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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Are you a RAW (STF), Selvedge, un-sanforized loyalist ?

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    • DougNgD
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      @shubharamani:

      Once you've been "ruined" by Iron Heart jeans, any other brand is going to look paltry and weak (except for possibly Samurai).

      This is really horrendous advice

      I have many pairs of jeans, Skulls, Sugarcanes, Flat Head, Imperial, Kicking Mule Workshop, ESEF…and more than one pair for a few of those brands...I would never call any of them paltry or weak

      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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      • ?
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        @DougNg:

        This is really horrendous advice

        I have many pairs of jeans, Skulls, Sugarcanes, Flat Head, Imperial, Kicking Mule Workshop, ESEF…and more than one pair for a few of those brands...I would never call any of them paltry or weak

        OK, maybe I was off-base in calling other brands paltry and weak. I probably don't have a right to speak on this topic anyway because I only own IH and I'm very new to the Japanese Denim game. I don't know shit, basically. Perhaps better advice for Simon would be to cruise SuFu, looking for good deals on other premium Japanese denim brands.

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          Simon, my advice about the ever-popular "get the expensive one that I really want" or "get the cheaper alternative in the interim" is this:  If you buy what you really want, it only hurts once, where as if you get something cheaper in between, it hurts twice (at least).  I would much rather save for what you REALLY want rather than settle for now.  That being said, there are some excellent deals to be had on lightly used denim on SuFu and the like.  It's not uncommon for someone to snag a pair of jeans, soak/wash them, and then hate the fit.  That's where you swoop in!

          Back to the topic, I will buy unsanforized if possible, but sanforized is a close second.  I love a project (breaking in leather boots, softening a stiff leather jacket, developing an un-copyable patina on undyed leather, of course the whole denim thing, cars/motorcycles, the list goes on) so the unsanforized stuff fits in perfectly.  You need to research shrinkage and how to size, then you order and wait for them to arrive (I'm not lucky enough to have a brick and mortar place in my area to buy from), freak out when they finally do arrive (longest 4 days of your life!), try them on when they are unsanforized and huge, soak/wash, wait forever (again) for them to dry, THEN you finally get to profit when you put on those new crispys.  Sorry, I got a little caught up there.

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          • deadendproD
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            before i start, i like Daveo, he know whats up! "I love a project "

            @simon- you said you were looking at the 200 range for a pair right now. I believe you said you have a pair of 301s right? at this moment you can order the 8005A, which, while i think a nice and different pair of jeans in the Flat Head family, will be a BIG change next to your 301s. I do think, by farrrrr, that if you get any jeans that will make you  😉 for one helluva deal, its the 5100's. Not only is that a model that was produced for a small run (ani version, right???) it is going to have the original arcs and red tab, which in this day and age, for such a young collector, you'll be wearing them every chance you get. If you dont believe what i'm telling you, save those extra 40 bucks (mow some lawns, paint a fence, walk some dogs, etc) and order those jeans. Honestly, you will never regret it.

            Currently Wearing:
            SExSx3s 27-01
            15.4oz 3sixteen Type 3
            25oz Samurai Type 1

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            • GilesG
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              Yep, 10 year Anni version…G

              "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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              • deadendproD
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                @ simon- need a little more persuading??? http://www.selfedge.com/2007/01/flat-head-shirts-and-model-5100-jeans.php

                and yours are going to come with Arcs and tab intact. no think, pull trigger, get happy, fade jeans. that order.  ???

                Currently Wearing:
                SExSx3s 27-01
                15.4oz 3sixteen Type 3
                25oz Samurai Type 1

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                • GilesG
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                  Mine - given the Giles-Beat-The-Shit out of them treatment..

                  "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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                  • ?
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                    Fuck Giles. Those are beautiful !

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                    • BeatleB
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                      Giles - u went a little overboard with the washing…..

                      We can do anything

                      http://bybeatle.com

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                      • GilesG
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                        I know - I wanted a pair of jeans that looked like the 501's I had in my youth, when mum insisted on washing them once a week whether they were dirty or not

                        "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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                        • BeatleB
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                          LOL..u succeeded….

                          We can do anything

                          http://bybeatle.com

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                          • deadendproD
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                            ^ lol, poor combs. But a great pair nonetheless!

                            Currently Wearing:
                            SExSx3s 27-01
                            15.4oz 3sixteen Type 3
                            25oz Samurai Type 1

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                            • ?
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                              more seam twist on right leg too - not the norm'

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                              • GilesG
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                                Could be the TFH norm.  Let me check my others….G

                                "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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                                • BeatleB
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                                  weird…for some reason a lot of jeans have more leg twist on the left leg...

                                  We can do anything

                                  http://bybeatle.com

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                                  • SeulS
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                                    Yep. I've only had leg twist on my left leg. My SExIH07Bks have it as well. There's probably no scientific explanation, but Beatle is right.

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                                      @simon626:

                                      One last question: do i buy the jeans in the size 30" or the size 28"?

                                      My waist measures 31".

                                      Thank you thank you thank you! All of you.  😉 😉 😉 😉 😉

                                      Go with the W30. Just wondering why not the IH-634S?

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                                        Totally understand! The FH should be a great pair for you. Also, did you mean the 1005?

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          That pic is the exact same pair as I will be sending you tomorrow - complete with anniversary bandana

                                          "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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                                            FH jeans = brilliant. Good choice Simon. And yeah: def go with the 30" waist. Might wanna wear 'm a bit til they've stretched (if they do) before soaking them…

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