IH-666-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo
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Last one.
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Just read through this whole thread, these are my thoughts:
- it may be crazy…but I definitely want these as my first IHs
- Licorice Noose had some crazy fades
- Haraki-san got jokes (how do you get away with having so many Harleys? "they are all painted the same color")
- at one point there was a link to ironheart.jp and I followed it for a bit....found this photo.
Mind. Blown. - how am I gonna convince my wife to buy me these for Christmas, but give them to me as soon as they arrive? Winter is a-wasting.
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Hello all,
My name is Peter and I'm new to the forum. I joined because I just received my IH-666-XHS from Self Edge.
Well, I was just wondering how long the blisters on your thumb last after the initial buttoning up of these bad boys. Haha. This denim is formidable, to say the least. I'm really excited to start the journey with them though.
Anyway, I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. Oh, I'm loving all the pics people post of their denim evolution. Reminds me that I just might be able to tame these 25 oz.
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you are not alone mate. when I first wore this bitch, I had real bad bruises on my thighs (reckon it was caused by the whiskers) and it lasted for around 10 times I wore it.
now this bitch is just lying in my cupboard. not sure when I will give it a try again to tame this bitch.
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I am certainly up to the challenge. Right now, it is like wearing chain-mail, but I enjoy the fact that you not only own the jeans, but the whole process of making them yours. It is very rare in this age of disposable everything that an article of clothing could be worth owning for the amount of time it will take just to break these in a little.
I don't wear jeans to my construction job anymore, but when I did, I could kill a pair of (modern) Levi's or WeSC in a month with regular washes. Knee blowouts, crotch blowouts, shreds, rips, belt loops snapping, you name it, their days were numbered from the date of purchase.
I'm really excited to have finally found a brand like Iron Heart that takes such obvious pride in craftsmanship and quality.
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Amen to that.
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I must say that I'm perplexed by the sizing advice that's been handed out in this thread. Why do people recommend going TTS when these are a full inch over the tagged size? It's not as if the 25oz denim is so inhospitable to human life that it can't be a bit snug against your skin.
I'm a true 36 and purchased a size 36 at the beginning of the year before the most recent run, which came in size 35. I've had other slim jeans that were oversized around an inch in the waist, but fit fine otherwise when belted. These just didn't work for me though; oversized in the waist, hips, and legs. I'm not a scrawny guy either. I've got wide, blocky hips and fairly thick legs. I flipped these for a healthy percentage of their original price and moved on.
The recent sale tempted me to give this cut another go, so I sized down to a 35 and I couldn't be happier with the fit. Everything that was wrong with the first pair is spot on with these. I may be suffering from abrasions once I start moving about, but at the moment, I'm pretty sure that I made the right decision.
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The usual advice is to measure your best fitting pair and compare those sizes to the shops chart. Then chose which size is closest to your pair. That would be your TTS fit. Not whatever you think your waist size is
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Agreed
