IH-634-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo/Black

[Mizmazzle]

@catdad1 oh I have no doubt. I tried em on when I first got them and was instant love!!

I played it safe on waiting for the hem. Wish I would have just trusted my instincts and went for the hem in Gos. Now I gotta take em to my local shop. No biggie. A bit of waiting and a bit more $$ …it’s the waiting that’s a killer. I want to start bleeding now!!

[catdad1]

I forgot to share earlier. Once they were fully dried in the morning, I staged them to spook my wife before work. She was more annoyed than spooked. Funny regardless.

[Mizmazzle]

We as husbands have a responsibility to annoy our wives when the opportunity presents itself.

[Kasi]

Wives look like they over powered you lot

[FlavourFade]

@catdad1 my pair is awaiting hemming in a chainstitch tailor shop because I also wanted to try If the 634 is for me as a mainly 555 guy before. Looking forward to f* up the back of my knees, I remember when I broke in my 555s-19L I even bled a little

[anodyne]

Delivered this AM. Soaked and dried outside for a bit. Wearing them a bit damp now. I didn't measure prior to soak/air dry, but hem by IH worked out to be perfect. So good ... should have bought a 2nd pair.

[Mizmazzle]

If it’s any use to anyone I did some pre soak and wash measurements and then post soak, wash, and hang dry measurements:

Presoak/ machine wash (warm/warm)

Waist: 33”
Thigh: 12 3/4”
Knee: 9 1/4”
Hem: 8 3/4”
R. Rise: 15”
F. Rise: 10 3/4”
Length: 36 3/8”

Post wash

Waist: 32.5”
Thigh: 12.5”
Knee: 9”
Hem: 8 3/4”
R. Rise: 14 3/4”
F. Rise: 10 3/4”
Length: 35 1/8”

[Go For Chill]

@Mizmazzle
Perchance, did you happen to perchance take any before/after fit pics, perchance?

[Mizmazzle]

@Go-For-Chill I took a couple shitty Prewash fit pics. I’ll get some post wash ones up soon.

[Kasi]

need hemmig mate.

[Mizmazzle]

@Kasi Yup! Taking them in tomorrow.

[Subprime]

Holy f***. I haven’t had a pair of jeans hit like this since I first tried the 21oz years ago, truly a gateway drug. Glad I sized up one, thighs feel good, waist feels good.

Before and after first wash.

[ZackB]

Looking good dudes @Mizmazzle @Subprime

[Mizmazzle]

I had a really fun experience with my jeans yesterday. Was planning to take them to my local denim retailer to have them hemmed but found out they won’t chain stitch 25oz. Was pretty bummed. But that led me down a rabbit hole and ended up being introduced to a local guy who is equal parts denim pattern maker, machinist, and vintage sewing machine collector and sewer. He told me to come in right away and I got to check out his incredible workshop filled within insane vintage sewing machines and machinists tools. Super cool dude and crazy knowledge of denim history and machines. He repairs all the union specials in the Denver area and bro knows his shit. After shooting the shit and watching the man work, I walked out of there a couple hours later with my jeans hemmed up to perfection!! Very cool, underground denim scene experience right in my home town I didn’t even know existed.

The finished product. Walking Carl this morning.

[Giles]

Nic e IH banner

Does he do mail-ins? If so, we should add him here:

https://forum.ironheart.co.uk/topic/3340/chain-stitching-and-repairs?_=1766506781771

[Larkens]

@Mizmazzle amazing story and better pictures! Was meant to be man. Must be great, to find someone like him.

Oh, and the end result looks great

[pechelman]

@Mizmazzle those are looking ace post water and hem! Curious who this guy/shop is as well so I can send some friends there too. Congrats and enjoy! Hope you love XHSib.

[ZackB]

@Mizmazzle awesome man, they already have a backstory before the first wear. They look great and hopefully you’ve found a tailor for life.

[tvaillant75]

@Mizmazzle Looking great man, and what a backstory

Looking forward to seeing the evo in the coming weeks / months as I commit to mine also.

[Mizmazzle]

@giles I’m gonna reach out to him and see if he does do mail ins.