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IH-888S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo

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  • R
    RoxRocks86
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 2 Mar 2018

    Lol @steelworker the waist will def fit but everywhere else will be baggy bags 😃 i do love the patch on these tho!!!

    last edited by 28 May 2020, 15:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      super-thermite
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 7 Sept 2019

      Hi guys. I’m wearing a pair of 888 XHSib right now and it’s getting super hot here in the southern US. Wondering if the 21 oz would be wearable in the hot summer. Any opinions? I don’t want to do lighter weight than 21 oz in Iron Heart.

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        neph93
        見習いボス
        Joined: 18 Aug 2014

        @super-thermite  21oz is a lot more wearable than XHS in the heat.

        “Some of those that work forces
        Are the same that burn crosses”

        • Virginia Woolf
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          super-thermite
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 7 Sept 2019

          @neph93 thank you! Going to give them a go.

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            neph93
            見習いボス
            Joined: 18 Aug 2014

            @super-thermite:

            @neph93 thank you! Going to give them a go.

            My pleasure. I’ll add that we’re still talking about heavy denim, so it is all relative, as is individual tolerance, but I can happily rock 21oz in 25C and above, whereas XHS get’s furloughed when it gets over 21-22C.

            “Some of those that work forces
            Are the same that burn crosses”

            • Virginia Woolf
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              super-thermite
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 7 Sept 2019

              Hey! Just ordered them and then realized the measurements for the waist on the size 31 on the 888 XHSib is bigger than on the 31 888s. I’m going to need the 32.

              Can anyone here help me change the order? I’ve sent an email to shop@ironheart.com and shop@ironheart.co.uk but I’m a bit panicked because I called for a hem. I think @Graham has contacted me before processing my orders in the past.

              Little help?

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                Paul9221
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 19 Apr 2011

                @super-thermite:

                Hey! Just ordered them and then realized the measurements for the waist on the size 31 on the 888 XHSib is bigger than on the 31 888s. I’m going to need the 32.

                Can anyone here help me change the order? I’ve sent an email to shop@ironheart.com and shop@ironheart.co.uk but I’m a bit panicked because I called for a hem. I think @Graham has contacted me before processing my orders in the past.

                Little help?

                Keep in mind that the XHSib is unwashed while the 888s is one-washed (little to no shrinkage expected).

                Blanket-line all the things!!!

                last edited by 14 Jun 2020, 01:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  sabergirl
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                  Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                  If you’ve sent all the emails, you should be fine. Pretty sure the sun hasn’t come up yet in the UK, and it’s Sunday. I expect someone will be in touch by Monday, if not sooner.

                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                    neph93
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                    Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                    @super-thermite:

                    Hey! Just ordered them and then realized the measurements for the waist on the size 31 on the 888 XHSib is bigger than on the 31 888s. I’m going to need the 32.

                    Can anyone here help me change the order?

                    Yeah it was around 3am Saturday night when you sent the mail. You can totally relax as it is also Sunday today so there may not be an answer today either, and no orders will be processed until Monday anyway. I guarantee you will hear from them before they start processing the order.

                    However as mentioned I think you will find you want the W31. The XHS shrinks 0.5-1” in the waist before stretching out about an 1”. The 21oz will not shrink and may well stretch over an inch with wear. The w32 will end up being too big for you, I think.

                    “Some of those that work forces
                    Are the same that burn crosses”

                    • Virginia Woolf
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                      Palmer
                      Iron Heart Deity
                      Joined: 4 Jan 2019

                      @neph93:

                      @super-thermite:

                      Hey! Just ordered them and then realized the measurements for the waist on the size 31 on the 888 XHSib is bigger than on the 31 888s. I’m going to need the 32.

                      Can anyone here help me change the order?

                      Yeah it was around 3am Saturday night when you sent the mail. You can totally relax as it is also Sunday today so there may not be an answer today either, and no orders will be processed until Monday anyway. I guarantee you will hear from them before they start processing the order.

                      However as mentioned I think you will find you want the W31. The XHS shrinks 0.5-1” in the waist before stretching out about an 1”. The 21oz will not shrink and may well stretch over an inch with wear. The w32 will end up being too big for you, I think.

                      Never underestimate the ability of the 21oz to stretch like crazy in the waist. I had the same thought reading this.

                      last edited by 14 Jun 2020, 05:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        Nothing will happen to your jeans until the guys have read emails and corresponded with you.  It is our standard practice to contact people who have ordered hemming to double-check the sizing, before we do anything with the jeans.  You would be amazed by how many people don't bother to measure or look at the sizing charts

                        "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

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                          super-thermite
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 7 Sept 2019

                          Wow! Thank you very much everyone! I’ve already heard from Adam this morning. This community and brand are the best! Much appreciated

                          last edited by 14 Jun 2020, 12:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • ChrisC
                            Chris
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                            And by the way, I've worn the 21 oz denim throughout Texas summers, so if you want to, you can do it relatively comfortably. It is definitely a matter of individual preference/ tolerance to heat, however.

                            last edited by 14 Jun 2020, 17:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • AdamJA
                              AdamJ
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 29 Jun 2017

                              RESTOCK

                              Sizing chart updated

                              The devil is in the detail..

                              last edited by 20 Aug 2020, 15:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • SoleampS
                                Soleamp
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 30 Aug 2020

                                Hi all. I have been reading the forum for a while but this is my first post. I’m not sure if this is the right spot to post this, so please move if necessary.

                                I have been wearing a pair of 888s exclusively for about four months and absolutely love them. I have been looking for the perfect fit for a while and I think I have found it in the 888s. With that said, I would like to get another pair to put into the rotation. Any suggestions on another pair from a different company with a similar fit?  Or do I just buy another pair of 888s or maybe the 633 from SE?  Any suggestions or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

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                                  neph93
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                                  Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                  633 is fairly different to the 888. The top block is much lower and trimmer and the 888 tapers from the hip while the 633 tapers from the knee.

                                  Lots of other brands do variations on the relaxed tapered cut… but if he 888 works for you then why not stick with it? I have four pairs of 888 in fact. The original UHR (extinct now), a pair of 21oz OD (IH-888s-OD), and two pairs of XHS, the regular and the XHSib. I have two different sizes for a relaxed fit and a trimmer fit.

                                  There is a wide range of weights (from 14oz to 25oz) and denim types available (including black, overdyed, black and indigo, etc.

                                  “Some of those that work forces
                                  Are the same that burn crosses”

                                  • Virginia Woolf
                                  last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 13:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • SoleampS
                                    Soleamp
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined: 30 Aug 2020

                                    @neph93:

                                    633 is fairly different to the 888. The top block is much lower and trimmer and the 888 tapers from the hip while the 633 tapers from the knee.

                                    Lots of other brands do variations on the relaxed tapered cut… but if he 888 works for you then why mot stick with? There is a wide range of weights (from 14oz to 25oz) and denim types available (including black, overdyed, black and indigo, etc. I have four pairs of 888 in fact.

                                    Thanks for the quick reply. Your posts were really helpful in helping me decide to purchase the first pair of 888s.

                                    That’s what I have been thinking. The 888 and IH in general are so good, I am thinking I may be disappointed in something else. I thought I would ask, though, just in case there was some other brand/cut I should be trying out.

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                                      neph93
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                                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                      @Soleamp:

                                      That’s what I have been thinking. The 888 and IH in general are so good, I am thinking I may be disappointed in something else. I thought I would ask, though, just in case there was some other brand/cut I should be trying out.

                                      Can’t really help re other brands as with the exception of some older Livid Jeans products, an indigofera vest, some MrF and Merz tops, I only own IH.

                                      Some folks can do multiple cuts, some folks stick to one. 888 is certainly my best cut, but I have others too.

                                      Updated my original post to include which pairs of 888 I have. There really is great variation you can achieve with the different denims.

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

                                      • Virginia Woolf
                                      last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 14:09 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • SoleampS
                                        Soleamp
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 30 Aug 2020

                                        Great, thanks again for the info. I have bigger, not huge, thighs from working out so I have trouble finding comfortable denim. My days of “tight” jeans are behind me and I prefer a tapered look with a little bit of room in the thighs/top block. So, the 888 is perfect for me. Hopefully they don’t ever stop making them!

                                        last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 14:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • SoleampS
                                          Soleamp
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 30 Aug 2020

                                          @neph93 I was just checking out the XHS, that may be the direction I head in.  What is the difference in feel like between the 21 and 25oz?  I have been wearing the 21s through a hot summer, so maybe the XHS could be my winter pair.

                                          last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 17:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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