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Post by Jdub6 on Jun 24, 2017 13:09:20 GMT -6
Hmm. I was just interested in something different from the 666. The 634 so far doesn't work for me unless I size down. Was hoping the 888 was more like a 3sixteen straight which I think is pretty close to perfect; measurements are actually pretty close besides the big rear rise and larger thigh. Could be sweet. This goes against a lot of other people's views now on this subject, and many don't like it... But I'm still a fan of sizing down and stretching new pants. Don't be afraid of sizing down on the standard 21oz fabric to get other areas measurements closer to what you actually want. The waist will stretch 1-1.5 inches quite easily. Yeah it's almost essential with the 634, however as mentioned earlier, the cut is idiosyncratic with the denim. Case in point: the 634S-B (OD); compounding the bagginess, the leg measurements knee down don't even reduce say from a 34 to 33 (nada) and to a 32 it's marginal. Would love to see a 777 fit rocking an engineer boot. Pretty sure the hem would work. |
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Post by drewcandraw on Jun 24, 2017 15:58:03 GMT -6
its similar to my TS democratic fit minus the thigh being an inch larger and .5" larger in hem. Finally an IH cut that I can wear.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2017 10:55:33 GMT -6
I'm just excited for rise + more taper at the cuff. 666 is far too wide of an opening for my day-to-day style, and my 555 is perfect, but the rise on my 555 is too low.
I'm hoping to finally get a pair of jeans that I can tuck my shirt in to, and it stays put!
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Post by ickes on Jun 25, 2017 16:26:31 GMT -6
I'm just excited for rise + more taper at the cuff. 666 is far too wide of an opening for my day-to-day style, and my 555 is perfect, but the rise on my 555 is too low. I'm hoping to finally get a pair of jeans that I can tuck my shirt in to, and it stays put! Tucked?? Untucked is tucking??? |
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Post by davelewis on Jun 25, 2017 17:05:03 GMT -6
This goes against a lot of other people's views now on this subject, and many don't like it... But I'm still a fan of sizing down and stretching new pants. Don't be afraid of sizing down on the standard 21oz fabric to get other areas measurements closer to what you actually want. The waist will stretch 1-1.5 inches quite easily. Yeah it's almost essential with the 634, however as mentioned earlier, the cut is idiosyncratic with the denim. Case in point: the 634S-B (OD); compounding the bagginess, the leg measurements knee down don't even reduce say from a 34 to 33 (nada) and to a 32 it's marginal. Would love to see a 777 fit rocking an engineer boot. Pretty sure the hem would work. I wear a pair of White's Nomad engineer boots, which are substantial at 7 1/2--to 8oz leather, and find that an 8" jean hem is as small as I want to deal with. Even at that, they are very snug against the boot, and a jean with more taper would be a pain to try to stuff the boot shaft inside it. I'm assuming that you don't wear your jeans inside of the boot, not saying there's anything wrong with that. |
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Post by davelewis on Jun 25, 2017 17:12:43 GMT -6
Also, the 14oz denim is another one that is underrated and doesn't get much talk. They are my summer pair and it's another fantastic fabric and also at a fairly decent price. In all honestly every jean fabric I own from Iron Heart is a great fabric in it's own way. I can honestly say that there isn't one that I don't like. It just seems that some get talked about more than others and the 14oz and 18oz Vintage definitely don't get the attention they deserve. If I didn't already own a ton of jeans i'd splurge on a pair of IH denim...either the 633 od or 777 od's. One of the downsides to our hobby is that our clothes last awhile. I'm about 2 yrs in on a couple of other pairs of jeans and they still have a ton of life left in them. So, i'm gonna save my pennies for some of the new upcoming drops. I should purge my closet though and get rid of some stuff I'm in the same boat. I have several pair, which are just hitting their sweet spot, but not even close to tossing, plus just added a new pair of Greasers which are an almost identical cut to the 888 fit guide that I'm liking. I could possibly see a pair of super heavy 888s in the future, when my Beasts give out, but that could take some time, lol |
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Post by ickes on Jun 25, 2017 18:37:21 GMT -6
Yeah it's almost essential with the 634, however as mentioned earlier, the cut is idiosyncratic with the denim. Case in point: the 634S-B (OD); compounding the bagginess, the leg measurements knee down don't even reduce say from a 34 to 33 (nada) and to a 32 it's marginal. Would love to see a 777 fit rocking an engineer boot. Pretty sure the hem would work. I wear a pair of White's Nomad engineer boots, which are substantial at 7 1/2--to 8oz leather, and find that an 8" jean hem is as small as I want to deal with. Even at that, they are very snug against the boot, and a jean with more taper would be a pain to try to stuff the boot shaft inside it. I'm assuming that you don't wear your jeans inside of the boot, not saying there's anything wrong with that. Agree with this. I would never go smaller than an 8" hem with a boot and that is even pushing it. |
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Post by drewcandraw on Jun 25, 2017 18:57:10 GMT -6
Yeah it's almost essential with the 634, however as mentioned earlier, the cut is idiosyncratic with the denim. Case in point: the 634S-B (OD); compounding the bagginess, the leg measurements knee down don't even reduce say from a 34 to 33 (nada) and to a 32 it's marginal. Would love to see a 777 fit rocking an engineer boot. Pretty sure the hem would work. I wear a pair of White's Nomad engineer boots, which are substantial at 7 1/2--to 8oz leather, and find that an 8" jean hem is as small as I want to deal with. Even at that, they are very snug against the boot, and a jean with more taper would be a pain to try to stuff the boot shaft inside it. I'm assuming that you don't wear your jeans inside of the boot, not saying there's anything wrong with that. I have Alpinestars short boots when I ride and 8" hem is ok but I noticed lately if my cuff is too wide it catches on the pegs when I'm at a stop though. Tucking my jeans into my racing boots felt and looked weird to me. I know chicks do it all the time but just feels weird unless I have leathers on or something. |
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Post by Jdub6 on Jun 25, 2017 19:36:09 GMT -6
Yeah it's almost essential with the 634, however as mentioned earlier, the cut is idiosyncratic with the denim. Case in point: the 634S-B (OD); compounding the bagginess, the leg measurements knee down don't even reduce say from a 34 to 33 (nada) and to a 32 it's marginal. Would love to see a 777 fit rocking an engineer boot. Pretty sure the hem would work. I wear a pair of White's Nomad engineer boots, which are substantial at 7 1/2--to 8oz leather, and find that an 8" jean hem is as small as I want to deal with. Even at that, they are very snug against the boot, and a jean with more taper would be a pain to try to stuff the boot shaft inside it. I'm assuming that you don't wear your jeans inside of the boot, not saying there's anything wrong with that. Haha. Umm no.  |
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Post by Jdub6 on Jun 25, 2017 19:54:30 GMT -6
777-25oz. Doable I reckon. Looks pretty good too. I don't cuff but still reasonable.  |
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Post by davelewis on Jun 25, 2017 19:59:18 GMT -6
I wear a pair of White's Nomad engineer boots, which are substantial at 7 1/2--to 8oz leather, and find that an 8" jean hem is as small as I want to deal with. Even at that, they are very snug against the boot, and a jean with more taper would be a pain to try to stuff the boot shaft inside it. I'm assuming that you don't wear your jeans inside of the boot, not saying there's anything wrong with that. I have Alpinestars short boots when I ride and 8" hem is ok but I noticed lately if my cuff is too wide it catches on the pegs when I'm at a stop though. Tucking my jeans into my racing boots felt and looked weird to me. I know chicks do it all the time but just feels weird unless I have leathers on or something. Nothing worse than having your leg catch on something while on a bike. When I rode sport bikes, I had a boot that had a longer shaft, with Velcro fasteners, and had sport bike leathers with armor that would tuck inside the boot, but they had to go that way as the leg part of the pant fit snug. Riding a Harley bagger now days, and everything goes outside the boot. Agree that chicks can pull off the look, but not so much on men. I think guys of the other persuasion do it though. |
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Post by davelewis on Jun 25, 2017 20:02:02 GMT -6
777-25oz. Doable I reckon. Looks pretty good too. I don't cuff but still reasonable. Those look fine. It looked to me that the smaller waist sizes in the 777 were under 8", but everything above 34-35 were over 8. I'm guessing your not a 32. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2017 23:45:15 GMT -6
I'm just excited for rise + more taper at the cuff. 666 is far too wide of an opening for my day-to-day style, and my 555 is perfect, but the rise on my 555 is too low. I'm hoping to finally get a pair of jeans that I can tuck my shirt in to, and it stays put! Tucked?? Untucked is tucking??? From time to time, yes. |
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Post by Jdub6 on Jul 1, 2017 16:30:57 GMT -6
So tempted with the 888 NT-UHR. My 666*UHR are perhaps my favorite pair of jeans. Will post a pic this weekend. Best fades by far out of my lineup without much wear either. The vibrant blue offers such a nice contrast for fades. Ickes, saw you on the IH forum questioning these for warm weather. They are uncompromising in their breathability, however, these or the vintage 18s...shiz. The UHR are that awesome and worth it. Really no comparison. They're that good.
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Post by hopsbreath on Jul 2, 2017 20:16:14 GMT -6
Ha! The new "Nama Tako" UHR's literally translate into "raw octopus". Denim porn and tentacle porn worlds collide.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 9:18:10 GMT -6
Denim porn and tentacle porn worlds collide. That's one way to put it, lol! |
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Post by gaseousclay on Jul 3, 2017 9:35:00 GMT -6
More stuff is hitting the IH outlet today. Any of you gonna take advantage of some of the deals? I think one of the few things that's available in my size is the 138 yellow ombre. Sadly, I just can't do yellow, even if the price is good. I've reached the point now where i've become incredibly picky with my purchases and won't buy anything anymore simply because it's on sale. I have to really want it if i'm going to buy it.
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Post by scooter on Jul 3, 2017 9:54:06 GMT -6
More stuff is hitting the IH outlet today. Any of you gonna take advantage of some of the deals? I think one of the few things that's available in my size is the 138 yellow ombre. Sadly, I just can't do yellow, even if the price is good. I've reached the point now where i've become incredibly picky with my purchases and won't buy anything anymore simply because it's on sale. I have to really want it if i'm going to buy it. I've been wanting the yellow 138. I'm confident I can pull it off. So, I nabbed one. If there had been more remaining stock of the XXXL, I may have waited for a further reduction. But, with only 2 left, I figured I'd grab the one with the longest sleeve, and call it a day. |
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Post by gaseousclay on Jul 3, 2017 10:51:46 GMT -6
the fact that the 138 is a work shirt makes it easier for me to pass. the measurements are kinda wonky too -- i'd probably have to size up to an xl just to make the sleeves work
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Post by davelewis on Jul 3, 2017 11:34:52 GMT -6
I noticed that the chest in the XXXL is undersized from the norm also. Saves me money in the end,lol
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Post by DigDug on Jul 3, 2017 11:53:42 GMT -6
I haven't bought much never mind an expensive IH piece. But decided to pick this up www.ironheart.co.uk/outlet/ih-outlet-018.html$100 for the classic 21oz jeans. Yeah, a little beat up. I figure I'll Repair, Wash and Wear frequently. Not sure about the 777's. Measurements look fine but the "Super Slim" label worries me. |
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Post by scooter on Jul 3, 2017 12:22:52 GMT -6
I haven't bought much never mind an expensive IH piece. But decided to pick this up www.ironheart.co.uk/outlet/ih-outlet-018.html$100 for the classic 21oz jeans. Yeah, a little beat up. I figure I'll Repair, Wash and Wear frequently. Not sure about the 777's. Measurements look fine but the "Super Slim" label worries me. Had they been a size 36, I'd have been all over them, too. |
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Post by gaseousclay on Jul 3, 2017 13:29:40 GMT -6
Not sure about the 777's. Measurements look fine but the "Super Slim" label worries me. the 555 cut is the 'super slim' and the 777 is the 'super slim tapered.' the 777 cut works for my body type and I agree that it is a little confusing if you don't read the measurements carefully. They should just label them as the slim and slim tapered -- calling them super slim gives the impression that these models might be skinny jeans when they're not. I take solace in the fact that their measurements are likely going to be spot on, so what you see is what you get. Versus other brands that give you a fit guide and are usually only in the ballpark |
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Post by gaseousclay on Jul 3, 2017 13:34:27 GMT -6
 I do kinda like the crazy bike raglan but don't think I can pay $75 for a tee. |
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Post by yinzer on Jul 3, 2017 17:35:03 GMT -6
I haven't bought much never mind an expensive IH piece. But decided to pick this up www.ironheart.co.uk/outlet/ih-outlet-018.html$100 for the classic 21oz jeans. Yeah, a little beat up. I figure I'll Repair, Wash and Wear frequently. Not sure about the 777's. Measurements look fine but the "Super Slim" label worries me. All dependent on measurements and your lower body size. The 777 fits me like the other standard slim fits offered by Iron Heart fit others, for example. They are more of a slim straight for me once hemmed. |
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