• Home
    • Recent
    • Calendar
    • Register
    • Login
    Iron Heart Forum
    Iron Heart Forum

    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    IH-634S-B - 21oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Overdyed Indigo

    Bottoms
    251
    1.7k
    734.9k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • Max PowerM
      Max Power
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined:

      Thanks for clarifying. Thought so, too, but still it is sometimes hard to believe, as they fade much more grey than blue. Like I would expect from the SBG. But, on the other hand, that makes sense, as the indigo might be dyed black and the inner white fibre comes through.

      @elclintor:

      > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • GilesG
        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined:

        Garment dying ( which is the 634s to 634s-b process) dyes the yarn to the core…

        "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 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • derivative666D
          derivative666
          Joined:

          Received my 634S-B last week. I am obsessed with the buttons.

          "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • Max PowerM
            Max Power
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined:

            why with the buttons?

            @elclintor:

            > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • derivative666D
              derivative666
              Joined:

              I love the tarnish on them. These also feel much less stiff then when I got my 634S.

              "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • barunB
                barun
                Banned
                Joined:

                Has anybody seen a pair of these with extensive fading other than Max Powers' pair?

                The black dye seems to "stick" to the sanforized denim better than the raw so as they fade, they don't expose as much blue but rather grey/white from the core warp/weft.  I could be very wrong but has anyone else noticed any difference between any of the overdyed sanforized vs. raw denim?

                There is also the chance that I am completely over analyzing this…

                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • madmondayM
                  madmonday
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined:

                  i don't want to start anything, but calling any overdyed garment "raw" is just off.

                  please humor me & follow my reasoning.

                  when the denim is given the dye bath its being soaked & heated & that "raw" is no more.  that's why all the shrinkage is out & you just purchase, hem to appropriate length, & wear.  now i think you might be noticing differences in different denims & the way they react to the overdye process . . . but i'm not touching that since i really haven't worn overdyed enough to comment on its properties.

                  of course that could just be an oversimplification of the entire ordeal. . .

                  *raw OD you can look at the OD666s or the ODSEXIH collabs

                  head high, middle finger higher

                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • barunB
                    barun
                    Banned
                    Joined:

                    you are correct sir.  I should have said "unsanforized" rather than raw.  AND, i should have clarified; although the denim has been overdyed, its not being sanforized will still leave the denim a little rougher than the sanforized 21oz standard IH denim.

                    My question is really about how the dye takes to and wears off of the rougher, unsanforized denim vs. the sanforized denim of the 634s-B.  The reason I bring this up is because I have been looking at the jeans you mentioned (Beatle's 07BK's and Finns 666OD in particular) and there seems to be a lot more blue coming through rather than on Max Powers amazing 634s-B or even my own pair.

                    It could be the fact that Finn and Beats are great photographers and capture something in their pictures that nobody else has or the denim takes and "releases" the dye differently due to the process of making the denim.  I hope with Mondays help, my question has become clearer…

                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • madmondayM
                      madmonday
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined:

                      have a feeling this is going to be a complicated answer  🙂

                      head high, middle finger higher

                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • barunB
                        barun
                        Banned
                        Joined:

                        I just hope it doesn't turn into another 301 selvage line showing/not showing convos

                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • madmondayM
                          madmonday
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined:

                          i think we are safe from that, hahahahahahahaha, actually let's see who else chimes in  😶

                          head high, middle finger higher

                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • GilesG
                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined:

                            Me here.

                            My assumption is that the 18 and 19oz denims are much slubbier than the 21oz, hence the different fading characteristics.

                            "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 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • Max PowerM
                              Max Power
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined:

                              What I experienced on my pair (thanks for the kind words, btw) was, that they first fade to a light blue hue, but once that's gone they turn to a greyish colour. Of course, in reality and sunlight they appear still blue in some places. And I also thought, that they would take forever to fade, but in fact, it was pretty fast. Dunno why, but you may have noticed, that their fit is rather tight on me which may help fades.

                              I'll try to take some good evo pics later, ok?

                              @elclintor:

                              > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

                              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • Max PowerM
                                Max Power
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined:

                                Alright, here we go:634 S-B, 8 months in, no wash, patch oiled twice. Traintracks coming. I love them, just wish I would have taken a 33 waist.









                                @elclintor:

                                > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

                                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • Max PowerM
                                  Max Power
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined:

                                  That was after two months; like I said, more blue than nowadays.

                                  You can also see the stitching loosing the overdye.

                                  @elclintor:

                                  > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

                                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • kit99barK
                                    kit99bar
                                    Joined:

                                    thank you for the great shots Max, they definitely are showing their blue 🙂

                                    RAWWAR 2012!

                                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • equinox_66E
                                      equinox_66
                                      Joined:

                                      insane!

                                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • barunB
                                        barun
                                        Banned
                                        Joined:

                                        Those are incredible.

                                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • pookguyP
                                          pookguy
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined:

                                          If I were to throw these in the wash, would they get bluer?

                                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • barunB
                                            barun
                                            Banned
                                            Joined:

                                            nope

                                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright Iron Heart 2025.