IH-666SII - 18oz Indigo/Indigo Slim Cut Jean

[nizzel55]

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First day of 2017.

408 days of wear.  7 machine washes & 2 soaks.

[A Former User]

You've done good work @nizzel55. They resemble you! Beautiful pair of beautiful denim

[Giles]

Restocked inc for the first time tag 42.

Sizing chart being updated as I type….

[Traser2g]

I grabbed a pair of these in size 30 and need to hem. I will wash and dryer them. How much shrinkage in length can I expect with normal wash and dry?  I know an inch is to be expected but I've never got that even with the hottest washes and most brutal dryer sessions so I'm looking for real world input.  Thanks, Nick

[Giles]

Anything between 1/2 and 1 inch….....

[nigelengr]

Picked up a pair. Can't wait to hem to start breaking them in.

One hour long hot soak, drip dry. Tag size 36
Format is pre/post (measurement in inches)

Waist 37.6/36
Rise 11.6/11
Rrise 15.6/15.2
Thigh 13.25/12.5
Knee 9.5/9.25
Hem 9.2/8.9
Inseam 37.25/36

[nizzel55]

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2017-01-17 - 422 days (2 soaks, 8 machine washes. )

Comparison
Left Enells pair: 595 days, 2 soaks 1 machine wash.
Right My pair: 422 days, 2 soaks, 8 machine washes.

[Max Power]

both pairs look fantastic, high potential for the win.

[nizzel55]

Thanks @Max Power
It is fun being able to compare our jeans. For some reason Enells pair is holding up better then mine. I doubt my pair will survive to 600 days. Have to do small repairs every week now on mine.

[nizzel55]

@nizzel55:

From left to right.

IH-666S: 431 days, 8 soaks and 4 machine washes
IH-666SII: 424 days, 2 soaks and 8 machine washes
IH-666UHR: 172 days, 6 soaks and 1 machine wash

Took quite some more pictures of the jeans. Might add some more photos later

[Max Power]

Interesting how little the II differs over many wears from the standard versions.

[Peter]

Wrong pictures on the website (at least for me). Showing the Lefty instead of SII.

[Alex]

Thanks, @Peter. Will take a look now.

[joephoto]

Needed some sizing help on these as I wanted to buy a pair next week. My first pair of jeans were the IH634S in a 42… i've lost weight since then and am now a 40. So on the sizing chart if I look at a 40 it has (41), is that the actual size before a wash, where they'd go to 40 post wash? And if they are a 41 to begin with would they stretch to a 42 give or take? Would I be better off with a 38 and letting the stretch? Just wanted peoples experiences. Joe

[Mustafa911]

First post here is this forum. I talked to Alex @ iron heart and considering 666s2. Since I am new to iron heart  , what is iron heart best fading  jeans ? Looking for up to 19oz
Thanks

[neph93]

@Mustafa911:

First post here is this forum. I talked to Alex @ iron heart and considering 666s2. Since I am new to iron heart  , what is iron heart best fading  jeans ? Looking for up to 19oz
Thanks

I would say these and the 18oz denim are the quickest fading IH denim in the midweight category.

[Max Power]

And of course the Double Duck, if that Counts as Jeans. And then there's still the question wether "best Fading Jeans" means "quickest Fading Jeans"…

[Giles]

@joephoto:

is that the actual size before a wash,

Yes, all measurements on thh website are pre-soak/wash

@joephoto:

And if they are a 41 to begin with would they stretch to a 42

They may over time
@joephoto:

Would I be better off with a 38 and letting the stretch?

Possibly…..

My rule of thumb is that after soak/wash/stretch, you will end up with a waist between 1/2" and 1" larger than pre soak/wash

[tailoredfamcam]

@joephoto:

Needed some sizing help on these as I wanted to buy a pair next week. My first pair of jeans were the IH634S in a 42… i've lost weight since then and am now a 40. So on the sizing chart if I look at a 40 it has (41), is that the actual size before a wash, where they'd go to 40 post wash? And if they are a 41 to begin with would they stretch to a 42 give or take? Would I be better off with a 38 and letting the stretch? Just wanted peoples experiences. Joe

I'm a 40 also, but I have to be careful with the thighs.  These would fit great if they were sanforized, but I'm pretty sure I'll opt for the 634SII.

[Peter]

Wanting to end up with a waist that's between 30.5"-31" I'd definitely be good with a pre soak measurement of 30.3"? Being a bit indecisive here haha..