IHxB01xRAW Beatle Buster 18oz Raw Japanese Selvage Denim Indigo

[pillowPANTS]

Front and back photos after 4mons are kinda dark.. would like to take some pics outside but its been soooo gross here this winter.. ill try and get some better ones soon

[Fergz]

Hello there Beatle Buster/Iron Heart lubbers! Just bought myself a pair of these handsome, handsome jeans online and will be waiting anxiously for the Postman over the next 2-5 days. Anyway as i'm a relative newcomer to the world of raw denim (one pair of Imperial Shearers to my name - unsoaked but looking beautiful after two years of wear) i've a question that you might be able to help me out with and that question is…..do i need to soak these?

I understand that soaking them softens them up but is there a need to do this? If so then why?

And just one more question - if i do soak them then how do i do this? Warm water? Cold water? Lukewarm water?

Your help would be most appreciated! Many thanks....

[Seul]

Raw jeans must be washed: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2215.0

[Fergz]

Thanks for that Seul.

I'm that little bit wiser today…!

[llvlaglne]

@fergz- they're unsanforized so you do have to soak but it really depends how they fit PREsoak. if they're a little tight… cold soak. but if you have room, hot soak. if you do end up hot soaking them, you don't have to boil water! you'll kill the leather patch that way. just turn your faucet/bathtub as hot as it'll allow

[Fergz]

@llvlaglne

Really don't want to make a balls of it so many thanks for that. Have duly taken note of your advice and will apply it!

[RP]

Just got the delivery today and they are soaked and almost dry.  The waist and thighs are good, but I think I need to get a little more off the inseam.  This completes the Beatle Buster trifecta for me:  B01s, SBGs and Raw.  I can only assume that I'll end up the ODs at some point.  The BB cut works well for me:  ample ass and skinny legs.

[pillowPANTS]

My Busters after 5mons..
initial soak
no wash

more pics in Evolution of IH

[skuxy]

Hi guys,
my bb raw since 22 july 2011

thankss..

[Finn666]

well done sir…great pair you have there!

[Beatle]

yeah, they look awesome

[RP]

Trying to get this back onto page 1.  THe Busters deserve some of the Raw love too…

[theblmoof]

My IHXB01X RAW 

[Giles]

Bam and welcome…..

[wangrichard2795]

Not that great of a picture, but what do you guys think? 5 months and 11 days, 1 cold soak.

[2112]

^ my 01s in size 29. Can't really tell from the pic, but they were skin tight in the thighs so I had to get rid of them (unfortunately).

Question is, if I go for a 29 in the raws, will I get that bit of extra room I need, or will they shrink to the same dimensions?

[Giles]

Will shrink to similar…

[Wavey_lenz]

I got my first iron hearts!

This might sound like a very stupid question but…
I soaked them on saturday and since then they have felt very hairy, how long will this last and are they supposed to?
I ask this as I dried them on the radiator rather than hanging them up somewhere to let the air get to them despite remembering that this was the the advice given somewhere.
I hope its just down to the cotton in the jeans.
I'll give some comparison shots to the other kinds of denim IH sell (i got hemming scraps from Giles) for good and quick answers!!

[Giles]

The 18oz raw denim is designed to be hairy and slubby, that is why they fade with such great contrast.  The hairiness will disappear with abuse….

[Wavey_lenz]

@Giles:

The 18oz raw denim is designed to be hairy and slubby, that is why they fade with such great contrast.  The hairiness will disappear with abuse….

Thank you!
As promised
L to R 25, 21, 18oz

18oz

21oz (sanforized)

25oz