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

[nanban]

Hello Denim heads,
Iv'e searched around on the forum for a while now, I think RAWR lead me here.  I am joining the dissuasion as I also "joined the club".  I got a pair of the IH634 XHS.  I really like things that are built for quality, I'm not so much the fashionista. I had it in my mind to find out what exactly are the best jeans money could buy?  I know thats an open ended and highly personal debate from the start, anyway my research from forums, articles, and some denim heads lead me to to look at Iron heart, and it sounded like Iron heart was where the points I have been looking for come together.  I have worn a lot of "raw" denim, having been raised in levi's 501's, and I currently wear a pair as well some uniqlo selvedge.  Living here in Japan, I see a lot of cool denim and can go straight to the source for a lot of stuff like Iron Heart, samurai, d'artisan, momotaro, ect…

and as far as sizing goes, I went with 31, though my true waist size is 32.5, I'm praying I get an inch and a half out of this pair, I am literally so squeezed into the waist I can feel my hips getting compressed.

any way thats enough with rambling, how bout some fit pics?

[zatenm]

Fit is just perfect! No doubt you'll love them

[nanban]

on the third day  I finally broke 'em.  couldn't have happened any faster as one of us had to give at this point and the points on my hip bones were almost rubbed raw.  I had to spray the waist band with a bit of water and that allowed the denim to stretch out to my natural waste size, I'm expecting much smoother sailing from here on out.  (on a side note, reading this forum about everyone getting sore fingers from buttoning the first time, I though what a bunch of p@$$y's, but then after sitting there staring at my red, swollen thumb I had to reconsider on that one.)

[danielholmes]

Quick and lazy question which I'm sure is here somewhere, are the belt loops sewn into the waistband on the 634 XHS?

[Giles]

Can't remember, not in the office and have none here.  My guess is not…..

[Chris]

Gonna go with no, based on this pic:
@JCMx800:

[KrisB]

2 years and 1 month

[Seul]

Stellar, just grand!..

[derivative666]

Agreed

[KrisB]

Thanks guys, by the way, @derivative666, did you get your screen name after taking a calculus class?

[derivative666]

Nope Rocket From the Crypt Rocket name generator

[KrisB]

I forgot this one haha ~

[Jordan23]

Hardcore!

[davito]

Yeees @KrisB what a great pair.

[KrisB]

Thanks guys ^_^

[KrisB]

G, would you do a variation of the 25oz other than a indigo warp and a white weft?
Perhaps a indigo x indigo or indigo x black etc.

[Giles]

Probably not and definitely not the indigo/indigo.  The 18oz version is a lot more rigid than the indigo/white version (probably because both the weft and the warp are dyed), so the 25oz would likely be impossible to weave and wear.  The indigo/black is probably a little too specialist for me to convince Haraki to make.

[fanya]

Nice stuff KrisB

[KrisB]

@Giles I see, is there anything in the works that's involving the 25oz denim? Maybe a jacket or backpack? I just love the fabric but want to see it applied differently.

@fanya thankz

[Giles]

There is nothing planned.  I will sit down with H in November and have a chat…....