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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    IH-555S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo

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    • M
      maxpuissant
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      Hello,

      I 've just discovered this fabulous brand. VERY interested in the 555 01 model.

      Can we expect a lot of stretch, particularly at thigh and knee level ?

      I'm looking for a tapered denim but not for a very slim, in the different pictures in this thread, those jeans don't look that slim. is that true or are they really really slim ?

      thank you very much for your help

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      • Max PowerM
        Max Power
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        You can expect a good amount of Stretch in the waist of the 21 oz Indigo model (so this one). The thighs and knees might also Stretch a bit, but not crazy amounts. As the top block of the 555 is rather generous but tapers a lot to the knee and below, chosse wisely, wether you can make them work. I can, and I normally can't wear Slim / skinny fits. They don't feel like jeggings but are surely pretty narrow in the legs.

        @elclintor:

        > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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        • M
          maxpuissant
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          thanks a lot !

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          • BluegrassB
            Bluegrass
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            Agree with Max, these are "slim" not "skinny" - I find them roomy at top with a mid to slightly high rise, and they taper proportionately all the way down.  Measure some jeans you like and compare, "the Iron Heart way" - that will give you the best view of how they will fit.  This cut is not for everybody - you might also look at the 666 or Beatle Busters for a slimmer fit (vs. the 634).

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            • J
              JerUrsidae
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              @ maxpuissant

              I've had these for almost two years. The waist has streched nicely, but the thigh and knee are still snug , although very nice and soft.

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              • M
                maxpuissant
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                Thank you very much for the help.

                I've never seen a forum with so many nice people

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                • A
                  akubolo
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                  Hey guys,

                  Thought i should share the updates of my 1 year worn 555-01 (1 year absence from the forum)

                  Here is mine fresh from the 1st wash.
                  Worn 3 days a week (approximate) since february 2014

                  Ill keep mine posted after another wash!

                  Sorry for the crappy quality btw

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                  • neph93N
                    neph93
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                    Great looking pair! @akubolo !

                    “Some of those that work forces
                    Are the same that burn crosses”

                    • Virginia Woolf
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                    • David_pllD
                      David_pll
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                      Had mine for 7 months now, soaked in the sink at 4 months due to alcohol spillage…

                      I'm tempted to throw them in the washing machine now, but not sure if it's down to boredom or them needing a wash?  😞

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        My guess would be

                        @David_pll:

                        them needing a wash?  😞
                        [/quote]
                        ???

                        "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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                        • David_pllD
                          David_pll
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                          Also means I can get them hemmed at Self Edge next week  😃

                          Not 100% sure if the machine has a slow spin setting mind.

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            @David_pll:

                            Also means I can get them hemmed at Self Edge next week  😃
                            Not 100% sure if the machine has a slow spin setting mind.

                            Good luck…...

                            "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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                            • 501IH5
                              501IH
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                              I'm tempted to argue with Giles here (yeah, sir, I know your wrath…).
                              When in doubt, don't wash is my credo. So look at them, sniff them (when unobserved) and ask is it really necessary, and then postpone the wash.... 😞

                              Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                No wrath, but my credo (and it has served me pretty well for 43 years of wearing denim) is that if they're dirty, wash them.  I can't believe that after 4 months they don't need a wash…And if they are really dirty, it'll extend the life of the denim...

                                "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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                                • 501IH5
                                  501IH
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                                  Dear Giles, our difference then is likely in the degree of dirtiness that justifies a wash, where my threshold is higher than yours. The point of extending the life of the denim is very true, of course, only I find torn/destroyed denim so damn cool…..

                                  Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                                  • David_pllD
                                    David_pll
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                                    No slow spin, back to the sink.

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                                    • ChrisC
                                      Chris
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                                      @David_pll:

                                      Also means I can get them hemmed at Self Edge next week  😃

                                      This alone would be reason to wash them, since the good folks at Self Edge don't want to touch your grotty jeans.

                                      And I agree with Giles- 4 months without a wash means they're due.

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                                      • 501IH5
                                        501IH
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                                        I know I won't convince you, but please allow me my "dissenting opinion".
                                        My fave anecdote is when Denham had a pop-up repair shop, and I had two badly damaged jeans in dire need of repair. One of them was truly grotty, mostly from a previous owner. As they had old-fashioned metal tubs there, a wash on location would have been an option. But the true denimhead who did the repair (and became a friend later) expressed no disgust, but rather admiration, put on those thin surgical-style gloves and did the repair. I wore the jeans for quite some time as they were, and eventually tub-washed them (with me wearing them) last summer.

                                        Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                                        • David_pllD
                                          David_pll
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                                          I had already decided to wash them before posting on here, just thought I would join in.

                                          3 months is enough for me to know that they need a wash, plus I wanted to get them hemmed again (and know that SE will only do that with clean jeans)

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                                          • C
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                                            I rarely wash my jeans, and yes it sounds plausible that they don´t last as long as frequently washed jeans, BUT, i have 14oz Nudie jeans i have worn 500-600 days without wash and still holding on just fine. My jeans doesn't smell worse after 500 days without wash, compared to 8 weeks of wear without wash.

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