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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

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

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    • spitfiredealerS
      spitfiredealer
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      look good mate. They are at a lovely point of the fading process

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      • neph93N
        neph93
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        @spitfiredealer:

        look good mate. They are at a lovely point of the fading process

        Cheers… I’m really enjoying them. On the one hand I’ll miss the UHR, on the other I’m glad to have a pair that I’ll be enjoying for a long time to come. I won’t miss the break in either.

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

        • Virginia Woolf
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        • Paul9221P
          Paul9221
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          These are brilliant!

          It seems like everyone who wanted these has already gotten them but just in case it helps, here are my pre/post-soak/wash/dry measurements:

          pre-soak

          • waist: 32.0"

          • thigh: 12.75"

          • inseam: 36.75"

          post-cold-soak/warm-wash/dry/warm-wash/dry

          • waist: 31.2"

          • thigh: 12.6"

          • inseam: 35.8"

          post-really-hot-soak/dry

          • waist: 31.2"

          • thigh: 12.4"

          • inseam: 36.0"

          Blanket-line all the things!!!

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          • D
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            Ok, so I copped a pair of 888 UHRs in 31, but I've just started breaking in a pair of 21oz 888 in size 30 and I am starting to second-guess my decision to go one size up for the UHR. The waist on the UHRs is certainly snug, and I am under the impression that the UHRs don't give and stretch as much as the 21oz fabric.

            UHRs are sold out, so it's not like I'm going to find a size 30 any time soon, just trying to decide if I should put these on the market before I put much wear on them.

            What's the consensus out there, did you size one up or stay with your 888 21oz size?

            I will say, after a wash the size 31 UHR waist seems just about as snug as the size 30 21oz waist…but the top block of the UHR still seems roomier. I do want to make them work.

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            • ?
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              I'll buy em from ya

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              • neph93N
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                @dreigh:

                I will say, after a wash the size 31 UHR waist seems just about as snug as the size 30 21oz waist…but the top block of the UHR still seems roomier. I do want to make them work.

                There are variations between iterations caused by a number of things. The 888-UHR were the very first iteration of the 888 and arguably closer to the original fit concept. In addition, UHR iterations do tend to be looser in the top block and wider in the thigh than other iterations.

                I got my pair early and they are as you describe. Tighter in the waist, roomier in the top block. My subsequent 888’s have been downsized.

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

                • Virginia Woolf
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                  @neph93 Ahhh, that is some great insight! Thank you for the education!

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                  • M
                    Mnbiker
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                    After ever so slowly wearing these, I'm finally at a point where they are well fitting again. Partially because I washed them too hot and also added weight…its on again....but wearing these reminds me if just how GOOD the UHR denim is. Is it completely dead, never ever able to come back?

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                    • neph93N
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                      I would love to see it come back again. Been wearing mine a lot this winter and they’ve now gone past my UHR beetle busters in terms of wear. The denim just gets better and better.

                      I can’t quite remember the exact reasons for the denim going extinct. But it isn’t like you can pop down to your local fabric manufacturer and say «make this». If the factory that made UHR is closed or that specific loom doesn’t work anymore then you just can’t make it the same way. It wouldn’t be UHR.

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

                      • Virginia Woolf
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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        I think that Haraki was not keen on making it any longer and I thought it had run its course, so I did not disagree….

                        "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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                        • neph93N
                          neph93
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                          Washing some jeans given the good drying weather. IH-888-UHR with somewhere around 150 days of wear. Three or four washes. Not really considered work jeans yet and I forgot I was wearing them when I changed tires on the car and have oil smears everywhere. Still not really considered work jeans [emoji1]

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

                          • Virginia Woolf
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                          • neph93N
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                            I was digging out cars from the epic snow that fell last night (and is still falling)… When I came in I noticed how nice the back side of my UHR’s were looking.

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

                            • Virginia Woolf
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                            • ROmanR
                              ROman
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                              IMO, you can't beat the wear , fade, evo on UHR. They look great.

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                              • neph93N
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                                @ROman:

                                IMO, you can't beat the wear , fade, evo on UHR. They look great.

                                Agreed, I was thinking the same. Pretty happy about that denim coming back.

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

                                • Virginia Woolf
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                                • mikebarhootM
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                                  what is this you speak of Ruben!?!  somehow ive missed the memo. 😕

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    @mikebarhoot:

                                    what is this you speak of Ruben!?!  somehow ive missed the memo. 😕

                                    There are four denims coming this year that are either re-runs of earlier denims or totally new denims. The UHR and selvedge 21oz superblack are the former, a 17oz raw denim and 16oz slub denim are the latter. Deets (such as they are) in the "Samples" thread.

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

                                    • Virginia Woolf
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                                    • mikebarhootM
                                      mikebarhoot
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                                      on it. thanks Sir!

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                                        I did some yard work in them. So I figured they could use a wash.

                                        Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

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                                        • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                          I can't remember how much wear time I have on these. Like under a year. Zero washes.

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                                          • Zein1505Z
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                                            I really like the 888 fit and this is the most used jeans all day long ! I think it would be great to make the UHR with more slub yarn to create unique fabrics 😉 @Giles

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