IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans

[scarfmace]

Story time

Last year I received a pair of 888-UHR as a gift from @Memphisakers and it actually started a short lived topic called 'the filthy gift' where you give away an item and the person who wants it also gifts an item etc. in Memoriam of late forum legend Mike.

Fast forward about 18 months of almost continuous wear and 3 soaks. Hope I made Mike proud

I could tell by the color of the water, that this would be a good soak.

The coulor after the rinse is like perfect blue

This is where I'm at:

I'll be sending em back to IH for a hem and will take a picture under natural light once I get 'em back, these pictures don't to this pair justice

[Oaktavia]

@scarfmace dude hell yeah these look fantastic

[TinMan]

@scarfmace fantastic, and thank you for sharing your story! I finally soaked my UHR a couple weeks back, I also had tub filled with perfect blue water. Weather is finally out of triple digits. Yesterday was day 1.

[SKT]

@scarfmace man that’s a special pair and not just because of the incredible fades. Very cool

[Mizmazzle]

@scarfmace I only had a chance to chat with Mike a couple times. But knowing how generous he was and how dedicated to this craft he lived…I’m willing to guess he’d be super stoked on this.

[scarfmace]

Thanks for the comments guys, I didn't know Mike outside the forum, but to me, he kind of symbolized the spirit of this forum.
We are all just mortal people from all walks of life with different backgrounds, on different paths in life, Coming together to share a common passion in denim, trying to spread some joy and friendship.

[TinMan]

Day 3 already starting to relax but still kind of crunchy. If that makes sense? Hope to wear these all the way to spring.

[scarfmace]

@TinMan Did you do a warm soak before your first wear?

[TinMan]

@scarfmace yes I did, 33c. Did you do more than one soak initially? Thought about doing one more just to make sure.

[scarfmace]

I did a hot soak (like 60°)before my first wear to try and get all the shrink out. otherwise you'll get that shrink later on and risk the creases needing to resettle.

I also never machine washed my pair because I have a mortal hatred for lightning fades. Only soaks (always do a hot one with soap and then a second one with lukewarm water to get the pair nice and clean without soap residue. Then hang dry till bone dry

[Oaktavia]

@scarfmace said in IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans:

I also never machine washed my pair because I have a mortal hatred for lightning fades. Only soaks

I have been wondering if this will be enough to shrink the fades in order to avoid fade shifting. I plan to likely purchase a new pair of UHR at the party and want to be sure about this. Will multiple hot soaks shrink the denim enough? @Alex @AdamJ

[Alex]

Shrinkage is down to heat in water and agitation, so it depends what you do to them when soaking them, I suppose

[Oaktavia]

@Alex said in IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans:

Shrinkage is down to heat in water and agitation, so it depends what you do to them when soaking them, I suppose

Which is why the washing machine is key, as it moves the denim around a lot. Soaking the jeans beforehand helps prevent white streaks though, correct?

[Alex]

@Oaktavia Yessir, just in terms of getting the fabric wet through, doesnt need to be warm or hot water

[Oaktavia]

@Alex thanks man

[TinMan]

@AdamJ, I am ready to blow some store credit.

[TinMan]

@scarfmace, I like your method. decided on one more soak.

[TinMan]

[scarfmace]

[TinMan]

Worked well, inseam shrunk another 1/2 inch thigh shrunk .25