IH-634S-18 - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

[goosehd]

In my opinion, the top 3 summer denims are 16 slub, 17n, and 18oz. The 16 slub is probably the best for summer heat and breathability with the other two not far behind. The 17n and 18oz are my two favourite 3 season jeans and wear them from early spring to late fall, switching to the 21/23 UHR’s and 25oz for the winter.

As mentioned earlier, the fit plays a significant role in comfort with heat and humidity. Looser/baggier fits will feel more comfortable when the heat begins to climb.

Honest though, when it get’s hot and humid the shorts come out. I will wear jeans to a dinner, but as soon as I’m home the shorts are back on.

[Tago Mago]

@northsouthdenimguy 18oz is great for summer, 21oz imo is okay, depending on your subjective heat tolerance. 14oz despite being the lightest is too tightly woven to be a suitable summer denim for me. Tl,dr: go for 18oz. Great fades, too

[Gavin666]

@northsouthdenimguy I found the 21oz to way more breathable and wearable compared to 14oz in the summer. Broken twill 14oz unwearable until winter!

[northsouthdenimguy]

@Gavin666 @Tago-Mago

Thanks to both of you.

I’ve stayed away from the 14oz since that’s what I’ve heard. Plus, I didn’t want to make my embarrassingly large stash of lighter weight denim obsolete, like what’s already happened with most of my heavier stuff. I love IH, but it really messes me up when it comes to other brands. Just too damn good.

[wjw]

I have found my 14oz in 634 (loose fit) to be pretty comparable to my 21oz in 777 (tight fit) for heat tolerance.

Would love to hear more comparisons of the 17n and 18oz, especially in breathability. Seems like the 17N doesn't get a whole lot of love compared to the other jeans. I haven't seen them in person, but they remind me of the 14oz but slow to fade and better for summer. While the 18oz seems pretty unique with its texture.

[pechelman]

I forget which 17n cut thread has it, bit there was a good comparison between it and a few other denims. It might have been in the 777 thread but I honestly can't remember. Maybe one of the mods or crew knows where it is?

[GoodtimeJohnny]

@northsouthdenimguy “oh my god the 18 oz is soo much better”. But seriously do breathe better than slub or 14ozib’s so far last summer for me. I was hoping to keep wearing the XHS into may but it’s already 80 today from 40 last week

[AdamJ]

@pechelman do you mean a side by side of the denims? Or a run down of the differences? I had a look through the threads but nothing jumped out

[pechelman]

I think it was a description from a few folks. Maybe neph had a few posts. Regardless, I don't need it, this was in reply to wjw if he wanted to go find it. I know it's out there because at one point I was considering 17N vs 18 and stumbled on it.

[Damocles]

Coming soon?

[goosehd]

@pechelman This?

https://forum.ironheart.co.uk//post/411335

[Tago Mago]

@Damocles this was the latest 3 weeks ago

[pechelman]

@goosehd i dont think that was it. There were a few posts with very detailed prose that also included comparisons to 21oz.

[goosehd]

@pechelman Last crack at this: https://forum.ironheart.co.uk/topic/13722/toughest-iron-heart-denim-to-fade?_=1776266428070

Entire thread/discussion about 17n, 18oz., and 21oz.

[pechelman]

actually it's basically the whole 777N thread. Includes picture comparisons and everything. Happens all in the first ~60posts or so. Pretty sure this is what i was thinking about.

[wjw]

@goosehd great read. Thanks for the share

[wjw]

@pechelman thanks for helping point me in the right direction. Both 17n and 18v on list for one day. Seems like the 18v may be more suited for the heat with more breathability from what I gathered reading through various threads.