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IH-634-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

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  • K
    KrisB
    Joined: 7 Sept 2012

    Forgot to add: they are about 1 year and 10 months old, one soak with soap

    @Finn666 haha, I'll take that as a compliment, thank you

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      grandmasterben
      Joined: 27 Aug 2011

      Damn there's a lot of crouch repairs on those

      last edited by 2 Jun 2014, 06:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        KrisB
        Joined: 7 Sept 2012

        @grandmasterben Yup, I agree. It's a product of the constant skating I do.

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          Finn666
          Joined: 20 Jan 2011

          sure thing matey! @KrisB 😉

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            SML5000
            Joined: 11 Aug 2014

            Hi everybody. I'm newly registered on the forum, although I've been reading often recently. I'm a big raw denim fan and have been looking for something a little different/special for my next purchase so have been considering taking my first step into the Iron Heart world. The two main pairs of jeans that have caught my eye are the IH-634S-B and the IH-634-XHS. Although I'm really taken with the idea of the 25oz denim I'm equally intrigued by the 21oz overdyed too! I'm torn (that's why I'm posting this in the threads about both jeans… sorry if that's the wrong thing to do in forum etiquette)! Regardless of which pair I go for I'm worried about the sizing. I've looked at the ‘how to measure’ guide and, as advised, have measured some of my best fitting/most comfortable pairs of jeans from recent years (Wrangler Bluebell, LVC and my current project Eat Dust) to compare with the sizing charts available from Iron Heart. Two of my pairs were tagged as 36” waist and one was ridiculously tagged at 34” (although, if I remember correctly, the three pairs started out at around 37” prior to wear) but in reality, using the ‘how to measure’ guide, they are actually now all coming out as an exact 38.5”. This is why I don't know what to do. I don't wish to sound like a ‘stuck record’ but I’ve obviously stretched my favourite non-IH pairs around 1” to 1.5” in the waist over the years, as is normal with denim. However none of those were even close to 25oz. I'm aware that the main site states that the IH-634S-XHS can stretch ‘up to 1” with wear’ but what are your experiences with this weight denim. Based on my other jeans I need a 38.5” waist to be perfectly comfortable so my concern is that if I go for the 38”, which apparently measures exactly as tagged, they'll end up too loose around the waist and saggy around the seat a few months in BUT if I go for the 36”, which again measures just as tagged, is it too big of an ask to expect 2.5” waist stretch when all denim usually manages is 1.5” maximum?? What would you guys do/have you guys done in similar ‘between sizes’ situations? I sure wish IH made a 37” waist. Thanks very much in advance.

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              JCMx800
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 20 Sept 2012

              My XHS was tight the first day, after some days and weeks it stretched a lot, I can't wear the pair without a belt. Will measure it tomorrow 🙂

              Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
              XXX

              last edited by 11 Aug 2014, 22:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                I think a 2.5 is a big ask, but you may do it.  PM @winchy and see if we have any large 36's or small 38's

                "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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                  Winchy
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                  I'll get the measuring tape out…..standby.

                  last edited by 12 Aug 2014, 08:09 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    SML5000
                    Joined: 11 Aug 2014

                    Hi guys, thanks very much for your responses… I appreciate your help. I know that getting a 2.5" stretch out of the waist is going to be difficult and uncomfortable and I'm not one for tight jeans which is why I'm interested in two straight cut pairs. As I said in my first post I'm deciding between the 634S-B and the 634-XHS. I can see in the online store that there are some 36"s in the 634S-B but no 38" so with those I'd be looking for an oversized 36". With the 634-XHS I can see that, in the 37" leg length (which is fine as I'm quite tall and like a cuff), there are 36" and 38" so I guess there's more chance of finding an under 38" or an over 36" in those? Why do I have to be an odd size? Ha! Fingers crossed. Thank you again for all of your quick replies and assistance. Hopefully we can find me a pair that'll fit right so I can get my first pair of Iron Hearts! 🙂

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                      Winchy
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                      Hi @SML5000, i've just PM'ed you some measurements.

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                      • J
                        JCMx800
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 20 Sept 2012



                        The denim is very stretchy 🙂

                        Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                        XXX

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          What tagsize are those @JCMx800 ?

                          "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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                            JCMx800
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 20 Sept 2012

                            Oh yeah, they are tagsize 32!

                            Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                            XXX

                            last edited by 12 Aug 2014, 10:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              Wow, 2".  Anyone else?  I'm off to measure my tag size 33's….

                              "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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                                SML5000
                                Joined: 11 Aug 2014

                                Hi guys, thanks again for all of your help with sorting my first pair of Iron Hearts! Winchy very kindly took some measurements and personal messaged me with the results. The smallest tagged 38" XHS had an actual waist of 37.5" and the largest tagged 36" XHS had an actual waist of 37". I responded to Winchy saying that, assuming I could expect the standard quoted 1" waist stretch, I'm probably leaning toward the smallest tagged 38" (actual waist 37.5") and then wearing/stretching to my desired 38.5". But then I just checked back in here and wow! JCMx800? A 2" waist stretch? Now I don't know what to do! Ha! All of my previous jeans have been no heavier than 14oz and the best stretch I got out of them was 1.5". I never expected 25oz to be so stretchy they'd go 2"! Were they extremely tight to begin with JCMx800? How loose are they on you now? I know you said you always need a belt now but are they too loose? Cheers.

                                last edited by 8 Dec 2014, 13:34 12 Aug 2014, 13:32 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  JCMx800
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 20 Sept 2012

                                  At first they fitted tight around the waist the way I like it, the top button was hard to do. Now I can't wear em without my Iron Heart belt, but I don't care, looking forward to autumn to wear em again!!!

                                  Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                                  XXX

                                  last edited by 12 Aug 2014, 14:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    sabergirl
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                    Get the 38 tagged xhs. You'll get an inch of stretch, and if there's not a lot of pressure on the waist it shouldn't stretch too much more. Better to maybe have to wear a belt than be uncomfortable, like, ever.

                                    last edited by 12 Aug 2014, 14:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      SML5000
                                      Joined: 11 Aug 2014

                                      Thanks very much for the input… I think you guys are right about getting the smallest tagged 38" (actual waist 37.5"). Hopefully in my case it won't stretch anymore than the 1" I need.. but if it does, like you @JCMx800, I'm happy to wear my belt and as @sabergirl says I don't want to be uncomfortable, especially as I'm expecting the 25oz denim to be a bit tough going at first before it breaks in.

                                      last edited by 12 Aug 2014, 18:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        KrisB
                                        Joined: 7 Sept 2012

                                        I got my 32's to about 34.5

                                        last edited by 15 Aug 2014, 00:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          SML5000
                                          Joined: 11 Aug 2014

                                          That's some stretch @KrisB ! I've got my pair now… but I only need about an inch of stretch so hopefully mine won't go that far. I must say that your evolution pics are one of the main reasons that made want to buy a pair of XHS!

                                          last edited by 18 Aug 2014, 18:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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