IH-634SII - 18oz Indigo/Indigo Straight Cut Jean
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Well, as usual Iron Heart delivers! 24h after ordering, UPS man is at my door!
Fit wise, these do indeed come up one size large… I have always worn 33 IH 634, and these size 32 fit me pretty much just like the size 33 IH 634 UHR.
The fabric is very interesting, at 18oz, it is the lightest pair of IH jeans i own, but it is probably almost as rigid as the UHR. The most interesting thing to me is the density of the fabric. For some reason it feels very very tight and dense. No surface hair, it almost has a certain sheen going on.
It feels like if you were to rub a spot you would actually polish it.
I am pretty sure that although it is the thinnest it will be a very warm fabric, as it feels like no air is going through it.Color wise, it's not actually that dark, somewhere in between the 634s and the 634 XHS, but the fact that is is fully dyed might give some interesting fades.
The jeans are in my bathtub right now, when they are dry i will update the thread to let you know how much they shrunk. I don't usually give them a pre wear wash, just a soak.One thing i noticed, these are the only IH i have that don't need to be weighted down to stay at the bottom of the tub, they just sink like a stone, which to me confirms the fabric is super tight and doesn't store much air.
They also don't have that sulfur smell when soaked, i wonder if the dyeing method is different, and how this will influence fade.Here are some pictures, they are shown from lightest to heaviest. So 18oz 634SII, 21oz 634s, 21/23oz 634UHR, 25oz 634 XHS.
Personally my favourite ones are still the XHS, but these could come in second!
Worth noting they are very long, meaning i will actually be able to cuff them, and am really looking forward the blue on blue cuff! Until now, only the XHS has been long enough for me to cuff it.
And to finish, my "Denim Organiser System" TM it fits 4 pairs of jeans without ruining your combs and stacks!
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@Carlos840 nice collection man! Thanks for the update I'm sure this is helping many people (myself included)as you have various different denim types to compare to
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Just received these beauties, and i think they are are gonna be my new favorites over my 634 UHR which is the ultimate fast fader jeans. So flat and shiny this denim is. Thanks for the fast shipping and reliable measurements IH UK.
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Thanks guys, happy i can help!
So, the jeans are dry. I measured them and they shrank to pretty much exactly the same size as a size 33 IH-634 UHR.
One thing worth noting, the inseam shrank noticeably more.
They are now both 36", but the UHR started at 36.5" and barely lost anything. The 634SII on the other hand started at 37.5" so it shrunk a lot more.Now that it is dry, the denim lost a bit of the sheen it had in the beginning, but it still feels pretty rigid, and although it's only 18oz it still manages to stand on its own.
Looking at it closely you can really see that the indigo doesn't look like it is deep into the fiber. Scratching it lightly with your nail shows bright marks very easily.
I have a feeling this one is also going to be super quick to show fades, and might look awesome really fast.I kinda wish i didn't have so many pairs to wear, speed up the evo!
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nice job @Carlos840
thanks much
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Despite the fact that these doesn't bleed a big amount of indigo when soaked compared to the UHR, they are fast faders like the UHR. Mine are only 6 days, and already showing nice signs of wear. I was also i little surprised, that the inseam lost that much length.
I wanted another pair also in size 32 but they where sold out. I like the pockets being a little closer together then the UHR, a whole inch to be precise.
This is a piece of art from Iron Heart. -
Might spring for a pair of these soon, they look amazing. Luckily quite a few left in my fatty size at the moment.
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These almost didn't bleed any indigo when hot soaked (my UHR made the water dark blue), but still they fade really fast. Only 11 days of LIGHT wear.
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Wow, that much progress so quick is amazing!
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Holding me back to buy these beauties because
1. have another purchase in
mind (some engineers),
2. waiting for Evo-pics of these
and the double indigo sucks
(work pants) to decide which
one is more needed and
3. have only two legs and to
many pairs in rotationthough it's hard to fight against addiction!
Enjoy ya addiction!
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