IH-634SR - 21/23oz 5 Year Anniversary Straight Cut
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OK, I tried these on once at Self Edge, San Francisco…and if I'm not mistaken, Derek had to choke back his laughter. I tried em both in a W29 and W30. The real problem was the rise...it was insanely high. Not far from my boobs actually. But, I remain fascinated with these jeans. The nagging obsession with 634SR has never left my system, try as I might.
Should I give up ? Will the rise ever shrink down to normal proportions...comparable to the 634S ? I own a pair of 634S in a W30 which I wear boyfriend style -- and they look great on me. If I got 634SR, I'd probably buy them in a W29 (W30 turns out to be slightly too baggy).
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That´s right, roomier. I
ve been wearing mine for a couple of months now and they have a more relaxed fit than my 643ss. Not sure which I like best though, both are great jeans. The 634sr are starting to fade in a nice and more pronounced way than my 634s and they are fading much faster. Only thing that´s disturbing is the legtwist on the left leg. A bit too much for my liking and comfort. Can´t help but thinking this is something that should have been fixed before start selling the jeans. But, all in all a pair of jeans that will be a favourite for a long time. -
That´s right, roomier. I
ve been wearing mine for a couple of months now and they have a more relaxed fit than my 643ss. Not sure which I like best though, both are great jeans. The 634sr are starting to fade in a nice and more pronounced way than my 634s and they are fading much faster. Only thing that´s disturbing is the legtwist on the left leg. A bit too much for my liking and comfort. Can´t help but thinking this is something that should have been fixed before start selling the jeans. But, all in all a pair of jeans that will be a favourite for a long time.Leg twist is a fact of life with unsanforised raw denim. Espcially if no anti-skew processing is applied. Haraki wanted these to be as true as possible to a jean that had no processing, so unsanforised, no wash, no anti-skew. Here a few lines from the 6434SR page:
"There's about 10% shrinkage in the leg after the first couple of soaks or washes and because the denim has not been tampered with, there's going to be some serious seam-skew. If you like your side seams at the side, then buy a pair of IH634S!!"
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DougNg, I'm curious to see your "overlay between 634S and 634SR" pics. I'm glad I asked this question. All along I was under in the impression that 634S and 634SR are sized similarly. I figured, if I buy a tagged size 29 in 634SR, then after shrinking (and alteration of the length), they should look great ?
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I've been wearing my 634SR for about two months‚ rotating with 634S. I def' prefer the fading on the SR but the fit of the S's. All in all I love both pairs. Here are a couple of pics (on Iphone ergo not greatest quality) of the SR's taken a couple of days ago at work - friend was making his first purchase from Giles (FH 1001) I sent him some snaps to get him in the mood !
my IH-527J is just about visible under my Barbour
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So, G….which size would I need -- a W29 or a W30 ? I might just order those fuckers (in a Japanese length) from you one day soon. If I get the *** (Japanese), I wouldn't even need length alteration...I could just wear them cuffed. If they shrink to tag size, a W29 would be OK, right ? What's your advice ? Do you think I could ever make those work boyfriend style ?
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Shub, order exactly the same tag size as you would with a 634S. Everyone of my customers who has both, has the same tagsize. I think they'd look pretty hip boyfriend style, but you'd be carrying a lot of weight around with you
Hmmmm….that would be a W29 then. I like the 634S in a W29. As for carrying around a lot of weight -- um...don't I kinda do that already, with the Iron Heart brand ???? But yea, I know -- these 634SR are an order of magnitude more insane than Iron Heart normal. Thanks for the advice G. I think I'm gonna go for it...and soon. Keep an eye on your inbox !
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@shubharamani:
OK, I definitely will succumb G. Say in mid-Feb ? In that case, I'll have them hemmed in Hachioji to Inseam 34, that way they'll be L32 when I get em shrunk…which would be perfect. I do boyfriend style cuffed. Stay tuned.
Giles…I misspoke. Try more like mid-March/mid-April. Let me chew on it til then. I need another pair of jeans like I need a fuckin' hole in the head.
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I was perplexed by this fade too when it first started showing up. It hapens, I think, when I sit cross-legged on the floor which I do quite a bit. The jeans aren't very snug on me and they make the strangest crease when I sit on the floor. I teach elementary school and these are my everyday work jeans.
That is super cool. I propose we call the fade that xallanx has "invented" the LOTUS FADE! What do you think? Very Japanese, no?
Shuba, what does boyfriend style mean? I have always wondered.
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