Introduce Yourself Here
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Hey there, thanks for your welcome !!!
Hey @theshigster !!! You’ve definitely come to the right place for fun!
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Hi there. Figured I'd do a quick intro. I'm pretty new to this raw denim malarkey, but have extensive experience with trousers, having worn them on-and-off for the vast majority of my life. Have been reading page after page after page, trying to glean as much info as possible on what to make my first pair of Iron Hearts for the charmingly brisk Minnesota winter which is currently in the mail (albeit some ways away right now). This is always assuming I can pry my wallet open far enough to spend over $300 on a pair of pants. That remains to be seen.
I'm English, moved to Japan at 25, and then moved to Minnesota around 6 years after that. I enjoy a bit of the old fatbiking and skateboarding. My favourite pair of jeans ever are, for my sins, my JNCO Crime Scenes. I absolutely adore wearing them, and I pretty much live in those suckers when at home during the colder months. However, as they are not desperately practical for any environment outside of said home, other trousers are something of a necessity. On a side note to this side note*… it is still a mystery to me how JNCO ever became considered 'skate' wear. Maybe people used to enjoy getting tangled up and faceplanting a whole lot more back in the '90s. Eh. Who knows...
Anyways... Over the course of the next few months I intend to potentially decide on a pair of Iron Heart jeans and potentially pry my aforementioned wallet open juuust about far enough to purchase them. Thanks in advance for all the information you are putting on the forum to make my first-ever-Iron-Hearts decision both easier and more difficult to varying degrees. At the moment I'm thinking 888S, as the 888-XHS does not exist and I'm concerned about the lower rise of the 634-XHS. I'm not a monk, and have no desire to put myself through the kind of nether-regions torture I read about some poor soul experiencing on the 634-XHS thread.
That's probably enough now. Yoroshiku, ne!
*If my calculations are correct, assuming perpendicular axes, this should now be running parallel to the original note.
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@nurunuru welcome and thanks for the entertaining intro.
Word to the wise, the 634-XHS crotch thing is more a consequence of the XHS than the 634. Of course sizing may have been an issue too but the XHS is a glorious beast of a denim and will fekk with you one way or another the first couple of weeks whatever the cut. Totally worth it though.
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Thank you, both!
Yeah… it seems pretty tough to go wrong with the 888S as a starting point. Plus, $325 is slightly easier to justify than $400
We were out with friends last night, and I had cause to lament an accidental drippage of queso on my N&F raws... which swiftly evolved into a conversation about the price of my jeans and how much the jeans I'd be looking at getting for winter would cost and then me suddenly being on the end of a Spanish Inquisition as to how any pair of jeans could be worth $400. I certainly hadn't anticipated being put on the spot like that... but then you know what they say about the Spanish Inquisition.I think I just about held my own.
Anyways... As it's just getting hotter over here and I'm in no particular rush, I guess I'll just see whether any sales roll around between now and the inevitable cold snap!
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Have a good time @theshigster and @nurunuru ! And nurunuru- my sincere condolences for living on the American steppes.
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Thank you @steelworker… this forum is a great place to be to read/learn about all things denim.
@nurunuru… Hajimemashite nurunuru san !
Have a good time @theshigster and @nurunuru ! And nurunuru- my sincere condolences for living on the American steppes.
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Doumo doumo!
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Hey all, thought I would take a minute to do this.
I've been wearing raws for the last 10+ years, A.P.C's, Diors, Nudie, Strike Gold, etc.
Right now I'm rotating some Studio D'Artisan SD-307, Skulls 5010xx's and some LVC 1947 501's and just ordered some IH-634-DD after buying a few IH pocket shirts in Australia and getting hooked on the quality.
Thanks all for being a great help with sizing and fit already, I look forward to plenty more fun to come!
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Welcome @nofunbadtimes Good to have you here.
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Welcome Timothy @canoeclub
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Hi all, my first post here. I finally decided to join the forum after lurking for a while. I started out with a pair of 666S-19L after returning jeans from another brand that I just couldn't get the sizing right on. The thing that really stood out to me about that first pair of IH is the quality and attention to detail. It's just so satisfying. It's all been downhill from there and I've since picked up a UHF and a pair of 777.
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Nice to have you here @Juliedang
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Hi, just thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm Nick and I'm from the north east of England. I've been lurking for a while but think I'm almost ready to take the plunge on a pair of Iron Hearts.
Just trying to decide which cut to go for at the moment which is proving tricky! I know I definitely want the 21oz selvedge.
Currently have a couple of 501 selvedge, Edwin ED 47 rainbow, Nashville and Brave star slim straights in 16.5oz among a few others so Iron Heart will be quite a jump in price and quality.
I also bought some Hoggs of Fife Rannoch thanks to browsing this forum! love them
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Hi, just thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm Nick and I'm from the north east of England. I've been lurking for a while but think I'm almost ready to take the plunge on a pair of Iron Hearts.
Just trying to decide which cut to go for at the moment which is proving tricky! I know I definitely want the 21oz selvedge.
Currently have a couple of 501 selvedge, Edwin ED 47 rainbow, Nashville and Brave star slim straights in 16.5oz among a few others so Iron Heart will be quite a jump in price and quality.
I also bought some Hoggs of Fife Rannoch thanks to browsing this forum! love them
Welcome to the Thunderdome!!!
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I never introduced myself . Just ran into this thread .
My name is Mustafa and I am based out of Princeton , New Jersey . I am married with one 9 year old daughter .I always loved denim but never heard of selvedge denim or Japanese art of making denim. I was mostly Nordstrom / Bloomingdales denim shopper. About 1.5 years ago I was searching for denim and stumbled on an article of heddles breakdown of three tier of jeans brand. In their I’ve found “iron heart” name listed as top tier denim maker. I’ve never heard for iron heart. For curiosity sake , I went on iron heart site and quickly learned about selvedge denim and the forum. Interestingly, I never purchased a jeans over $200. I saw the pricing upwards of $400 and i immediately thought this must be the quality . I never mind spending money on denim if I see denim in person and appreciate the quality . Unfortunately , not many luxury stores in America carry selvedge Japanese quality denim . If they do they are online only items. Stores like self edge and blue owl are rear and I am not lucky to have a store nearby me.
I always appreciate quality in everything. My first purchase was iron heart 25oz 777 and my introduction to Alex. I immediately like the customer service .
Long story short , I am loving the denim world and getting more connected to other brand like pure blue Japan.
Few pictures of my denim collection!
Total denim weight 190oz!
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I never introduced myself . Just ran into this thread .
My name is Mustafa and I am based out of Princeton , New Jersey .
Cheers, hoss!
My sister lives in Princeton. Great place.
