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Lots of sun today. These jeans remind me of my cat, black in a way but soft and shiny, and pearlescent luster much like my cat in the sun.

The sun briefly came out so I took the opportunity to go outside in my underwear and take a couple more pictures.

This is my favorite detail about these jeans… How curly the selvedge ends are. It makes some interesting fade patterns and awesome train tracks on the outseams and there's a curl on the right inseam too.

The honeycombs are super interesting and they have a ton of character and depth.The sun vanished again so they don't appear as bright.

Folks, it's absolutely ridiculous how soft the hand is of these jeans now. Even crazier when you consider just how rough and almost "scratchy" from the onset 

Anyway, I'm laying in bed with insomnia- like usual, and I'm gently rubbing my hands across the surfaces of these jeans. I especially love the stiffness of the denim and how the denim creases. The apex of the creases are extra soft (from abrasion and my obsessive stroking of the denim) in contrast of feeling the sharpness on the folded over seams of the pockets, and the abrasiveness of the poly-cotton thread- is so great.

People sometimes ask about how my jeans always have the electric blue and sharp creases they do… And I think it's because I'm always stroking my legs. I know this sounds completely insane. I read over 9 years ago on Superfuture, someone admitting they were, "…always touching their legs in Iron Heart" ... And I don't mind if you think I'm weird by admitting this. I'm definitely guilty of being a lot flaky, but completely harmless.  I swear I'm not on drugs or drunk writing this. I'm just so very tired and completely ecstatic about the prospect of having a new and meaningful job and so grateful for you guys sending me these jeans.

I apologize for always going off-topic and always being so sappy and introspective. But I am really going through a lot of personal turmoil and strife and things aren't great at home either. A few weeks and months ago, I had almost lost the will to live. I was ready to zero myself. But now I have some glimmer of hope.

It's strange to me that certain material things like these jeans mean so much to me. Like I'm completely obsessed with all the details of the different pairs of jeans and clothes I have, and I fantasize about and loathe the fear of losing them or having to sell them. But most of the time my life is completely worthless to me. I often think about how great it would be to go to sleep and not wake up. But then I think about the awesome spring flannels IH is going to have next year, and what the evo on my jeans will be in a year from now. And could I possibly manage to keep wearing the same pair of jeans without having to buy something new to be obsessed with and fall in love with again, all over.

So like I am hopeful that things will be better if I can muster the drive to persevere and I hope to keep sharing my enjoyment of this stuff with you. And I hope we will all survive all the crazy stuff that is going on in the world too. The threat of constant endless war and how Humanity is facing the brink of extinction, and nuclear annihilation. All these things weigh so heavy on my mind. What I mean is let's be positive and get through all of this together. I sincerely appreciate your friendship, even if it is digitally from a distance.

Hey guys, out of the bag I am completely shocked. Like what a cool thing to do. It's cool to have the 19lht to compare side by side to the 21lht…  My initial thought was I should maybe see about returning for a size 35... But out ot the bag the difference in in 21L and my new 19L it perfect (because the old 21L are now a touch too big).

Side by side you can see the difference in the waist, even though they are the same size, same cut

Speaking about the denim, I'm completely blown away. The denim almost feels like rinsed 25XHS just slightly more compact in the gauge of yarn used I suspect. The 19L feels/looks more like XHS than 21L, the 21L feels more like 21 flagship than the 19L. The coloring is completely different.

I really love the somewhat minimalist leather tag. It should look wonderful aged.

You can see the difference in thickness, coloring, and selvedge ID

I could go on and on about these and make a giant wall of text. But I won't. I'll just keep updating my thoughts. Thanks so much guys! I am so incredibly grateful

I have been wearing my Zerrows a lot recently

Only my 3rd wear and this shirt is fading fast. I can hear it fading.

This is the best jacket ever. I love it so much. It's so beautiful, soft and fuzzy. I love how the arms stack too. It's still unwashed and it's starting to get some slight fades.

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@Filthy:

I wanted to post an update and answer my own question regarding the XHS BB denim:
@Filthy:

That's awesome. Do they have a soft hand or is it rough?

After wearing these for a couple wears, they definitely do have that velvety XHS hand that I love and admire so much. They feel every bit as thick and heavy as the other pairs of XHS I have owned. The denim has a very smooth hand compared to the 21oz SBG pair that I have them to compare them to. I think I wore that SBG pair about nine months or so and they are unwashed. The 21oz denim kind of has an almost corduroy feel to them and the XHS feels smoother and more dense and velvety. I love it.

I got the tagged size 36 waist to stretch from a 35.7 (soaked) to exactly a 37 (both the Self Edge laid flat method, and IH method).

I am so pleased with these jeans and am very grateful to have them!

Some evo pics:

Like five wears and two nights sleep

Been getting plenty of milage out of this shirt. I wear it just about every day.

Here's how my combs are from the rain today.

I was just wearing this in my bedroom and I think this might surpass the 64 as my favorite IH shirt of all-time. I love the color of the chambray and the feel, the wine colored liner, the gussets and chain stitch runoff, and the tight clicky snaps.  It's interesting how the sizes of stuff have evolved over the years… Because a 2xl fits perfectly and the sleeves length is perfect for me. I am so grateful to have this shirt. I'd love to track down the other 2 colors.

I know maybe not everyone will like my assumption because I don't have the financial resources to try absolutely everything that's out there..

The quality and the construction of these (I get to experience in the Pronto variety) and the distinct quality of the denim, these are absolutely the most top notch quality slubby lighter weight jeans I have been able to see or wear. Going to see as much denim in stores I can possibly do. They are very interesting and also intense to wear for me because of the slub. But the core of the denim in between the slub is as soft as all the other IH denims. The thing that is remarkable is how sturdy and meticulously crafted everything is.
I really appreciate the effort that went into making these and everyone's effort getting them into my hands. My jeans are probably the most entertaining part of my life.

I had to turn these up so I can see the crazy pattern and texture of the inside of the denim.

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I'm starting to get some noticable fades on my XHSib. In a relatively short period of time. My uncle gave me a couple generic Ambien pills so sleeping in them has been fantastic. It's been really cold here and my house is poorly insulated so they are really toasty and snuggly to sleep in.

I just ordered these. I am a little uneasy and worried about the fit in the thigh, but I just tried on my current Iron Hearts (size 40) and was able to grab about 4 inches in the thigh and the waist is about 2-3 inches too large. So I guess I will be fine. I guess I lost a little weight since January. Or they stretched out a bunch.

I left them unhemmed, so I can stack the f*** out of 'em (and return them if necessary.) Thanks again Giles. I couldn't wait any more for the straight cut to get back in stock.

Here's some slightly blurry ones

@GardenState I took some more and improved pictures of the wonderful 19L to maybe sway you to the IH Left. It's a figurative Blue Wave of electric blues  It's amazing what a little sunshine can do to bring out the depth of color of the denim. These are as beautiful as it gets.

(I know we're not supposed to talk politics… But I'm just teasing). This is why I'm always calling them Leftist jeans. Forum Gratitude Lefties

I think it's sad how polarizing politics are these days. I tend to not like either the right or left. I feel like we're all being manipulated and duped by social media and TV. We're all good people and need to put aside are differences and give tolerance and Peace a chance. I don't know what the answer is. But I try to love everyone from both the Right and the Left. I am withholding my true personal beliefs because we aren't supposed to talk about it.  We don't want to make anyone not feel welcome and included here. This is a more of an ecumenical broad spectrum statement for those who hate their fellow people because of their political beliefs. I think you can probably guess what my real affiliation would be. Not that I agree completely but it is the lesser of two evils.

Anyway:
FYI I have a pair of old long Johns that I stuffed with old tee shirts to make a pair of fake legs. I wanted to get a male blow up doll to put the jeans on (because it would be hilarious) but those blow up dolls are only like 3:4 scale and would be too short. You can't really see how beautiful they are until you fill up the volumes so the light can cast shadows and create highlights. They look completely different laid flat.

I love how there's indigo streaking all over the grey reverse of the fabric and also staining the yellow thread. These jeans are so awesome. I love them.

Using some redneck engineering to hot soak my babies… I don't want to ruin the patch in the hot water. I have a thin piece of plywood underneath to keep it above the laundry tub. And a piece of lathe through the patch and belt loops.