Ella is the proud new owner of their town shirt which is super Vancouver focused, naming parts of the city (although I'm not sure about the "railtown" part). Initial Thoughts:
So Soft! The second I touched this t-shirt I immediately noticed how soft the cotton is. Much nicer fabric than typical baby clothes. I loooove me some Carter's clothing but this is just so much cozier.
I also really like that they chose to print the wash instructions and label on the fabric itself. This seems to be pretty standard for baby clothes but its definitely a nicety.
The only downside I've noticed so far are the wash instructions. They indicate that the item should be washed in cold water and give the option of either a hang dry or a tumble dry on low. I just can't be bothered to dig this out of the mounds of baby laundry to hang dry it and it will more than likely always be washed in warm water. With the amount of drool and food that end up on her clothes, I just don't trust cold water to get it all out.
Ella is 6 months, 17lbs and 29 inches long. She wears clothing in the 6-12 month range, 9 month being pretty ideal. This is a 6-12 month size shirt and it is too big at the moment. As you can see in her photo the neck is just a bit too wide. Although that wide neck makes it REALLY easy to slip over her big head.
The majority of her clothing is Carters so thats the only size comparison for me. She has a 9 month t-shirt that fits great, I would say if you are used to Carters sizes this Good Husbands Apparel shirt would be closer to a 12 month.
I washed it, and....
I was a little scared to run this through the wash for fear that it would shrink too much, pill a lot or just get ruined in general. I was pleasantly surprised when it came out of the wash. My washer is a piece of trash and IT decides on its own what temperature the water will be. We have very little control over that. Any given load could be washed in scalding or frigid or somewhere in between. I believe this particular load was closer to warm than hot and it held up great! It went straight into the dryer and when I checked this morning it looked exactly as it had before washing! Super impressed. Have to no fear mama's! Wash and dry to your hearts content. Now I'm sure that if you wash in cold and hang dry it will last much much longer but for how short a period they wear clothing I say don't burden yourself!
Final Verdict:
Buy it! This is a great quality piece of clothing. Really nice fabric, washes well and is local. That's the key for me. It's always nice when you can support a company from right in your backyard.
You can buy Good Husbands Apparel online here. They have 4 different designs, including a totally cute sloth t-shirt. Come December they are hoping to launch a pullover, toque and onesie. If you would rather see and touch the clothing for yourself, you can check out their designs in the trendy Lynn Steven Boutique in Vancouver.
Follow them on Instagram too! Every once in a while they give away free swag!
