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Worn these every single day for 10 days, and I'm truly happy with them. Super chill, but they check all the right boxes.

These '55 beauties arrived last night! I cold soaked them to get the starch out a bit, after I took these pics. They feel perfect on-body, but hopefully the appearance of a wedgie will dissipate once I wear them a bit and the waist and seat relax. Here are my pre-soak measurements for size 32 below. If I was as careful as the Iron Heart crew in my measurements, they would honestly probably match the IH sizing chart perfectly, which I'm finding can't be said of every brand. Pretty pleasantly surprised with IH meticulous QC...Shout to @profdbrk for being my sage guide toward this brand for the last few years until this day haha:

Pre-soak measurements:
Waist 16”
Inseam 29.9” (got them hemmed from 35" to 30" at Shop Vancouver)
Front rise 12.25”
Back rise 15.25”
Hip 19”
Thigh 12.25”
Knee 9.5”
Hem 8.5”

Hey folks! I'm new here, my name is David. I live in the Bay Area, California USA. I've been into raw denim since 2016 but never tried Iron Heart. A few weeks ago I figured I should see what all the fuss is about so ordered some 1955S jeans. Super stoked! Glad to be here.

Wrangler doesn't make their 24MJZ anymore, nobody makes a true copy (the very few that exist have an excessively long body, not the cool cropped body like the vintage ones had). In addition to the cropped body, I love all the quirky aspects: zipper closure instead of buttons, thread dot tacks on the front pleats instead of rivets, large patch style handwarmers with slash openings, round breast pocket flaps instead of the more common angular ones, and of course the vibrant lighter blue fabric Wrangler is famous for. Other than vintage jackets on ebay, I haven't seen anyone make this and capture all the best aspects of the jacket. And this jacket is just SO unique among all the other denim jackets out there, it's one of the rare ones that's different, that stands out....Would love to see someone make a Wrangler 24MJZ sort of model with the right fit and features. May as well be Iron Heart

Combining all the things that make Iron Heart amazing with a model sort of like this, with some of Iron Heart's incredible fabrics (maybe the Vintage fabric or something that starts out vibrant royal blue) could be amazing I think. Seeing a 24MJZ kinda jacket with Iron Heart's arcs on the two breast pockets would be NEXT LEVEL.

Ok that's all. My happy humble little idea:)

Alsoooooo I was pleasantly surprised to find IH's sizing charts to be super accurate, like essentially perfect! Mind blown. Even after my initial cold wash that I do with my jeans, these 1955s didn't shrink at all, which means IH's one cold wash they do to these before sale is thorough...This is probably normative, but as someone trying their very first IH jeans after trying many other brands, I am astounded at how incredibly precise IH's sizing and shrinkage data is. Good job IH team

@KA56 thanks for the info! I've been studying the sizing charts for all of these, but how they act and look on-body is a whole different story. So I appreciate the descriptions.

@Go-For-Chill I was checking this one out! But I was bummed they didn't use their standard rigid broken twill fabric, and I was hoping for the cropped fit of the original....All that said, if you're recommending it, maybe I'll hafta give it a try as a holdover;) hahaha Would love to hear more of your thoughts on it! Did you take your regular true size? Or did you size down at all?

@Luijim78 thank you for the welcome, Luigi! I visited your beautiful country once, back in 2001, but haven't been back since.

@Mister_Brue nice hahaha....Yeah, I'm telling myself I'll keep these stored for a few months until I progress further with some current fades I'm working on, but I have a feeling that once they arrive they're going to take over my entire fading game by force LOL. I think I won't be able to resist wearing them, like you with yours.

@EdH I second this! bit of facial hair jealousy going on hahaha

also @mdavidson I love the western sorta vibe you have going with the jeans - it's absolutely killer. I hope to do the same.

@FlavourFade I think those jeans look like a great fit on you! Very chill silhouette. As the other poster said, I think maybe if you do a double cuff (which this 21oz fabric is GREAT for - heavier fabric makes for the absolute best cuffs IMHO. They're sharp and hold their shape well.) so that the leg doesn't break at all, which means it won't bunch up at the knee as much. Or just go get them hemmed shorter....OR just lean into the chill vibe and embrace a bit of the leg bunching, which looks real cool too, just a different, more relaxed looking aesthetic....Just might take getting used to cuz you're coming from 555 which is WAY at the other end of the fit spectrum haha. But you're pulling these off just fine, nothing about them on you looks weird or forced, just different. Just gotta figure out how to optimize the fit for your purposes, which takes experimentation.

Also dude, your other IH stuff is looking great! That green button up and the red hoodie - such great combos! Very cool pieces, solid fit on both.

Re the discussion about how you wear your 888s: Because of my body shape, all my pants tend the slide down to just above my hip bones, no matter how high the rise is. So I have to deal with rise adjustments by just getting different jeans of a better dimension. These 1955s are a sweet fit, but not technically absolute perfection as far as rise and volume goes. That said, I don't care about PERFECT fit as much as I used to, I just kinda appreciate each jean for what it is. And if I happen to find the perfect jean then that's even better. I'm really enjoying the super high rise of these 55s right now; it's like having a big giant bulletproof diaper hahaha

@JohnM hahaha I would support a 1958 or the like lol - Thanks for the explanation! I had my suspicion this is how the top blocks are, but I haven't had an 888 to compare.

@Alexander these looking freaking incredible on you, man! Killer style

@Davids_denim heck yeah! They're STUNNING

Here's 1955 and 888 to compare. Thought folks would think this is interesting. Posted it in another thread, but figured it fit here too...

Tried to make the pics as similar as possible. Size 32 1955 21oz indigo vs Size 33 888 21oz indigo; both are hemmed to 30". Very similar fit, but 888 narrows at the knee, which changes the shape of the entire leg. 1955 is like a big tube leg (unless you size down, to get a slimmer look). If both were size 33, the difference in appearance would be substantial, as compared to this, which is more subtle. In my assessment overall, though the measurements between 1955 and 888 look close on paper, the 888 has less volume than 1955 in virtually every proportion of the entire jean. I think a size 31 1955 and this size 33 888 would fit me almost the same tbh. Lemme know what you think of this comparison. Many of you probably have more experience with both these cuts than I.

@Xavras The thigh in 888 is just a hair slimmer, which is what I wanted. The difference in the hip and knee make a noticeable difference, despite not looking like much on paper....Keep in mind though, I got a 32 in 1955 and a 33 in 888 (also had a 33 in 666), so if I had a 33 in both 888 and 1955, the thigh difference would be substantial. Lemme know if you have any other questions, happy to help. Here are some rough measurements I took:

Iron Heart 1955 jeans

$200 OBO shipped within continental United States. If you're international, perhaps we can work something out, but no guarantees (cuz of expensive shipping and fees etc).

Selling cuz I got 888s and like them better for my current needs and style

21oz indigo, size 32 (good for 32.5"-34" waist), hemmed to 30" inseam at Shop Vancouver, 50 wears, 5 washes, small hem repair where my engineer boot buckle wore through the thread. These retail for $400 new (after taxes etc) and only drop about every 18-24 months…..In great shape minus the little hem repair. Some general fading at seams edges and whatnot, but still plenty of dye left in these to get good fades.

Dimensions after 50 wears and 5 washes:
Waist - 16.5” (33”)
Inseam - 30”
Front rise - 12.5”
Back rise - 16.25”
Hip at bottom of fly - 23”
Thigh - 13.25”
Knee - 9.5”
Hem - 8.5”

@Xavras

Here's 1955 and 888 to compare. Tried to make the pics as similar as possible. Size 32 1955 vs Size 33 888; very similar fit, but 888 narrows at the knee, which changes the shape of the entire leg. 1955 is like a big tube leg (unless you size down, to get a slimmer look). If both were size 33, the difference in appearance would be substantial, as compared to this, which is more subtle.