on “delicates”, dry on medium heat. Just shrunk enough that the sleeves are the right length