The Evolution of Iron Heart

[MQR]

666XHS, 1 year-ish, 2 wash

[Oaktavia]

@MQR AWESOME!

[Mizmazzle]

XHS 888
~ 392 wears and 5 washes
Curious about the fraying around the hem. They never drag under my shoe. Would only rub against the back of my boot. I guess the heel stay is causing this fraying?

[Denman John]

@Mizmazzle Those look freakin’ amazing and the fraying only adds character ~ wear them in good health!

[SKT]

@Mizmazzle they do look awesome. I think it’s a by product of the heavier weight denim in general. My UHR’s have done the same thing. Lighter weights not as bad.

[Mizmazzle]

@Denman-John @SKT
Thanks gents. Sean, I think you’re right about the heavies fraying easier. My XHSbb are fraying in the same area pretty bad too. I love these so much I want them to last as long as possible.

Side note: my 21oz ODs are well on their way to frayed AF as well.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Mizmazzle looking good that’s a lot of wear. All mine have started fraying there from walking around with no shoes. Nothing wrong there!

[GraemeE]

@Mizmazzle dude you have to cut back on those sassy walks......

[Mizmazzle]

@GraemeE

[weftyarn]

888 Family

[Oaktavia]

50 wears 10 washes

[Oaktavia]

I think this miiight be my largest dump yet...stoked on this evo.

Type 1: 19oz Indigo/Grey
Type 2: 16oz Indigo Slubby

Each at 151 wears & 4 washes.

[aksu]

22oz pronto before repairs

[Oaktavia]

@aksu ooo yeah those look sick!

[Daniel San]

my 22oz at the moment, fast pic at work
they fade pretty slow but look fantastic, those different kinds of blue and the brown shining through make this denim so unique 🥰

[Mister_Brue]

@Oaktavia Brims a poppin’!

[Oaktavia]

@Mister_Brue said in The Evolution of Iron Heart:

@Oaktavia Brims a poppin’!

Yeah man! It's so fun having a hat to fade. When it's IH it's like no other. Nothing even comes close to this level of excellence.

[tody]

@Mister_Brue How's your hat coming along?

[Mister_Brue]

@tody I had it on today for a while, but it still looks the same at the moment.

[Giles]

OG Wabash and the not-quite-so-OG Wabash....

The 12oz Wabash we used for the IH-811's was different from all Wabash we have subsequently used. It did not hold it's indigo as well as H liked, so he post-weave overdyed it with a very weak sulphur dye in an attempt to retard the fading progress. He was still not happy with the end result, so he went back to square one and developed a new Wabash which was introduced in the IH-814's.

IH-814 on the left and IH-811 on the right (I chopped them into shorts when I blew the knees).......