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IH-684S-16-GER - Iron Heart Germany 16oz Selvedge Denim Relaxed Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

As already discussed here in the forum, Iron Heart is expanding its jeans range with another cut. IH International had been toying with the idea of a new, wider cut for some time. We, too, had long desired our own Iron Heart Germany jeans. In the winter of 2024, we discussed this with Haraki-San and Alex. The idea was to have our own jeans in a wider, straighter fit, made from an exclusive denim. Haraki-San liked the idea, and Maria and I started brainstorming a suitable product name and design for a patch, etc.

In this new thread, I'd like to share more about the development of the jeans, the patch design, and the denim itself. I'll start with the cut.

Relaxed Straight Cut - 684
I've always worn wider, straight-leg jeans, never tapered or skinny jeans. I simply feel more comfortable when my jeans are looser. So, it was clear: the new cut had to be looser. The current "trend" doesn't play a role here, but it certainly works in our favor. Maria also wanted a kind of "boy cut" jeans that women could wear loosely on their hips. And since Iron Heart International has the same idea, we will first receive these jeans exclusively, but at the same time, the new cut will be incorporated into the Iron Heart collection after the jeans are released.

Keep following this thread for more details and updates...

684 Patch - TIGER - Built for ETERNITY
We wanted to continue the tradition of patch designs featuring animals (888 Octopus, 555 Snake, Duck), and Maria had the idea that a Japanese tiger would go well with these new jeans. She has a tiger tattoo on her thigh, which looks pretty good by the way. The Japanese tiger (Tora) symbolizes bravery, strength, and protection, and is revered in Japanese culture as a protector against evil, illness, and misfortune. It also represents autumn and the winds and is associated with courage and idealistic leadership—everything we see in the Iron Heart brand. Maria also wanted a number with even numbers (odd is absolutely out of the question for her), and I felt the number absolutely had to start with 6, since the new jeans are based on the 634 but are wider. Haraki-San like it and so, the 684 was born.

Our loyal customer and good friend Carsten from Hamburg designed the patch. @Buckmutter Carsten is a graphic designer by profession and runs a successful graphic design studio in Hamburg with his wife, Eva. He really wanted to be involved in the project because he's a huge Iron Heart fan. @Steve drew the tiger, which turned out really cool. Thanks again to both of you for the great work!
Oh, and we wanted the patch to be made of the 14 oz leather patch with a red print, traditionally adapted to Levi's vintage 501 jeans patches. I hope you like the patch design too?

Here are some nice evolution of Giulis IHV-02-IND

Here are a few more beautiful pictures from Nic to share. At the end of the day, it's all about denim, style and love, right?

And the "BOSS"

Oh yes, a new red companion next to me, on the way to Berlin....nice! Thanks @Giles
Thanks to everyone, it was a very nice evening with lots of good conversations. Thanks @Alex for the beers. Thanks @endo & @Daniel-San for the Organization.
And as promised, I will post my trip to Sweden with my new red companion here. Save trip home to everybody.

As promised, here is my report on my tour through Sweden with the ‘Mad Red Motherf**ker’ jacket.
Last week I rode on a motorcycle from Hamburg to Sweden with my buddy Carsten/@Buckmutter. Carsten has been the happy owner of a great Swedish house in the middle of the wilderness for a long time. As I'm a big Sweden fan and go on a trip to Sweden almost every year, this time with Carsten, two Harleys, a new pair of jeans and the killer red leather jacket. It all worked out very well.
The weather was perfect on the outward journey and after a short stop at the Hepcat store in Lund, we arrived at his house in the evening.
The next three days in short: 1200km on the Harley, rain, sun, sea and bridges, swimming in the lake, sauna with beer, great food, lots of conversations about God and the world and of course jeans, wine, even more beer, chilling out, barbecue, 2 ticks and to top off a fantastic trip to Sweden, we met a moose in the forest (without the red jacket, otherwise it would have been scared and gone quickly
Fazit: Carsten was a great host and companion, Sweden was great as always and the red Killer was a great partner on the bike.

On Saturday, we had a lovely Christmas dinner with our Hamburg team. Thanks for the great work, everyone!

I love my Horsehide Boss Engineers. I'm wearing them here with my 634S-B.

Here are some more pictures of the sample pair that I'm currently wearing. The 16-oz. ring-spun denim goes very nicely.

Here are a few more pictures from the front and side. I'm currently wearing the second sample in size 34. @Giles is wearing the first pair. Size 34 is a bit too big for me, as I usually wear between a 33 and 34. However, I like that the jeans in size 34 have a nice, loose fit.

As always, it was great! Many thanks for the lovely evening to all. Here are a few snapshots of us (Iron Heart Germany Team)

My Custom Boss Engineer in Horsehide

The jacket is finally coming to (all of ) us soon since it's available at the Iron Heart store in Hachioji. It's a very cool jacket—not necessarily a winter jacket, but a fantastic transitional piece for fall and spring. I really like the sulfur-dyed yarns of this special "jungle fabric," which give the jacket a vintage look over time. The lightweight, weather-resistant Japanese Ventile cotton lining is also a great addition. The jacket goes perfectly with heavily washed jeans. It's a nice look, I must say.

The new Iron Heart Hamburg hoodie will be released on Monday, January 6th at 5pm German time. This hoodie is exclusive to Iron Heart Germany and quantities are extremely limited.

Our new two-tone 10-inch Custom Morrison boot, made of Maryam non-glaze natural horsehide with a burlap leather shaft. This special boot is lined with buckskin leather and has a double midsole.
By the way, Giuli himself has broken in the boot nicely.

Anyone can barbecue in summer.

Our Wesco Custom Morrison in natural-colored horse leather – it just keeps getting more beautiful. I love the change in the leather color from natural to reddish.

One of my favorite photos of Giuli, taken a few years ago at the port of Hamburg. He looks as if he's about to board a ship and sail across the vast ocean. Magnificent!

16oz Vintage Selvedge Denim

We felt that a lighter denim would be a good fit for a wide-leg jeans cut. Haraki had just developed a new 16 oz denim, which was featured in a CPO shirt and a denim jacket in the AW 25 collection. He offered us this denim exclusively for our jeans. Brilliant! A new cut in a new denim. We really like this denim, and we think it's a great choice for this cut.

Iron Heart produces this vintage-style denim in collaboration with the centuries-old Takata Orimono mill in Kojima. The denim is woven from ring-spun Pima cotton yarns, resulting in an uneven denim with a lot of texture. The denim has a great texture, stays dark for a long time, and only develops its character over time and with intensive wear. However, you cannot develop such strong fades as with tight jeans with thicker denims, as the denim fits loosely on the body. 16 oz. is a perfect denim for year-round wear and ideal for the new wide and relaxed fit. Iron Heart Germany offers this denim exclusively in the new cut!

Simply a great Western Denim Shirt, worn here with an IH-634-UHR and Wesco Lace-To-Toe Custom JOBMASTER.