The Evolution of Iron Heart

[twin]

@Oaktavia Old & new side by side.

[Oaktavia]

@twin I'm going to start in my second pair of xhsib later this year but I grew out of and sold my last pair. Regret doing that now...

[Oaktavia]

My pair of 634XHS on the left and my buddy Brent's pair on of 888XHS on the right. Both around the same amount of wear. Mine look a little wider than usual in the photo as they were fresh from a wash.

[Mizmazzle]

Proof!!! XHS is king!!

[Tago Mago]

666-21 bought January 21, numerous washes, lots of wear
555-14 bought January 23, 3 or 4 washes, a lot less wear

[SKT]

@Tago-Mago the 21 fades so nicely. Love that first shot comparing the two

[Tago Mago]

@SKT thanks. I also have the 25 in the 777 cut and so far I’d 100% agree with your assessment. 21oz for me has the nicest fades. Too early to tell with the 14oz, will be interesting to see them develop

[SKT]

@Tago-Mago it’s taken me a while to get there, but I think I’m firmly in the “21 OG have the nicest fades” camp. It’s subjective of course but I really love how they keep slowly evolving. I’ve got some 777-21’s from 2019 that I’ll try to get some shots of and post this week.

[Mizmazzle]

It really seems the 21oz gives a classic, vintage style fade. I dig it!

[twin]

@Oaktavia Very nice fades on both pairs.

[SKT]

@Tago-Mago here is my pair of 777-21’s. I’ve had them since 2019 and they’ve been worn and washed a bunch. They’ll be needing repairs in the next year I think. I love ‘em.

[Daniel San]

for me the 21oz became my favorite over the years . wearable throughout the year and the softness and fades are exceptional awesome

[Tago Mago]

@SKT they look amazing, really love how the 21oz develops

[SKT]

@Tago-Mago thanks and I agree…they’re just hard to beat.

[october rust]

@SKT damn! As good as it gets. Those are awesome.

[GraemeE]

@SKT these look stellar.
You've been holding out on us.

[SKT]

@GraemeE ha…I guess I kind of was holding out. I think I always took the 21’s for granted, like they weren’t as “special” in the fading department as say, a pair of UHR’s or XHS’s. But I’ve come around and understand why the 21 is the flagship for a reason.

[Tago Mago]

777-XHS bought May 22
Infrequent wear until last October

[SKT]

@Tago-Mago daaammmnnn…those are looking fantastic

[Tago Mago]

@SKT thanks, I’m very happy with the evo over the course of last autumn/winter. For reference some pics from last September