Iron Heart Jeans

[sta991]

So you can't get rakuten iron heart goods shipped to USA?

 

It's up to the Japanese retailer to decide whether they want to ship internationally or not. There are a number that will and it's no problem to get IH goods shipped to the USA. And as I mentioned in an earlier post, the Yen continues to fall against the US dollar, so IH goods are getting cheaper every week. 

[Seul]

Going for some diversity colour-wise...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[babybepeezy]

How much do these 301 stretch??

[hungryalien]

 

about 11 month and 4-5 washes.. 

[sta991]

An update - the Yen continues to drop dramatically against the dollar. Since July, it's dropped about 20%, and dropped 5.7% in the last month alone. It's like a daily sale as exchange rates are recalculated nightly and you can watch the price drop almost every day. (Thank you Japanese Central Bank and quantitative easing.)

 

November 5 prices on Rakuten (for two I'm considering).

IH-666-XHS - $284  

666S-L 19 - $208

 

December 5 prices on Rakuten

IH-666-XHS - $268  

666S-L 19 - $196

[Maguire]

666D @ 2 years, 3 months, multiple machine washes. Total wear is closer to 1 year, 4 months. Always worn them with a 2" cuff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus picture of how they first looked when I bought them from IHUK, courtesy of Giles himself. Post #464

 

[tdj]

Just put up a pair of SExIH22-301 in Size 30 (you know: left hand twill, gray weft, awesome loomstate denim) due to sizing issues.  Wanted to bump it once here.

 

http://supertalk.superfuture.com/index.php/topic/157921-fs-sexih22-301-size-30/

 

(and on IH forums: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6940.msg379903#msg379903)

 

Thanks guys.

[everyinchofgod]

SEXIHXLSXA13's... I f'ing love this denim.

Give me another 300 wears or so and these will be awesome. This will take me forever, unfortunately, but I can't wait to see the results.

[Manok]

SEXIHXLSXA13's... I f'ing love this denim.

Give me another 300 wears or so and these will be awesome. This will take me forever, unfortunately, but I can't wait to see the results.

Nice to see someone wearing them! How much stretch have you experienced in the thigh and waist area? I'm waiting for my pair to come back from RFG's leg tapering service. Once they come in, I'll be wearing mine everyday until the weather gets hotter. Sad I can't find any pictures of them with heavy wear. If anyone has seen any, please post pictures.

Edited December 14, 2014 by Manok

[everyinchofgod]

The waist stretched a bit (maybe an inch, haven't measured them in a long time), I'm not sure if the thighs have at all. Fanya has the 634 cut in this denim and has posted some heavier wear pics either here on sufu or on the Iron Heart forum, if not both. Mine have more wear than this pic shows (bad lighting), and you can find some of my other pics in the hwdc2 thread, but Fanya's pair destroys mine.

[nizzel55]

 

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[digitalboy]

The 555 is a collaboration with denim vault in Malaysia but IHUK kept it in production after. 

The Denim Vault is in Indonesia

[halberdklown]

Just got a pair of the new 666-II in a size 32, but they unfortunately didn't shrink much at all after a hot soak (aside from the 1" waist and length. legs are just a little bit too loose on me). Look like I need to go down to a size 31, so if anyone is interested in taking these off my hands, I'd greatly appreciate it! 

[pat0]

 

 

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very nice pic brother 

 

Which IH model ?

[gazeboarder]

IH-555-03

 

Hey guys can a torn pocket bag like this be repaired.  Thanks in advanced.

 

[kiya]

Yes, that's an easy repair and normally (if done well) isn't noticeable from the outside of the jean because the original stitching would be taken out and redone in the same thread color/gauge.

[gazeboarder]

Yes, that's an easy repair and normally (if done well) isn't noticeable from the outside of the jean because the original stitching would be taken out and redone in the same thread color/gauge.

 

Kiya thanks for the info.

[rrreyhan]

IH 666s

14 months

 

 

sorry for crappy pics, happy new year  

 

[nizzel55]

Today

[Dylan]

I'm never going to get over how fucking good those look. Hopefully mine age as well.

[nizzel55]

IH666S 373 days 8 soaks 2 washes

Pictures taken with and without the use of a flash.

Edited January 3, 2015 by nizzel55

[Manok]

 

IH 666s

14 months

 

 

 

 

sorry for crappy pics, happy new year  

 

 

Is there a way to prevent whats happening around the crotch area? It looks like theres going to be a blowout soon. I just started to break my IHs in and I can see that my crotch area is fading a lot faster than everything else. Just like your pair. 

[Max Power]

Not really. I never had a crotch blowout on any of my Jeans, other's get them regularly. It depends on the fit, of course, but you can't really stop the friction.

[ShakeEmUp]

I destroyed my N&F weird guys and I'm looking to invest in a set of premium denim.  With how well they're priced I'm considering buying a pair of the 666s-19L off of Rakuten but I had a few questions.

Is it recommended to go TTS on these? I saw they're unsanfordized, but also "one wash."  I bought my weird guys in a 32 but with how much they stretched I could have gone down to a 30. I'm planning on going 31 if I buy the 666s. It sounds like they'll shrink ~1" during the soak but I would think they stretch a bit as well.

 

Also, for everyone posting their pairs in here- How bad has the crotch wear been? I saw a couple pairs already starting to wear and this is the problem I had with my weird guys.

 

Thanks!

[Rain Dogs]

i can't comment on the 666-19L's. fwiw though, i've thoroughly destroyed 2 pairs of iron heart jeans, and am working on my third. never had an issue with crotch blowouts, though.

[Max Power]

My observation is, tht there are guys who get crotch blowouts and other's dont. Might be their bodytype, style of walking, hobbies, preferred fit of jeans etc. I never had blowouts, even on cheap nudies tht I didn't wash for 8 months. So, I think if your N&F ripped there's a chance the IH will do too. Especially if you go for a fit with slim thighs like the 666-19. That model was made as raw denim, but is indeed onewashed to take the shrinkage out (it is used on a Type 3 and those sell poorly if not shrunken down to size, told me Giles of IHUK). The denim is stiff and nice (also unique, LHT in a heavy denim), but fades a bit fast and with too much contrast IMO.

Edited January 8, 2015 by Max Power

[tdj]

My observation is, tht there are guys who get crotch blowouts and other's dont. 

 

I agree with this - if your thighs rub together when you walk or if you bike a lot, then crotch blowouts seem to be the norm ...

[summ3rhays]

I destroyed my N&F weird guys and I'm looking to invest in a set of premium denim.  With how well they're priced I'm considering buying a pair of the 666s-19L off of Rakuten but I had a few questions.

Is it recommended to go TTS on these? I saw they're unsanfordized, but also "one wash."  I bought my weird guys in a 32 but with how much they stretched I could have gone down to a 30. I'm planning on going 31 if I buy the 666s. It sounds like they'll shrink ~1" during the soak but I would think they stretch a bit as well.

 

Also, for everyone posting their pairs in here- How bad has the crotch wear been? I saw a couple pairs already starting to wear and this is the problem I had with my weird guys.

 

Thanks!

 

 

The denim on the 19L is really really stiff.  It's amazing denim.  The IH won't stretch  nearly as much as the weird guys.  For me the thigh was the tough measurement.  I wear 34 in weird guy and the 36 in the 666s-19L fits the same in the thigh.

 

After a year of 3 times a week of wear I show no sign of crotch blowout.

Edited January 8, 2015 by summ3rhays

[Mr. Blue]

Just got an IHSH-76. Really like this shirt...

[ShakeEmUp]

thanks for the feedback everyone.  

 

with the one wash, is it best to go TTS and then still soak?