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    IH-888-UHR - Indigo UHR 21/23oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut

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    • neph93N
      neph93
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      @kkibbey23:

      Does the restock have stealth arcs still?

      …and if they do, what's the latest on the version with the contrast arcs?

      If I’ve understand things correctly, last weeks IH-777-UHR and this restock represent the last of the UHR denim which suggests the contrast stitched version didn’t make the cut. I’ve may have got that wrong though.

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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      • GilesG
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        @kkibbey23:

        @AdamC:

        RESTOCKED

        Does the restock have stealth arcs still?

        The restock has contrast arcs (I had forgotten that I specced them this way - doh….)

        We will sort out how to represent the 2 versions on the site today.

        Sorry for the confusion

        "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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        • UnTuckedU
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          So, do they stretch an inch after shrinking an inch???

          5 years in the denim world, and I've yet to own STF/Unsanforized/Loomstate…..

          In search of:
          IHV-04, med.
          IHSH-185, large
          IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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          • neph93N
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            @UnTucked:

            So, do they stretch an inch after shrinking an inch???

            They do indeed.

            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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            • I
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              @neph93:

              @UnTucked:

              So, do they stretch an inch after shrinking an inch???

              They do indeed.

              So it looks like my tag is 31 (waist 31.5") but my fear is that it will shrink too much after first soak and I can't enjoy wearing them 😞

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              "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self" - Ernest Hemingway

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              • UnTuckedU
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                Yeah, I'm REALLY stewing on this purchase… I want them, but I'm REALLY "afraid" to screw this up, lol

                In search of:
                IHV-04, med.
                IHSH-185, large
                IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                • AlexA
                  Alex
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                  @UnTucked:

                  Yeah, I'm REALLY stewing on this purchase… I want them, but I'm REALLY "afraid" to screw this up, lol

                  Don't screw them up then  😃

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                  • UnTuckedU
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                    You know I'm the "boil 'em, and dry 'em over a fire pit" guy, lol

                    In search of:
                    IHV-04, med.
                    IHSH-185, large
                    IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                    • AlexA
                      Alex
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                      Try a different denim, then  😉

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                      • neph93N
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                        @ionlybuy18ozplus:

                        So it looks like my tag is 31 (waist 31.5") but my fear is that it will shrink too much after first soak and I can't enjoy wearing them 😞

                        As long as you do what it says on the packet you’ll be fine. My experience is that UHR is not difficult to stretch in the waist after the first shrinkage. It isn’t as uncomfortable or testing a process as the 25oz for example.

                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                        • Dame Vera Lynn
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                        • SamS
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                          Yellow Arc version

                          Insta - @braveinthefaceoflasers

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                            Insta - @braveinthefaceoflasers

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                            • C
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                              Does this batch measure more or less the same as the earlier one or is the measurements table likely to get updated? Glad I waited for the yellow arcs, really liking the looks.

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                              • AlexA
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                                @Crit_Obs:

                                Does this batch measure more or less the same as the earlier one or is the measurements table likely to get updated? Glad I waited for the yellow arcs, really liking the looks.

                                Yes, if it differed it would have a separate chart  🙂

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                                • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                  I own plenty of pairs of Iron Heart jeans and a few other Japanese brands. About 15, I think. Of all of them I really appreciate how well this denim stacks and fades fast….

                                  …And how well these fit. This is the first pair I own that I have been wearing without a belt and they stay up. They are very snug in the knee and top block at first, but loosen up to fit perfectly after 2 weeks. And they don't crowd my nuts, and my butt crack doesn't show when I sit. They are quite perfect. Perfect enough that I haven't worn my overalls in over 2 weeks...

                                  I feel like I have been missing out that I've gone the past year letting them sit in the closet. Also the denim gets very silky soft after 2 weeks. I wrote them off at first because my 177 CPO seemed heavier at first… but I think I was mistaken because the denim is quite heavy, but not as thick. But it seems to have gotten beefier after wearing them for a while. They are really great. Thanks a lot guys!

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                                  • M
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                                    I've had the joy to own and put time into 666-uhr's for a year, sadly squats killed their wear time; but I picked them out of the closet last night to try them on and compare them to the UHR from this batch.  (barely got into them…)

                                    But one thing stood out; The touch factor on those older UHR denim is amazing - it definitely felt thicker than the 23oz from this latest batch.

                                    Has anyone else compared the two UHR's side by side?

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                                    • DionD
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                                      They do feel slightly different than the first UHR. I'd say the old batch had a richer texture and did feel slightly thicker but as G mentioned several times every run even of the same denim behaves differently. It's still a gorgeous denim nonetheless.

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        It's the same warp and weft as we have always used for this denim, just a different (but same make and model) loom….

                                        "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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                                        • ROmanR
                                          ROman
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                                          I have 1955 UHR, Beatle buster UHR, and 888 UHR. They all feel the same to me. Which is great.

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                                          • M
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                                            Well that's good that everyone doesn't see a difference.  My history is mostly with the 666 cuts; but I just can't get used to the way the upper block settles on my frame.  I am sure most of it is in the fact that the denim hasn't settled yet.

                                            My 888-uhr's have about 5 months of wear on them; office time, kid time, getting tacked by my Doberman time, and they just got their 3rd wash yesterday.  My dog gave me a hug after running through wet grass that I just got done getting watered.  ::)

                                            So regarding fit, I hope this last wash helps; the 666-uhr's are my all-time favorite but they kept on shrinking and shrinking and now they are just too tight on my thighs.  The 888's that I'm wearing now just haven't felt that same "it" factor, yet…

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