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davidwirey

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  1. IH-8301s SBG with a few days shy of 250 wear days in a row- no washes, two soaks in the beginning. And the IH-9526v after a week of being worn every moment not sleeping or in the shower. Going to retire these jeans soon for the summer in Portland and some major crotch/minor knee repairs.

     

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  2. Still among my top 3 IH items.

     

    There is a section of Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels where they talk about wearing jeans until they are falling apart and then wearing their old jeans over their new pair. This is what cause me as a teenage punk to start religiously wearing Levi's jeans and never washing. Later on I found raw denim jeans and although I know the damage not washing does to really expensive jeans I still can't bring myself to do more than a soak. I play with the idea of hand washing sometimes. Anyway, my point is that this IH vest will be trophy for years to come. 

  3. I'm currently wearing a pair of IH 8301s. In the last few months I've tried FC 1109xx, Warehouse 900, PBJ xx012, and RRL low straight to find the perfect slim pairing to these...I received a pair of 883's two days ago and I'm so excited that the search is over. The fit is perfect. Painful right now but I know the will stretch to be perfect as I usually don't wash for months. Looking too have them hemmed soon. 

  4. Are these the one-wash version? (Doesn't look like it though)

    The Banner Denim will shrink a fair amount and will only stretch back out if needed.

    Thanks for the tip. These are not the one wash version so if I'm not able to sell them I might give them a hot wash to see if I get more shrink out. So far I've only done the initial hot soak. Any tips about the denim would be greatly appreciated because I'm new to the brand.

     

    You might get the right fit in the waist but then they would look sprayed onto your thighs and that really isn't a good look. Perhaps you could try another cut like the 660 or 800 and size the waist down to account for stretch? That'd still give more room in the other dimensions.

    I believe the 660 is very similar actually. I've been checking measurements everywhere to find the right fit as this is my first pair of Warehouse. Time to leave the safe confines of Iron Heart.

  5. Hahaha! The legs are actually my favorite part of this pair and I'm not 100% sold on sizing down but here is my problem: the waist line doesn't sit right. I'm not sure if I need to size down or if because I got disproportionate "love handles" they just feel wonky and like they are sliding down.. Because of this the waist line sinks below where they are supposed to fit even with a belt. I figure if I size down to true to size and get max stretch I should have an exact fit without a belt.

  6. Hello, is anyone interested in a Full Count 2812 Type 2 Jacket sz 38/ One wash? I received it yesterday and it is slightly too small for me. It is brand new with tags.  I'd be happy to email pics.

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