Self Edge x Iron Heart Type III = SEXIH22TYPEIII
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Is it still very stiff? My jacket isn't nearly as worn in but I keep wondering when it will relax.
Remarkably it's still stiff in a few places @cadence (can still bites my shoulders and the inside of my elbows albeit very very slightly).. Took a long time to get this "comfortable" considering the wear I put on and still has some way to go.. this denim is just beastly till the end
Not for the faint-hearted (soft-skinned)…Hopefully that helps -
Yup, I know what you mean
It'll reach to a point where it suddenly starts to soften up though.. Just takes its time to get there.. kinda makes you work for it too! -
Heres mine, the first day I got it. I've been wearing it almost every day now. Its ruined 2 pairs of chinos, so I have to be careful what I wear it with now. I also had to take a razor and cut each button hole a little bigger. I don't know about everyone else, but it would seriously take me 10 or so minutes to just button it up. The top button, forget about it, it was impossible. I can finally button it now, but I seriously don't know how anyone buttons this up without doing what I did.
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…razor blade? Oh, dear. Tight buttonholes just need to be stretched out a bit prior to wearing. I have an old-style flat handled toothbrush that I use for cleaning and I find that it's the perfect size and shape for this task. After working the holes over, try buttoning it up a few times without you being inside. Don't try this if the denim is still damp from a soak as you can rip the stitching loose from the denim. If you see the weft start rising to the top of the fabric, you're stretching too much.
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The blade did the trick. They were just unrealistically too small. I literally couldn't button it up without spending 30 minutes and blisters on my fingers. Buttons up like a charm now.
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I can't remember where I saw it, but it helps to put a coin in the button holes as you soak. It stretches it out a bit and doesn't allow shrinkage. Don't get me wrong. It's still brutal buttoning up the first dozen times, but it helps.
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My fav method: metal tweezers, put them in closed and open to widen / soften the hole (reverse tweezer action). Also rotate the jacket's (tin?) buttons with your thumb until their denim base soften up, they'll become much more malleable then
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@private eyes RAZOR BLADE??? please say it isn't so. There are so many other methods without defacing a $500 piece of denim.
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I love this denim!!!
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Pre soak, size 36
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@cadence great fit! We will have to meet up and walk out dogs and talk about denim as I live in Frederick!
Also with the button holes, needle nose pliers while damp!
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2 years old 1 soak
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Thanks @Finkster !
