IH-777S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Tapered Jeans - Indigo
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QUESTION to the old wolves from a rookie raw and unwashed.
I happened to keep my 777s-21 soaked in cold water for 3 hours. Had to work and forgot about it.
When came back, the water was quite dark (dirt or indigo or both). So I decided to agitate it and get it all out.- The inseam was 33+ inches. I am a stack guy and had several stack creases bunched up. After air dry the length went to 32.3 and just a couple of stack creases. I could feel it became shorter by almost 2/3 inch right away.
- The fabric throughout the entire pair became kind of denser and thicker. Stacks are sort of bunched up and stay that way themselves.
- Still OK, no problem. It's just not stacking up like it used to do. I even like the way it started fading now.
Just curious, if it might be due to prolonged stay in the water (though cold) or agitation? Maybe both?
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6-month review:
I am an overly picky customer in terms of quality checks. Sales people must be cursing me.But even I am really happy with the superior quality of 777s-21 and definitely can recommend as a kick-off pair for IH first timers.
All the seams, details have been done at 11-out-of-10 quality. Neat and clean work.
I wasn't that lucky with 19L pair, had to return having some issues with inner seams, but will give 19L a try another time.As for the 777s-21:
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the test I am constantly giving this is almost daily (average) 5-mile walks, up and down the hill, with multiple squats to lace up shoes or scratch my ankle. Usually only 2-3 hours a day, but pressure they experience is probably more than they would get from a 8-hour wear by a person with sedentary lifestyle. I turned them inside out and checked the seams (fly, inseams, outseams, etc.). They are still going strong, not even a sign of going sideways. Worth it's price and a good investment.
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After a prolonged 3-hour soak the fabric became denser, thicker and sort of rougher (only 3 hand washes so far). This affected the way they fade. Fades started popping up all over the surface. Not just honeycombs or whiskers. It became kind of uneven and sharper, which I like. Sorry, photos don't reflect the colors in full.
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I will keep on long-soak + hand wash practice until creases and fades set up, and then want to give them a good machine wash. For some reason I am into rather vintage fades.
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They did stretch in waist, but tend to get back if stay on the hanger for a couple of days. I would say width fluctuating back and forth based on frequency of use. This must be true about 21 oz, not sure how other fabric types act. But definitely they are very pliable and easy to wear, not that tight like used to do when I newly got them out of the package. Also no baggy saggy backside or knee bubbles. This is a pleasant surprise.
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@koreanoodle808 There may be some minor variation in front rise measurements, but they will not alter the overall dimensions for the cut.
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…and to add, you may want to use this tool to view all of IH offerings as there may be something that fits your needs better: https://ironheart.co.uk/pages/cut-comparison
The 555 is similar to the 777 but with a higher rise.
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I spent the last two weeks in Croatia at planning sessions in our HQ, one night I made a tragic oversight and agreed to go to raggaeton night with the LATAM crew at some basement club in Zagreb, not thinking about how smoking indoors is still allowed there. Woke up in the morning and all I could smell was cigarette smoke in my room, smelled my 400+ wear 5 year old 777s and they STUNK.
Got home on the weekend and threw them in the washing machine, took them out, still smelled bad, washed again, still smelled but less, just finished drying them and while they do still smell, I think that it should turn out okay after some extended ventilation hanging out in the open.
Anyway long story short I realized that they are looking absolutely stellar after the two washes so figured I would share some pics, I absolutely love these pants, my gateway drug to the greater world of Iron Heart.
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A dumb question, I know, but I need help.
I hand-washed my pair with a quite vigorous agitation in a warm water (around 45°-50°C) like 1/2 ago. The fabric became even more denser, which I honestly like because it creates an interesting (1970's alike vintage) fading pattern.
But also the length lost about an inch getting almost to my ankle.
I tried to stretch them back: both when wet and when dry, didn't work much at first.
UPDATE: after multiple experiments the workaround is after the wash to stretch separately:- the area from thigh to knee;
- the are from knee to hem
with twisting to the left and to the right.
The length got back to the initial 33''
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@Lowlander they look outstanding
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@Lowlander wow those combs are reverberating and vibrating in and out like circular sound waves. Amazing work!
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@Oaktavia thanks man! I hadn't thought of it that way yet, but I guess you're right!
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@Lowlander like water ripples
