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Post by ickes on Mar 1, 2015 10:24:16 GMT -6
Brent, I've been wearing them tonight....not too bad so far. I plan to wear them a decent amount. I wouldn't say wearing a 25oz every single day is something I would want to do, but a few days a week seems do-able. These fit me pretty well, so that helps. I spent a good hour just trying to make the buttons easier to close. That's a battle in itself. Might just do the 19left. I'm sure they will soften up but is rather have a daily pair that you don't stuggle with daily. brent I think that would be a good choice. I don't know if its because my Iron Hearts are left hand twill or if it's the fact that Iron Heart just uses a higher quality cotton than most brands, but my 21oz Loomstates feel thinner than my Lawless jeans I have in the Super Heavy fabric (18.5 oz I believe?). I don't mean this in a bad way at all when I say they feel thinner, I'm trying to say they are easier to wear and don't feel as warm and heavy. It's really an amazing fabric that has a very stiff, rugged, tough, bullet proof type feel to it yet is still amazingly easy to wear considering the weight at 21 oz.*
*They were 20oz pre soak but I will refer to them as 21 oz from now on because my guess is that they have gained at least an oz post soak.
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Post by ickes on Mar 1, 2015 10:26:05 GMT -6
brentkuz I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on those IH 19 oz left hand twills for one second if you have your size figured out. I think if the fit of these Iron Hearts works for you they will be the best pair of jeans you have ever owned. I can easily say that about my single pair of Iron Hearts. They are hands down the single best pair of jeans I have ever purchased.
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Post by brentkuz on Mar 1, 2015 11:36:44 GMT -6
brentkuz I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on those IH 19 oz left hand twills for one second if you have your size figured out. I think if the fit of these Iron Hearts works for you they will be the best pair of jeans you have ever owned. I can easily say that about my single pair of Iron Hearts. They are hands down the single best pair of jeans I have ever purchased. Damn you're not making it easy not to buy them. The 19oz left hand in size 36 should be perfect. |
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Post by brentkuz on Mar 1, 2015 11:44:06 GMT -6
Anyone have or know about the 666S-21oz that are on Rakuten? IHUK doesn't stock them and I can't find much information about them. In English anyway.
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Post by seth on Mar 1, 2015 12:00:12 GMT -6
Anyone have or know about the 666S-21oz that are on Rakuten? IHUK doesn't stock them and I can't find much information about them. In English anyway. Well that was a nice surprise. I didn't know the 666 cut came in the standard 21 oz denim. You are right, it's not at IH UK. What information are you trying to find? It's the standard 21 oz sanforized selvedge denim in the 666 cut. Edit: the size chart looks like the waist is a little bigger than tagged size and the 21 oz stretches a fair bit. I suspect I'd downsize one from my usual IH size. |
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Post by brentkuz on Mar 1, 2015 13:24:58 GMT -6
Anyone have or know about the 666S-21oz that are on Rakuten? IHUK doesn't stock them and I can't find much information about them. In English anyway. Well that was a nice surprise. I didn't know the 666 cut came in the standard 21 oz denim. You are right, it's not at IH UK. What information are you trying to find? It's the standard 21 oz sanforized selvedge denim in the 666 cut. Edit: the size chart looks like the waist is a little bigger than tagged size and the 21 oz stretches a fair bit. I suspect I'd downsize one from my usual IH size. Fit and fabric review. I don't trust rakuten size charts. |
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Post by jamesr on Mar 1, 2015 16:46:19 GMT -6
The only info I can find after an albeit short search is the 666s-21 is a collaboration with Rivet and Hide?
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Post by seth on Mar 1, 2015 18:00:30 GMT -6
I doubt it's a collaboration with Rivet and Hide, or it would be sold only at Rivet and Hide and not generally at Rakuten retailers. General distribution defeats the point of doing limited availability vendor-specific collaborations. (Try to find an IH Pronto collaboration anywhere but Pronto. I try. I fail.)
I really shouldn't be surprised that its available in Japan. It's the most popular IH denim (21 oz) in the second most popular cut (666). The model/weight makes perfect sense as a standard offering.
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Post by brentkuz on Mar 1, 2015 19:22:03 GMT -6
Guess it's just a japan offering. Might be my go to.
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Post by jeffrx on Mar 1, 2015 21:50:20 GMT -6
brentkuz I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on those IH 19 oz left hand twills for one second if you have your size figured out. I think if the fit of these Iron Hearts works for you they will be the best pair of jeans you have ever owned. I can easily say that about my single pair of Iron Hearts. They are hands down the single best pair of jeans I have ever purchased. Damn you're not making it easy not to buy them. The 19oz left hand in size 36 should be perfect. I saw these jeans from Oni. Slubby and interesting denim...I really like these. global.rakuten.com/en/store/auc-rodeo/item/oni-288-o/At 20oz, I'd recommend them highly. I want to grab a pair myself, but I'm spiraling out of control with the number of jeans I have in rotation. |
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Post by brentkuz on Mar 2, 2015 6:10:22 GMT -6
jeffrx - I have been looking at the oni secret denim. Looks awesome. I just don't know about the fit.
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Post by brentkuz on Mar 2, 2015 8:04:39 GMT -6
Ugh.... I think I have a problem. Going back to the whole hedonistic adaptation thing. After two days full of wearing 19oz samurai denim I don't feel the same wearing Gustin other denim like it. The hand feel of the Sammy's is amazing. Now I'm looking at oni and some IH. Damn you ickes |
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Post by jray on Mar 2, 2015 8:40:12 GMT -6
Brentkuz - you have had a problem for a while - as have I. The difference is that your problem is going to get even larger and more expensive. But you'll look damn good!
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Post by ickes on Mar 2, 2015 8:42:04 GMT -6
Ugh.... I think I have a problem. Going back to the whole hedonistic adaptation thing. After two days full of wearing 19oz samurai denim I don't feel the same wearing Gustin other denim like it. The hand feel of the Sammy's is amazing. Now I'm looking at oni and some IH. Damn you ickesJust sell off a few of your Gustin items that you aren't completely in love with and bam, you've got some money for a pair of Oni's or Iron Hearts. See, life is good...no harm no foul  |
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Post by brentkuz on Mar 2, 2015 9:29:16 GMT -6
Brentkuz - you have had a problem for a while - as have I. The difference is that your problem is going to get even larger and more expensive. But you'll look damn good! Might have too. I just had some good eBay flips $325 profit on one trench coat. I bought the samurai's with $200 of that. Ugh ain't cheap. |
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Post by jeffrx on Mar 2, 2015 10:17:19 GMT -6
f!@k it dudes, I'm buying the Oni 20oz. They have my size now and might now have it later.
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Post by brentkuz on Mar 2, 2015 10:44:56 GMT -6
f!@k it dudes, I'm buying the Oni 20oz. They have my size now and might now have it later. Do it! They didn't have 36 so I was lucky. |
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Post by jeffrx on Mar 2, 2015 11:36:27 GMT -6
f!@k it dudes, I'm buying the Oni 20oz. They have my size now and might now have it later. Do it! They didn't have 36 so I was lucky. The Iron Heart 25oz ended up costing me "only" $280-something including shipping. That's what I was billed on my card. That's compared to $450 that I would pay here. The Oni will be similarly "cheap", so I'm saving money, right? Anyway, the trigger has been pulled. Now I'm 100% done for quite a while. |
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Post by ickes on Mar 2, 2015 12:10:31 GMT -6
Do it! They didn't have 36 so I was lucky. The Iron Heart 25oz ended up costing me "only" $280-something including shipping. That's what I was billed on my card. That's compared to $450 that I would pay here. The Oni will be similarly "cheap", so I'm saving money, right? Anyway, the trigger has been pulled. Now I'm 100% done for quite a while. Totally. you basically just got two for the price of one, that's very thrifty of you and your wife should be proud. I think you deserve a new WS or pair of shoes for your good work at bargain hunting |
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Post by jray on Mar 2, 2015 12:39:37 GMT -6
Ickes - love the positioning on that!
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Post by kkozel on Mar 2, 2015 12:48:08 GMT -6
This thread is killing me, IH-634 is looking mighty tempting right now. Anyone have thoughts on those?
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Post by ickes on Mar 2, 2015 12:50:27 GMT -6
This thread is killing me, IH-634 is looking mighty tempting right now. Anyone have thoughts on those? which ones ? |
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Post by kkozel on Mar 2, 2015 13:11:49 GMT -6
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Post by ickes on Mar 2, 2015 13:23:13 GMT -6
I would not think twice about picking those up at that price. That is an absolute bargain for what you will be getting. I do not own a 634 fit but I like the looks of it and I've got my eye's on a few pairs in that fit. For some people the cuff opening is too wide on that fit but not for me. I think it looks like a great fit. I am already hunting down my next pair of Iron Hearts btw. This is really not good. I've got it narrowed down to about three different pairs right now but haven't decided which one yet. |
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Post by ickes on Mar 2, 2015 13:26:07 GMT -6
I think the best fit that Iron Heart has is the 633s. That is the fit that my 20oz are in and it appears that they only make that fit for Self Edge so unfortunately that is the only place you can get them I believe. The 633 is a 634 fit in the top block but it tapers down to a slim fit from the knee down. So it's basically a 634 that tapers to a smaller cuff opening.
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