I am the proud owner of a new pair of Iron Heart jeans. 21 oz fabric with Zimbabwe cotton. The jeans are 2 oz heavier than my Samurai’s but feel great. When I had only two pairs of jeans, rotating between the two resulted in too much wear and tear. The Imperials and Sams have [...]
I took out my camera to document how my two pairs of denim were doing today. It’s Day 305 for my Imperial’s. The legs are really worn in at this point. Any more and it will split: From Imperial Denim My Samurai’s are on day 540. Direct sunlight shows just how blue they get: From [...]
The guys over at Self Edge repaired my worn out Samurai jeans a few weekends ago. I’m really happy with the results. The holes I had are sewn up and you can barely tell from the outside where the repair was made. It’s been over a year since I’ve had these jeans and they’re still [...]
Well, I’ve totally slacked on posting how my Imperial Duke’s are doing, but since Kolina took a picture of ‘em at Great America (thank you Lockheed Martin “Family Day”), I’ll share with you the wear. Since Day 29 on Dec 6, 2009, I’ve worn these bad boys for something like 140 days. I did miss [...]
Quick post to update on how my Imperial Dukes are doing. In one word: fabulous! A few days into getting the pair in November, I did a wet soak (sitting in cold water). The jeans stretched out pretty quickly and they aren’t uncomfortably tight like my 19oz Samurai’s were when I had a big meal [...]