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IH-555-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo/Black

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    Jcaz6996
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    Joined: 11 Sept 2020

    Look great @Lowlander 👏

    IG : @luvthefades

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      Jett129
      見習いボス
      Joined: 17 Aug 2011

      Those look awesome! You should easily make it to 500 wears.

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        Lowlander
        Haraki san Expert
        Joined: 4 Oct 2019

        Cheers @Jcaz6996 @Jett129

        @Jett129:

        You should easily make it to 500 wears.

        Yes I think so too! They're still in pretty good shape. Just some cosmetic DIY repair here and there, but nothing structural yet. Actually, I'd really like to try and wear these at least a 1000 times. But I'm taking my time. These have been in rotation for 2.5 years now.

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          b1lf
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 30 Jul 2020

          Anyone with experience with both the Indigo x Black: 21oz and 25oz?

          Or at least any comparisons between the 21oz and 25oz material.
          It's probably obvious the 21oz is easier to break in and breaths better… any other considerations?

          Is the 25oz wearable in SoCal (California) or is that just the 'wrong' pair?

          Edit: I have 888-21oz and find them very wearable here. I'm curious if the 25oz feels substantially "nicer" or what they extra weight translates to, from an daily life/owner perspective.

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            Does this look okay? It’s like it’s not correctly stitched through those 3 loops.

            last edited by 29 Sept 2022, 06:32 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              neph93
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              Joined: 18 Aug 2014

              Looks good to me. I think that is just the crossover/knot that fastens the chain stitch.

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

              • Virginia Woolf
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                neph93
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                Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                @b1lf:

                Edit: I have 888-21oz and find them very wearable here. I'm curious if the 25oz feels substantially "nicer" or what they extra weight translates to, from an daily life/owner perspective.

                Apologies for a late reply.

                The 21oz and 25oz simply different denims with different weaves/dyeing processes. “Nicer” is subjective.

                I love them both for their varying individual qualities. As well as the differences you mention, fading is especially different, the 25oz fading quicker and with much greater contrast. The break in is wildly different. More so than the extra weight would imply, with the 25oz being quite heavy and stiff and generally more restrictive than the 21oz, at least at the beginning. Over time and with wear they go through an enormous transition to heavy but very soft. The 25oz is more of a journey.

                As for SoCal temps, again what is wearable is subjective. Some folks wear UHR, IH’s warmest denim in 90F. I wouldn’t. I wouldn’t wear 25oz at the height of my summer, however I live in Northern Europe and we have defined seasons, so I have a good reason to own varying weights. 25oz is a three season denim, 21oz a four season denim. Objectively, you will notice they are much warmer on the legs than 21oz.

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

                • Virginia Woolf
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                  Jett129
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                  Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                  @b1lf I have both 21 and 25OZ in the Indigo/Black Denims,and after wearing the 25 the 21OZ feels lighter than it actually is. I’m in the NYC area and I couldn’t wear the 25OZ in the Summer,but have no problem with the 21OZ. Both really great denims.

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                    Lowlander
                    Haraki san Expert
                    Joined: 4 Oct 2019

                    Feels great to break these out again after a long summer.

                    last edited by 11 Nov 2022, 13:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Oaktavia
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                      Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                      Brilliant!

                      IG: electricindigowizard

                      "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                      WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                        spaniarddh
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 18 Apr 2021

                        [mention]Lowlander [/mention] fade madness!! [emoji15][emoji15]

                        “A cada época la salva un puñado de hombres que tienen el coraje de ser inactuales” G.K. Chesterton.

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                          the246guy
                          Haraki san Prodigy
                          Joined: 8 May 2016

                          @Lowlander I hope to catch up with your fades on my 666 XHSiB. Those are insane. Did you change your boots? I remember you always rocking your Iron Rangers. Great to see you again!

                          IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
                          IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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                            Lowlander
                            Haraki san Expert
                            Joined: 4 Oct 2019

                            Thanks! 🙂 @Oaktavia @spaniarddh @the246guy

                            I've been here, 246guy, but it's true I've been lurking more than posting!

                            How are your 666-XHSib coming along?

                            Yes, I did get a new pair of boots! Well spotted. My custum built Wesco Jobmasters arrived in August. I'm very happy with them, but I still wear my Iron Rangers too.

                            Here are the Wescos:

                            last edited by 12 Nov 2022, 15:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              the246guy
                              Haraki san Prodigy
                              Joined: 8 May 2016

                              @Lowlander That is a lot of leather on those boots. Looks well made. I have been juggling my XHSiB with the UHR. Actually my XHSiB was my competition pair and I guess I'm way way behind it as the UHR came along and I could not take them off for the XHSiB. I will soon post some pictures of it.

                              IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
                              IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

                              last edited by 12 Nov 2022, 18:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • ?
                                A Former User
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                                Those xhsib look amazing!

                                last edited by 12 Nov 2022, 18:24 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Gothxjock
                                  Joined: 27 Oct 2022

                                  Hi all,

                                  I am curious if anyone that owns these also has the XHSBB and the regular XHS?

                                  If so, do these feel stiff and thick and heavy like the BB or light and soft like the regular XHS?

                                  last edited by 20 Nov 2022, 15:23 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Jett129
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                                    Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                    That’s a really good question,and I happen to own all three. While they all initially feel a little different, they will all eventually soften up and be really comfortable. While their all 25OZ I would have to say that the Indigo/Black feel heaviest,then the XHS and then the BB25OZ. They all feel thick,and I can’t honestly say one feels thicker than the others. My observations about the weight are really minimal,and probably splitting hairs.I’m sure if you asked 10 different people you’d get 10 different answers.

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                                      Gothxjock
                                      Joined: 27 Oct 2022

                                      @Jett129 yeah, so far it’s 2 for 2 on different answers, as imo the regular XHS pair is so much lighter and thinner I had to email IHUK asking if I had a mislabeled pair, they just feel like normal jeans to me.

                                      last edited by 20 Nov 2022, 17:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Jett129
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                                        Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                        I have a pair of the OG 777XHS and a pair of the Pronto XHS and the Prontos definitely feel slightly lighter,and I’m not the only one that said that at the time they came out. If you took 10 barrels of bourbon from the same spot in the same warehouse they would all have slightly different taste characteristics. I think it would be foolish not to expect some,slight,differences in the production of the denim. I have 5 different pairs of 25OZ denim and they’re all different, but all definitely feel heavier than any 21OZ denim I have.

                                        last edited by 20 Nov 2022, 17:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          The denim used in all variants of XHS is exactly the same weight, the same warp and weft yarns are used in all types.  Dying the yarn changes its characteristics and makes it considerably crunchier/stiff than the undyed yarn.  Thus a denim woven with both yarns being dyed will feel, crunchier and stiffer than a denim with an undyed weft….

                                          "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

                                          last edited by 20 Nov 2022, 18:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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