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

[Johnny Bravvo]

Averaging one pair of Iron Heart's heaviest denim every decade. Cheers to sustainability.

Very happy with my decision to size up here! 45-minute warm soak at 85F did the job of getting out the necessary shrinkage while also keeping as much indigo as possible.

Digging having more room in the top block + waist as I age, along with enough leg opening to finally accommodate engineer boots.

And now I ask myself, to cuff or not to cuff?

[Kasi]

No cuff they look cool like that

[worn2fade]

@Johnny-Bravvo I dig the no cuff look homie. Great choice for a decade pair, though I doubt you won’t fold and grab another in the next few years haha

[Mizmazzle]

Haven’t been wearing these as hard as I normally would a new pair…but they are getting 90% of the wear time. Things are starting to get interesting.
(Not the best indoor light)

[Davids_denim]

@Mizmazzle quick to fade! Lookin good!

[twin]

@Mizmazzle Keep up the good work on fading them.

[Subprime]

@Johnny-Bravvo Lookn' good with no cuff

[Go For Chill]

@Johnny-Bravvo
Boots + Stacking + No cuff, looks badass.

[Twistlock]

Ok, time to get these started.

In the washer now.

[Oaktavia]

@Twistlock awesome journey ahead!

[Mizmazzle]

Laundry day. First true wash.
First wear day 12/19/25. Worn two months 90% wear time.
Normally I’d wait about 6 months before a wash. But they was dirty…so F&@? It!

Prewash

[worn2fade]

@Twistlock you soak & wash immediately for shrinkage purposes? Did you see a difference in color after the wash or did it look relatively the same?

@Mizmazzle are these pics pre or post wash?

[Twistlock]

@worn2fade , yes to get shrinkage out of the way. No noticeable color loss.

[Mizmazzle]

@worn2fade Prewash. They are outside drying now. Hopefully be done by sundown.

[twin]

@Mizmazzle Breaking them in quite nicely.

[Mizmazzle]

@twin thanks home slice!

[FlavourFade]

@Mizmazzle looking good already. I am just over 40 days with mine but they are pretty dirty from all the recent snow and then after that mud and rain we had so probably going to wash them earlier than usual too!

[hugothecowboy]

Quick question guys, what is the best way to start wearing these 25oz jeans? Is presoaking the best way to start? Or do i just start by wearing them right out of the bag?

[Mizmazzle]

@hugothecowboy I think a lot of people agree the presoak/ wash is important to get all the shrink out before the initial wear. That way if you hem them you know the length will be stable. Also, the combs behind the knees could shift as well if you wear them for a while without having washed at first.

[hugothecowboy]

@Mizmazzle

Good point, now does this apply to all jeans or only 25oz ?