IH-634S-18 - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo
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I hope that happens. This is my favorite IH denim so far pending the outcomes of a couple on rotation.
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This is my favorite denim I’ve ever worn, perfect weight to wear year round.
Here’s a quick picture of my pair, probably 6-7 months of effective wear and washed/dried pretty frequently. Starting to lighten up pretty quickly in the last month or so.
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nice @october rust While I wouldn't say this denim is "under the afar", I feel like it is under-appreciated when compared to the more iconic fabrics.
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These are IH's 'dark horse denim' for sure!
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This is my favorite IH denim. 777N could top it the way it's going, but the 18oz is a masterpiece.
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Thanks @neph93! And I completely agree. The pair of vintage 666’s that Giles broke in is my favorite pair of Iron Hearts I’ve ever seen.
Really liking how these look after a fresh wash. Maybe cheating, but I threw about 3/4 a cup of bleach in with a wash and I feel it really lightened things up and has them on their way to looking like one of my favorite old pairs of 501’s. I have a pair of 20th Anniversary 643’s I’m excited to wear but I can’t turn away from these!
Iirc, the bottom pair is unwashed for comparison purposes
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@october-rust said in IH-634S-18 - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo:
Thanks @neph93! And I completely agree. The pair of vintage 666’s that Giles broke in is my favorite pair of Iron Hearts I’ve ever seen.
Me too!
Just been lucky enough to pick up a pair of vintage 555s from the marketplace that I plan to use as my summer jeans for the next few years, with regular washes in the hope of capturing the magic of Giles' pair...
I also plan on adding a lil bleach to speed things up, as I got this pair for a steal and wanna do something wild to differentiate this pair from my other indigo jeans
“𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”
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@T4920 Good luck! If your washer has the small bleach dispenser it makes it pretty fool proof. I started with 3/4 cup of bleach and got noticeable, but still pretty subtle results, with the last wash I think I went up to 2.5 cups and it lightened them up quite a bit more. I used the scraps from my hem as a tester first just to make sure I had everything dialed in.
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@T4920 very interested to see how this goes. I‘ve been thinking of bleaching my IHSH-33 for a while, but been nervous.
@october-rust does your machine have a specific bleach dispenser? Mine doesn’t, but I’m thinking I could use the detergent dispenser. Also, is there a specific bleach you used?
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@jerkules yeah, mine does have a specific bleach dispenser- it might be a US washer thing? But I’d assume a detergent dispenser would work the same. Again, (obviously) just test on something else first! I used Clorox bleach but I think you’d be fine with anything.
I’ll post better pictures tomorrow, they’ve taken a backseat to a couple other pairs, but I’m really happy with how they’re looking.
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Thanks @october-rust , will test on an old shirt before I attempt it on my 33.
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As promised here's some daylight pics of my pair. I probably won't give them much more bleach as I'm happy with the color they've faded to, but I can't wait to see them with more wear.
