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    • Max PowerM
      Max Power
      Raw and Unwashed
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      @Max:

      I doubt it will ever get soft 😃

      @Seul:

      Just as the IHSH-08 it feels as if it will never soften up…

      @jacoavlu:

      The 16oz is superstiff, feels like it'll never soften

      There seems to be some matching opinions finally 😉

      @elclintor:

      > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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      • SeulS
        Seul
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        The 21 oz duck is like butter, seriously… Softer as me eyes looking at a piglet sleeping... The 16 oz duck feels a lot tougher/ unforgiveable!..
        Can't wait to try on the upcoming 16 oz. SBG shirt!..

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        • madmondayM
          madmonday
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          we all know the annies are made from some amazing denim, but the denim on the  SEXIH07s is a really crazy grade as well.  on the write up on the SE site the denim is described as 19oz, but i swear just like the 666s the SEXIH07s feel really beefy & heavier than the flagship 21oz denim.

          i guess sometimes less really is more  😉

          head high, middle finger higher

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          • georgeelG
            georgeel
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            BBsbg. Un-slubby, un-hairy, compact, tough. The best.

            IH-888S-142OD

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            • CaptainC
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              My experience of IH denim:

              21 oz selvedge Kickass… Withstands a crasch, comfortable and fully wearable on varm summers day despite its thickness. I wear my jeans tighter than most, and this denim takes about 3 months to fully mature, streching to about an inch extra circumference over thighs etc. Shrinks some when washed but streches back in a few wears. I get a much more "criss-crossy" whisker fading than normal denim. Some thinning out at crotch area and a bit blown back pocket after 9 months hard wear (which is about twice as good as any other raw denim I've tried).

              21 oz Superblack (New) Holds colour really well. Subtle fading to greyblack over time.  A bit rulier to break in, approx 6 months to fully strech out. Feels a bit heavier than the above (could be more dirt in the jeans…). Pretty dull (as in non shiny) appearance when broken in. Engineering quality like the above. Lovely piece.

              21 oz superblack (Old) Stiff as hell and stays that way, but really comfortable. Develops into the craziest shine ever. Doesn't strech as much as the other fabrics, approx. 4 months to break in. Although black, they develop a mind-numbing patina. My favourite denim ever, would like to see this weave in an indigo denim, the shine would be super.  Some of us doesn't mind wrestling with our jeans a little.

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              • GilesG
                Giles
                IHUK Crew
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                Interesting points Captain.

                The 2 versions of the superblack denim are in fact the same loomstate denim.  They go through different post loom processes.  The reason that we changed is that the older stiffer version tended to crack with a lot of wear….

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • Max PowerM
                  Max Power
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                  Is there a comparison between the two fabrics to be seen somewhere?

                  @elclintor:

                  > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
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                    I suspect impossble to tell from a photo…..

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • CaptainC
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                      @Giles:

                      The reason that we changed is that the older stiffer version tended to crack with a lot of wear….

                      Yeah, forgot to say, the prominent whiskers and honeycombs on the old superblack tend to crack/break in high stress areas (whereas the new denim only breaks in high abrasion area, like where your cuffs rub toghether or in a wallet wearing back pocket, but only after serious wear). Great fabric for tops though, they dont get as much bending.

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                      • CaptainC
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                        After 3 months, no wash:

                        25oz XHS: (666ers) Your first thought is "I didn't order black denim"; appears much darker than the 21oz, and the warp is slightly thicker by comparison. You first find the jeans ridiculously hefty, but once you put them on (rather effortlessly) they are surprisingly comfortable. They do add some girth to your profile. I wear my jeans rather snug and it's a tad more wrestle to break in than the 21oz, but possible. Creasing and "streching" is comparable to the regular blue denim. Fading seems faster in high abrasive areas, and overall there appears to be more contrast in the fading, with less gradients.

                        16oz SBG: (08 shirt) Stiff like cardboard when new, no denim feel to it. Very, very slowly, this goes away and you discover the thickness of the fabric. No streching whatsoever, but it sort of melts and molds onto you. Back and front area below pockets develop creases. Very nice black - not as deep nor dark than the superblack (new, it appeared lighter in colour the 9 months superblack, more like the black 7oz but with less brown). Slow fading, mostly at elbow creases thus far, even some fading of the weft. However, the fabric develops a shiny, almost oily appearence (similar to the old superblack) all over with time on both warp and weft side for an extreme character! Kick ass fabric, gonna age like no other.

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
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                          I'm feeling rather humbled at the moment.  Email from new customer….

                          _Dude,

                          Thank you. For real. I appreciate it. I teach Sales and Marketing at a big uni, here in the states, and you're the embodyment of how I teach my students. It's amazing how much impact one person can have on their brand. I probably wouldn't have made this decision, and for sure wouldn't have made it as fast if it wasn't for you. You've built a fantastic company and I can't wait to buy more from you in the future._

                          Don't worry, I got us back to normal by telling him to feck off in my reply…. 😃 😃 😃 😃

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • SeulS
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                            I think all of us agree with the lad, though…  🙂

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                            • rocketR
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                              I'm not suprised at all….

                              rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                              It's all humbug, like everywhere
                              R.I.P. Geo

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