Posts made by shinjin

cant wait! i pretty much check this thread daily hoping for more news

ohh man haha been waiting patiently

absolutely cannot wait

i have owned both the 301s and 666OD, with a pair of beatle busters coming in this week
ive tried almost every slim fit iron heart there is but i think this is the one ive finally been waiting for

a less boxy top block 301s, with stealth arcs….ive never been so excited to spend money
3 months cant pass by quickly enough!

estimated date of release?
Im getting one for sure.
Can they only be purchased at the denim vault?  Im assuming they ship international

any estimate of cost as well?  Will they be sanforized since its the 21 oz denim?

barely squeezed in to a size 34 ih 666OD
what size am i in this 666 model (not overdyed)

about how much does the leg opening shrink after a soak
i know these stretch out a lot after a while so i really want to get a size 32, but im afraid
it might be too small

@Matt:

I'm at work now, I almost broke my hip trying to get them on in the bathroom stall.  I'll get some pictures when I get home in a few hours.  Seriously though, the top button is about 3 inches away from the hole, it isn't pretty.  You may want to adjust the child safety settings on your computer if you plan on checking out these pics…

hahaha this had me dying!
glad to hear they fit now man

just bought my 2nd pair of iron hearts

size 34 666OD cant wait for them to come in!

hmm. does anyone know how much the leg opening shrinks by post soak?
I think the 666OD fit is perfect, main thing thats stopping me from buying a 666s right now
is the wider leg opening,

but looking at fit pics of other users with size 33 im rather encouraged, it may not be as big as i think
im just used to wearing slim tapered denim such as 301s…se05bsp etc

should you still do an initial soak on these
(since overdye gets rid of the shrinking)

or can you get away with not soaking
i remember someone(giles?) saying in one of the threads before that
soaking increases the life of unsanforized denim

does this apply to overdyed denim as well?

@Umamimon:

How do the 666ods fit at and below the knee vs the 301s? I have a pair of 301s in size 33 that ive been wearing for about a year now. They fit alright but they are a bit too tight around the knees and calf while too loose in the waist. Its kinda a weird effect because it gives me the impression that its hard to pull my pants up =_=.

In any case, does anyone have the measurements for a pair of 34s fully stretched out? I don't know whether to go for the 34s or 36's cuz my pair of 301s used to be skin tight but that very very quickly changed lol

thinking about getting a pair of 666sod
surfing way back through the thread looking at all the fit info and pictures
and i came across this post and i pretty much am in the exact situation

i have a size 33 301s and i was wondering if a 34 666sOD is the way to go
and yes, i have looked at the measurements and i concluded that a 34 is probably what i want
but i just wanted some input from others who maybe own a stretched out 34 and can provide
measurements?

alright, thanks for all the feedback
size 33 it is, hopefully all turns out well ( :
will post up pictures when i recieve the jeans for more comments

sorry for all the questions and concern, im new to this whole thing and really want to get it right on the first try

which would match the picture i posted above more?
sizing down 1 or going TTS

i dont want a skin tight fit, but definitely something form fitting
sorry for all the questions, its a lot of money to me since i am a college student
really want to get this right on the first try

already i have 2 differing opinions : /

thats what im thinking of doing, but the fact that so many people say they stretch so much in the top block
disheartens me…
if i wear a belt will it minimize the stretching?

after going through like every page of this thread, styleforum, HB, and the SUFU forums
i still cant figure out if i should go TTS on the 301s or size one down

when i went to selfedge a couple days ago, i tried on some size 33 301s and fell in love
they fit perfectly, a little bit on the tight side, very snug but definitely comfortable
wasn't much of a struggle to put them on
talked to the assistant there and he agreed that this was definitely the right fit

here are some pictures from SUFU that i feel most represent how the fit looked on me

I do prefer to sag a little bit, but i dont want pants that are literally falling off of me without a belt
i really like the fit of the jeans in the images i posted above(though id definitely hem a few inches off),
and i would like them to stay similar to that if possible
what do you guys think?
should i stay 33 (TTS, would look like images above) or size one down to 32
tbh im not sure if i can squeeze into 32 , i cant fathom how painful it must be, but if it must be done
i will put forth the effort

i am actually new to this whole selvedge business, please excuse my ignorance!
please, only respond if you have a pair of 301s, i wouldnt want any skewed opinions
my main concern right now is that they will stretch too much