IH-634SR - 21/23oz 5 Year Anniversary Straight Cut
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just gave my jeans a second hot soak. I've realized the denim is so thick and starchy that the jean needs it to drape properly when worn.
Edit: basically, I recommend at least multiple hot soaks with these!
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thewickett, any agitation with those soaks? I selected the washing machine method for my 2nd soak, inside out w/ warm water and doubt that all the starch is out even now. These things are so damn stiff it's hard to be sure though.
100% cotton stitching on these, right? Saw some chatter elsewhere and can't recall or find out if this is the case.
Pretty sure the stitching is poly/cotton; pure cotton thread just isn't strong enough for IH gear. I could be wrong about this, though…
My thoughts exactly, but was curious.
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yup.. a ton of agitation the first time and none the second. Would have gone the washing machine way if I trusted the coin op machines in the dorms
Either way, enough starch is gone that these fall much better… but thats not to say these aren't still crazy stiff! -
i originally wrote this in a PM back and forth between DENIM SAILOR and myself but i just realized it might help others out as well…
my 634sr..true to size
i will say after the initial soak i got a little freaked out..i was nowhere close to buttoning the top button (i got the same tagged size as my 9634)..i totally panicked i was like "i cant believe i spent this money on a pair of jeans that dont fit!! i cant afford to buy a larger size..im gonna miss out on the annies!!!" in hopes of stretching them i button them up as far as i could (all but the top) and slept in them.. they did stretch (i move around a lot in my sleep)..that morning i pulled and pulled and pulled and after abut 15 minutes of trying i got the top button..it was insanely hard to do..mostly hurt my thumbs i got through about half of the day buttoned all the way up but i eventually just undid the top button because it hurt to bad, i wear a belt so you couldnt see that it was unbuttoned..i wore them to work the second day (cut them and chainstitched the hem, i left it a little long because it didnt seem like all of the shrinking was done in the leg) and did the same thing started the day buttoned and then half way through unbuttoned ..that night i decided to do a second hot soak (get the rest of the leg shrink out) but i was afraid of the waist shrinking more and then i would really be screwed!! so i put them on and got in the bath tub as hot as it would go hoping that leg would would just shrink around me and not get too much tighter...worked like a charm!
i wore them in the bath tub HOT and they shrank up nicely in the leg and actually stretched out a little in the waist to fit me perfect (still a little snug) but they are great now im now 2 days in fully buttoned ready to never take these suckers off!man after the first soak i was bummed.. i was at least an inch from buttoning the top button and i have a bruise on each hip from the first day..
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i originally wrote this in a PM back and forth between DENIM SAILOR and myself but i just realized it might help others out as well…
my 634sr..true to size .................
How does the waist now compare to your IH-9634, have you measured both?
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i havent measured..will soon
but they have stretched a lot more than my 9634s i can feel that they are bigger.. but i will update with measurements soon
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Extinct - at least from us. There may be the odd pair floating around elsewhere. G
Am I GLAD I bought several pairs of this one. It is so fucking awesome, and comfy, and good looking and perfectly cut. The KING OF JEANS. My 31 is now feeling great, tight but not ball crushing anymore. My 32's are breaking in. I cant wait for my 33's to be finished overdying in Japan and be returned to me… I'll have reunited the holy trinity when they come back in!
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Sometimes a bit of judicous grovelling does work. I have nabbed the last of Haraki's Annies. Took a number of requests before he relented, wanted to shut me up I guess.
I have 1 pair of each of the following turning up in about 2 weeks:
28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 38
PM me to reserve/buy
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Edited to reflect current stock…...
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I've put them up on the site, so you can order direct from there….................
http://www.ironheart.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=77
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Currently trying caseys method with these. Trying to get the shrinkage out and hip crushing over with. Casey did you wear them until dry?
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day four and I am already seeing some slight changes in the hue of the blues… can't wait to properly thrash these once the snow is gone :-\
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I've put them up on the site, so you can order direct from there….................
http://www.ironheart.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=77
holy crap, there is one 33 left. I've 3 pairs already, but could let myself pull the trigger…
