IH-555-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo/Black

[grapefruit]

can anyone point out the difference between the XHS 555 indigo and XHS 555ib over time in terms of the fade?

[goosehd]

@grapefruit see here: https://ironheart.co.uk/collections/hall-of-fades

[moskiitto]

@grapefruit i think these are great references for that:

https://forum.ironheart.co.uk//post/707407

https://forum.ironheart.co.uk//post/707409

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWLEa7ekyi7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

[Tago Mago]

@grapefruit I have a vague memory of @Oaktavia posting side by side pics of three oh his pairs. Can’t remember if XHS was among them but pretty sure XHSib was. May be worth searching the forum

[Oaktavia]

@Tago-Mago it was, the photos has XHS, XHSib, XHSbb and XHSmb. It's in the evo of IH thread. I'll see if I can find it to link it.

Edit: found it on my Instagram:

Left to right: XHSmb, XHSbb, XHSib, XHS.

[mlx]

@Oaktavia May I ask, how many wears and washes on the XHSib? and after the initial soak, how long for the first wash/soak?

[Notchas]

OH YEAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[Notchas]

@Oaktavia ugh I really need that black pair !

[crollee]

@Notchas would be down for the 25oz BB to make a return as well. Can't believe it didn't sell well.

[crollee]

Does anyone know if Germany will be stocking as well?

[Tago Mago]

@crollee always best to contact them directly. This also helps them understand customer demand

[Oaktavia]

@mlx said in IH-555-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo/Black:

@Oaktavia May I ask, how many wears and washes on the XHSib? and after the initial soak, how long for the first wash/soak?

Sorry- just saw this.

Here is my washing data:

Hot soak & hot wash, drip dry 10/27/24
1st soapy soak: 100 wears 4/39/25
1st machine wash: 130 wears 6/28/25
2nd: 168 wears - 9/13/25
3rd: 206 wears - 11/29/25 (photo I posted was taken around here)
4th: 244 wears- 2/16/26
5th: 256 wears- 3/9/26

If you would like to see more photographic documentation, head on over to the 888XHSib page. I have posted progress there.

[grapefruit]

hope XHSBB returns too!

[tody]

@grapefruit that is HIGHLY unlikely.

[mikemakuch71]

Anybody hem xhsib where the normally wouldn’t other models like xhs or 21oz
Reason i ask is cause they seem to have the longest inseam of any jeans I’ve bought from iron heart. I usually Japanese cuff my jeans and I’m scared if I Japanese cuff them they will be quite wider than the rest of my pieces.
But I’d probably only be hemming like half an inch maybe an inch. I don’t know if I should even bother. Thoughts ?

[yannis]

@mikemakuch71. Have you already soak them in hot water and washed them? Because you will lose an inch when you do that.

[mikemakuch71]

No no, I’m talking about this drop in Tuesday. When I buy them should I hem them? 36.5 inseam is way longer than most 555’s I’ve bought

[yannis]

@mikemakuch71 what do you want your end inseam to be? They will shrink 1 inch after you soak them and wash them. Those are unwashed and there is some shrinkage left. So if they are starting at 36.5 they will end around 35.5 after a soak and a wash.

[CosmoSix5]

@mikemakuch71 they'll shrink 1-2 inches possible to get more with hot and agitated soak. Also remember the creases will account for a little loss in the inseam as well.

[mikemakuch71]

I guess I’ll just do what I always do. No hem. Thanks fellas