IH-666-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo
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After reading this whole thread, I'm considering grabbing a pair of these as soon as my size is restocked. Those of you who have soaked/washed yours, did you lose any of the sheen? I usually will give my jeans a very gentle wash with Dr. Bronners soap just to remove the starch, but I'd hate to lose the glorious sheen these jeans are known for.
i got my pair in october/november (don`t know exactly when)
i soaked it in handwarm water for 5 min. nearly no difference.
so in fact you can leave it as it is!!it is incredible how slowly they show signs of wear (and i am wearing it every single day).
best
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I've always heard that you should soak new jeans to remove the starch, which can damage denim over time. So far all my experience has been with unsanforized brands (Samurai and Pure Blue Japan). If it's true that unsanforized denim isn't starched, then there's no reason to soak them I guess. Giles?
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I've always heard that you should soak new jeans to remove the starch, which can damage denim over time. So far all my experience has been with unsanforized brands (Samurai and Pure Blue Japan). If it's true that unsanforized denim isn't starched, then there's no reason to soak them I guess. Giles?
Good thread to discuss this topic: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=179.0
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I started wearing mine in October and don't have a planned wash until they go down for the summer, some time around May. I highly recommend leaving them be.
November 02 here. Probs won't make May but damnit will I try!.. And yep, same COA: soak when I give into spring/ summer heat…
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Yeah, as long as you aren't in a position to get real sweaty you should be good. I made the mistake last summer of wearing a pair of very light (non IH GASP!) jeans to a picnic when I clearly should have chosen shorts and washing was the only way to be able to stand wearing them again. They were straight funky, like Soul Train funky. Not cool. They made me want to vomit.
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Well, the deed is done. I just placed my order through Self Edge for a size 34. My Samurai S710xx and Black Shadows are 33's but the waist on both have stretched to almost 35" on those. I'm sure these won't stretch nearly as much, so I think I made the right move going with 34 in these. Fingers crossed. Now the tortuous wait begins…
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I'm a 35 waist and the 34 in the 666xhs is a perfect fit. Mine took about a week to stretch out, even the thighs stretched some.
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Thanks guys. I'm stoked. Hopefully they arrive tomorrow. Of course, even if they fit, I'll have to send them back to get hemmed. Can't wait to see them though, I've never even seen a pair of Iron Heart jeans in this denim wasteland I live in.
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Since I've been wearing these for the last 3 months, all other jeans feel like cheap tissue paper. Does 21oz breathe better in the heat? Otherwise this summer is going to be brutal.
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The whiskers are looking very nice, Dave
