The Evolution of Iron Heart

[ROman]

@Cole:

Loombreaker prototype after a lot of wear and washes.

Great look @Cole

[spitfiredealer]

Friend of mine has been beating the crap out of a pair of 634s for the last 18 months. Gave them a soak recently here is the result

[Brock]

Gnarly! [emoji1417]

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[A Former User]

Rac-005, five years

[louisbosco]

nothing fantastic yet, but hopefully soon..

i f**ked the patch up

[Giles]

@louisbosco:

i f**ked the patch up

Amazing, how did you manage that?

[louisbosco]

the aussie heat.

seriously though, this was awhile back when i moved to perth. on the washing machine i had back in singapore, i could select the temps; 20, 40, 60 or 80°C. but in perth, the model only had hot, cold or a mix. so without prior testing, i selected hot and washed it. quite the smart arse i must say.

[Brock]

Some combs in their natural habitat
IH666XHS

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[neph93]

^very nice. They're going to look really great in a couple of washes time.

[Brock]

Thanks neph! Agreed. They are due for a wash soon…

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[Chris]

A couple of years ago, I sent my 634s in to IHUK to be hemmed. Whoever did the work (Matt?) threw some heavy twist on the denim, leading to the most intense roping I've ever seen.

[SlimStraightNYUSA]

Wonder of all wonders, a pair of Giles' Vulcan (from 2009!) floated up on to ebay for a fraction of retail in mid December 2016, new with tags. And I know my place: Iron Heart is my home. There are photos on Giles' original release post (http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3893.0) but I feel they deserve a few really nice youtube videos. These jeans are a handy man's wet dream. There are extra pockets everywhere; 5 for sure then a coin pocket novelty that allows a swiss army knife sife tool to be slid through it, perpendicular. I obviously feel fortunate to have snagged these.

This denim is so responsive! 4 weeks of daily wear with an initial hot soak. In the left fron pocket photo you'll notice a shadow; this is a Bic lighter in an inside compartment, which was an initial unrevealed detail (I haven't come across any prior mention of it.) The double selfedge id on the back pockets is like early Pantera; groovy and ferocious! I've pulled the thighs up all the way already, took 14oz Nudies longer. I do a very leg focused sport so my thigh to waste ratio is fairly troubling when it comes to 100% denim (non stretch). These guys are let out a little in the thighs vs the standard 634-S (Giles' own modification), so maybe 25 inches. They just barely cut it! So any powerlifter or average gym rat will be fine in 634-S I think. 29 inches is slightly bigger than true waste. I think that's very important to note about the 634-S: unless someone is elite level Bodybuilder, Powerlifter, or Olympic Weightlifter, they'll fit these jeans just fine. There's a lot of hesitation from the average gym rat buying raw denim, they worry about not being able to fit the thigh.

[SlimStraightNYUSA]

1st machine rinse, ultra gentle spin cycle. 4 weeks everyday wear.

[nizzel55]

@nizzel55:

From left to right.

IH-666S: 431 days, 8 soaks and 4 machine washes
IH-666SII: 424 days, 2 soaks and 8 machine washes
IH-666UHR: 172 days, 6 soaks and 1 machine wash

Took quite some more pictures of the jeans. Might add some more photos later

[SlimStraightNYUSA]

IH-666S: 431 days, 8 soaks and 4 machine washes
IH-666SII: 424 days, 2 soaks and 8 machine washes
IH-666UHR: 172 days, 6 soaks and 1 machine wash

No real skew on the double indigo…odd

[JDelage]

They look pretty similar (but awesome!) from here now.

[Brock]

Just about 7 months wear. 1 soak 3 wash
X posted on IH666XHS thread

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[SlimStraightNYUSA]

monster post Brock!

[Brock]

Thanks mate! [emoji1598]

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[JDelage]

What do you carry in your right hip pocket?