IH-634-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo/Black
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Thanks Sabergirl, there's some good points there. I'm probably just suffering from analysis paralysis
The waist on XHS will end up about on or just over published measurements after shrinkage and stretch has happened. I’d say a W35 is you best bet.
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Approximately four months of daily wear, one cold soak, and one wash at 30C…
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Alex they are coming into their own pretty quickly !
IB will be my next pair–-not sure which cut yet. I only have the 666S-21s so far, but I love this cut so much im still not sure what to try next -
Coming along nicely .
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The color of these is pretty unbelievable
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That comes from them trying to contain my ginormous child bearing hips and me sweating my ass off in these I think
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These look super cool ! I think my next pair of 25oz is going to be the xhsib.
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You won't be disappointed chef's kiss
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They look amazing and the Filthy monster cuff looks good too [emoji109]
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Thanks a lot pal
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Thanks, I put more, better pictures in the evo thread if you want to see https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=104.msg670184#msg670184
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Great fit
Don't forget the post wash photos ! @bucheron -
I have been wearing these constantly since the wash and they are fading like crazy.
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@Filthy dude seeing the way your 634 fades is making me want to try this cut out…I have the XHSib in 555 and I can barely squeeze into them anymore
But honestly I think if I size up and choose a loose cut like this would be fun as f to fade.Either 634 or the 888...but what I dig about the 634 are the big chonky cuff option/larger leg opening.
Anyways, fades are looking awesome man. One of my favorite faded examples of this denim.
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Thanks, I have the 888 cut in this denim too. It's a lot tighter in the knee so the combs would develop faster. I kind of cheated with this pair by wearing them wet behind the knees and using starch. The 634 is a comfortable cut and the 888 is pretty comfortable too. But the leg opening is a lot smaller. The 888 is like the 634 and 555 mated.
This is the longest period of time I have ever worn a single pair of jeans. So I am looking forward to completley destroying this pair. The only problem is I am losing weight and they are getting pretty roomy now. So eventually I will have to look into going back to my 888 or a different cut or a smaller size. Believe it or not 5 years ago I fit in a size 33 555. I still have them and cringe when I think about it. When I was younger I used to wear women's jeans to get a fit that was that tight on me
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@Filthy:
Thanks, I have the 888 cut in this denim too. It's a lot tighter in the knee so the combs would develop faster. I kind of cheated with this pair by wearing them wet behind the knees and using starch. The 634 is a comfortable cut and the 888 is pretty comfortable too. But the leg opening is a lot smaller. The 888 is like the 634 and 555 mated.
This is the longest period of time I have ever worn a single pair of jeans. So I am looking forward to completley destroying this pair. The only problem is I am losing weight and they are getting pretty roomy now. So eventually I will have to look into going back to my 888 or a different cut or a smaller size. Believe it or not 5 years ago I fit in a size 33 555. I still have them and cringe when I think about it. When I was younger I used to wear women's jeans to get a fit that was that tight on me
I've heard of starching denim before, but have not looked much into it. Did you only starch the back of the knees or the whole pair? It's like a coating mixture of corn starch and water, correct? Or?
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@oaktavia after I washed them when they were still damp, and inside out, I sprayed the backs of the knee with some Heavy Niagra in a can.
https://www.amazon.com/NIAGARA-Heavy-Starch-20-Pack/dp/B06XC5Q32JThen when the jeans were dry and I turned them right side out, I wet the backs of the knee again with a spray bottle of tap water. Then wear them until dry. I did this like 5 times that week until they were really set in. Each time you put them on spray them with water.
Don't put the starch on the outside of the legs because it will leave white marks and flake off. Please lmk if you have any questions. Oh by the way I did not soak or wash these jeans, for like 6 months they were dry, before they saw any water and then I would only hand wash them. It wasn't until I had 14 months on them that I decided to cold wash them in my front loader on gentle with no spin…
This is because they use a sizing material and it makes the jeans stiff, and each time you wash them or soak them this gets removed and the denim get more pliable. Because the 634 is so loose on the knee the combs don't set in as easy as if the jeans were really tight- hence why I cheated.
This topic is kind of controversial and people say "just wear your damn jeans" and just "wash your jeans...". But I have gotten less than desirable results by doing this with like 6 or so pairs of 25 oz denim. So the point is to do what you want with them because they are yours.
There was a guy named Swiss Jeans Freak aka Jeansus who owns the Swiss jeans museum of heaviest fadings, that had the most epic pair of 25 XHS I've ever seen who never washed them for like 3 years. I can't do this, like I think its gross. So I have been trying to find a balance of no water, some water, only cold soaks, and washing. I wrote a detailed article here a long time ago about how I would only hand wash my jeans. But now I kind of gave up caring, but at the same time I wanted this pair to have high contrast fades.
️Swissjeansfreak's XHS https://www.heddels.com/2015/09/fade-friday-iron-heart-25oz-mega-beatle-buster-2-years-3-months-0-washes/
Article I wrote about washing https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9785.msg486458#msg486458
Ask 50 people about what they do and you'll get 50 different answers. Like the guy who won the fading competition named Fanya here wore his jeans and "washed them in the shower" while wearing them. Like I couldn't do that either. It'd be a huge mess. So I'll just do what I am doing.
