IH-888S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo

[A Former User]

@jerkules i was at this point till the autism of my partner couldn’t take it anymore.. she fixed all the numbers

[EdH]

Quick, someone post a picture of them in their 888S and get the thread back on track!

[A Former User]

[goosehd]

…hey did you get that email that I sent you…you know the changes to your (mortgage terms, insurance premiums, etc…)

[A Former User]

@goosehd it’s lost.. within my 24546 other emails

[Matt]

Guys… c’mon.

I even ready my junk mail to get rid of those numbers. This is absolute chaos.

[seawolf]

Okay, so I spotted some Iron Heart jeans at a Super Bowl party yesterday, and said to the guy "it's not often that I see Iron Heart in the wild. Nice jeans. Are the 888s?" He replied, "yeah 21oz 888." I'm kind of surprised that it didn't even register with him that I guessed the cut. I didn't want to sound super nerdy, so I didn't mention that I knew they were 21oz by looking at them, so I just let it be.

[drewfonse]

@seawolf

I saw a pair of IH walking around where I work, not a co worker, and I almost said something. But then people would have discovered my obsession. Chose not to, haha.

You should have just asked him to stand still so you could check out his honeycombs. Loudly.

Not awkward.

He had great taste, though. 888 21s may be the GOAT.

[Karol]

This oversized IH-888S-21 is my most worn IH jeans. They feel like sweatpants. Washed many times at 60 degrees and twice at 95 degrees Celsius (in effort to shrink them as much as possible).

[Karol]

[Transporter]

@Karol How much shrinkage did you get in the inseam?

[drewfonse]

I’m continually amazed at how soft and comfortable these are. Right away, and then increasingly so. Remarkable denim, and the last pair I’d give up of my IHs if I had to.

So much more comfortable and snazzy looking than comparable weight denim from Samurai, Oni, etc etc.

[drewfonse]

A terrible photo of my beloved 21 888s and one of my beloved Aria. These jeans are something else. Probably 30 wears.

They look amazing and are really comfortable. Wish I had known about IH 5 years ago before I wasted money on inferior denim. Oh well.

[Yoprst]

Being on the verge of buying the flagman 21oz I'm still in doubts regarding it's real colour once faded. The pictures tell inconsistent stories and I've already went through tons of them. I decided to go another way around asking you my friends if the colour of those 21oz faded is anywhere close to this on the pics of my 18oz?

[weftyarn]

I don’t personally own the 18Oz but from what I see on the pictures it looks considerably different than the 21Oz.
From what I experienced, 21Oz shows less contrast and less “inky” blues. It’s a bit more muted, more “vintage”. That’s how I would describe it..

Your 18Oz remind me more of what I see on my UHRs

Here’s two more recent pics that show the character of the 21Oz quite well imo.
But of course it also depends on how you wear them and what your washing routine is

21Oz after 300+ wear days and 10+ machine washes

next to my UHRs

[Yoprst]

@weftyarn Thanx for your prompt reply. Your description turned out to be quite close to my suspicions and your pics confirmed it even more

At least now I know which pictures were lying me and which told me the naked truth.

As to the way of wearing/washing habits it's all understandable, the question was about colour/tones/hues and you've answered it quite clear. Thanx again

[weftyarn]

You’re welcome @Yoprst glad I could help!

[DeeDee85]

@weftyarn they look so incredibly soft!

[weftyarn]

they are!

[drewfonse]

@weftyarn

Beautiful! Can’t wait to have a super broken in pair like that. Work in progress.