IH-888S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo

[seawolf]

Okay, so I spotted some Iron Heart jeans at a Super Bowl party yesterday, and said to the guy "it's not often that I see Iron Heart in the wild. Nice jeans. Are the 888s?" He replied, "yeah 21oz 888." I'm kind of surprised that it didn't even register with him that I guessed the cut. I didn't want to sound super nerdy, so I didn't mention that I knew they were 21oz by looking at them, so I just let it be.

[drewfonse]

@seawolf

I saw a pair of IH walking around where I work, not a co worker, and I almost said something. But then people would have discovered my obsession. Chose not to, haha.

You should have just asked him to stand still so you could check out his honeycombs. Loudly.

Not awkward.

He had great taste, though. 888 21s may be the GOAT.

[Karol]

This oversized IH-888S-21 is my most worn IH jeans. They feel like sweatpants. Washed many times at 60 degrees and twice at 95 degrees Celsius (in effort to shrink them as much as possible).

[Karol]

[Transporter]

@Karol How much shrinkage did you get in the inseam?

[drewfonse]

I’m continually amazed at how soft and comfortable these are. Right away, and then increasingly so. Remarkable denim, and the last pair I’d give up of my IHs if I had to.

So much more comfortable and snazzy looking than comparable weight denim from Samurai, Oni, etc etc.

[drewfonse]

A terrible photo of my beloved 21 888s and one of my beloved Aria. These jeans are something else. Probably 30 wears.

They look amazing and are really comfortable. Wish I had known about IH 5 years ago before I wasted money on inferior denim. Oh well.

[Yoprst]

Being on the verge of buying the flagman 21oz I'm still in doubts regarding it's real colour once faded. The pictures tell inconsistent stories and I've already went through tons of them. I decided to go another way around asking you my friends if the colour of those 21oz faded is anywhere close to this on the pics of my 18oz?

[weftyarn]

I don’t personally own the 18Oz but from what I see on the pictures it looks considerably different than the 21Oz.
From what I experienced, 21Oz shows less contrast and less “inky” blues. It’s a bit more muted, more “vintage”. That’s how I would describe it..

Your 18Oz remind me more of what I see on my UHRs

Here’s two more recent pics that show the character of the 21Oz quite well imo.
But of course it also depends on how you wear them and what your washing routine is

21Oz after 300+ wear days and 10+ machine washes

next to my UHRs

[Yoprst]

@weftyarn Thanx for your prompt reply. Your description turned out to be quite close to my suspicions and your pics confirmed it even more

At least now I know which pictures were lying me and which told me the naked truth.

As to the way of wearing/washing habits it's all understandable, the question was about colour/tones/hues and you've answered it quite clear. Thanx again

[weftyarn]

You’re welcome @Yoprst glad I could help!

[DeeDee85]

@weftyarn they look so incredibly soft!

[weftyarn]

they are!

[drewfonse]

@weftyarn

Beautiful! Can’t wait to have a super broken in pair like that. Work in progress.

[Transporter]

Hey Fellas, trying to decide the inseam length to hem these 888s to. Are you seeing the length shrink with wear and washes?

[Alex]

@Transporter this denim is sanforized and one-washed - little to no shrinkage to be expected. I would anticipate 0.5" of stacking behind the knees

[Kdub780]

Hey all. I just bought some 888s and they're my first pair of Iron Hearts. I'm not entirely sold on the fit, but it may be because I'm coming from some slimmer Naked and Famous Weird Guys. Jeans almost always seem to sit a bit lower on me, and I have wider hips which means the waist ends up a bit loose. These are size 38, are comfortable all over, but they just seem to have some excess room up top. Would it be best to go a size down, or is there another cut that may work best? I'm 6'1" 210 lbs for reference. Thanks!

[flannel slut]

@Kdub780 you could get away with a size down but think these look great on you (excess room described is not at all coming off as sloppy). Sounds like your biggest holdup is the higher rise. If you are looking for taper in a lower rise/less room in the top block, take a look at the 777 measurements.

[Yoprst]

@Kdub780 If I was in your shoes I would refrain from choosing tapered cuts as they will visually increase disproportion between the top block and the bellow knee part. I would go for 634 cut as being the most overall balanced one in all respects. Once again it's just my humble opinion which is extremely subjective.

[A Former User]

@Kdub780 if you’re happy then this is the way to go! 888 csn be worn in a size down for a more slimmer fit ot tts for a more relaxed fit where this cut is especially for peeps with big engine tighs. Overall the fit looks good and like you said comfortable:) so if this was what you’re after your good to go but know that the 21oz will stretch a bit in the waist. If you’re not convinced if this is what you’re after then i would strongly suggest you grab your naked and famous and measure up those bad boys and compare those measurements with different cuts. I’ve tried all the cuts and mostly the 555 and 888 cause I’ve thought that a high rise was what i was after and now my favo cut is the 777. I hope you’ll find the right one for you and if you’re in doubt email the guys from IHUK cause they’re the best in what they do! Cheers!