IH-634-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

[zatenm]

Fit is just perfect! No doubt you'll love them

[nanban]

on the third day  I finally broke 'em.  couldn't have happened any faster as one of us had to give at this point and the points on my hip bones were almost rubbed raw.  I had to spray the waist band with a bit of water and that allowed the denim to stretch out to my natural waste size, I'm expecting much smoother sailing from here on out.  (on a side note, reading this forum about everyone getting sore fingers from buttoning the first time, I though what a bunch of p@$$y's, but then after sitting there staring at my red, swollen thumb I had to reconsider on that one.)

[danielholmes]

Quick and lazy question which I'm sure is here somewhere, are the belt loops sewn into the waistband on the 634 XHS?

[Giles]

Can't remember, not in the office and have none here.  My guess is not…..

[Chris]

Gonna go with no, based on this pic:
@JCMx800:

[KrisB]

2 years and 1 month

[Seul]

Stellar, just grand!..

[derivative666]

Agreed

[KrisB]

Thanks guys, by the way, @derivative666, did you get your screen name after taking a calculus class?

[derivative666]

Nope Rocket From the Crypt Rocket name generator

[KrisB]

I forgot this one haha ~

[Jordan23]

Hardcore!

[davito]

Yeees @KrisB what a great pair.

[KrisB]

Thanks guys ^_^

[KrisB]

G, would you do a variation of the 25oz other than a indigo warp and a white weft?
Perhaps a indigo x indigo or indigo x black etc.

[Giles]

Probably not and definitely not the indigo/indigo.  The 18oz version is a lot more rigid than the indigo/white version (probably because both the weft and the warp are dyed), so the 25oz would likely be impossible to weave and wear.  The indigo/black is probably a little too specialist for me to convince Haraki to make.

[fanya]

Nice stuff KrisB

[KrisB]

@Giles I see, is there anything in the works that's involving the 25oz denim? Maybe a jacket or backpack? I just love the fabric but want to see it applied differently.

@fanya thankz

[Giles]

There is nothing planned.  I will sit down with H in November and have a chat…....

[Bob]

I just acquired my first Iron Heart product, the mighty 634 XHS. Tried them on, put them in a very hot soak, hung them dry, and then felt compelled to do the stand-up stunt to kick things off.

After that I put them on (which took some doing, but my thumb is intact) and walked around the house for a bit. I already like them.

As regards denim, I have worn everything from STF Levis in the 70s and 80s to Naked & Famous and Levis 511 selvedges most recently, so this type and cut of jeans is a diversion from my norm. I generally prefer a fit similar to the Iron Heart 666s. I decided to try something different.

If it helps others who are new to Iron Heart, my XHSes got noticeably smaller in several dimensions after that hot soak. For me, that was a good thing.