IH-666-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo
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Just bought these from the VMC Original Store (best jeans store in the world?) and have a couple of questions. From reading through the thread and talking to the awesome staff in Zurich, it seems that a soak or wash might take an inch off the length but nothing in the waist of legs (which is perfect as I'm leaving them long to cuff and the thighs are already tight).
Question is, they are bleeding quite a lot, I have blue stains on the chinos I was wearing while looking at the jeans and my hands were blue after turning them inside out a couple of times to soften them up. Would a wash or soak minimise this? Also, if the length is going to shorten up a bit, am I better soaking sooner rather than months down the line so that I can iron in the cuffs at the length I want them without needing to change them in the future?
Cheers,
john
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Jonnyt: if I can throw in my few pennies worth of denim knowledge:
Yes, a soak WILL minimise the rubbing off of the blue colour, as lots of the excess colour on the surface gets washed away.
Yes again, if you are set on a soak, you may want to do it before serious wear, so you wear them in the length after the soak. Ironing the cuff is quite unneccessary in my experience, they set their crease nicely by themselves.
And if you've any concern about shrinkage in the waist, do the classic bathtub ritual and WEAR the jeans in the tub and let them dry on your body. Besides all pratical benefits of assuring they can't possibly shrink too much in the top block, it's a denim-sensual experience that really makes the jeans your own.
But Seul has more experience with this brand, my knowledge stems from other dry denims.
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Point taken, Giles!
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Thanks for quick replies guys. So if the only difference a soak will make is a slight reduction in bleeding but won't change length or softness/ rigidity, I probably won't bother.
Need to start wearing the beasts in. My wife has already commented on the marks left at the tops of my thighs from my first wear (that did in fairness include a lot of stretching, squatting etc to loosen them up). -
My only suggestion for you if you're concerned about bleeding would be with your footwear. Wear something dark or something you can stand to see turn blue. I haven't had any problems with shirts or furniture. Our white handtowels in the bathroom have a bluish tint, but that's just to convince the wife that I'm washing up after tinkling.
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You also have to be careful with light colored shirts because those will probably get stained around the bottom. It seems to come out in the wash.
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Picked up a pair of these in a size 34 yesterday at self edge in NYC. The denim seems crazy, I've never had denim over 17oz. Looking forward to breaking them in, didn't have any trouble buttoning them either. I'll try to get a fit pic up in a day or so. Now the long drive home to Pittsburgh.
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My chain stitch is slowly coming undone too
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Mine is good, but Giles did it.
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The thread use is polycotton. You can stop it getting any worse by melting the tag end of the yellow threads with a lighter and nubbing it into the hem. I have a pair (of standard 666) with a 2 inch gap that have not got worse in months after doing that. Not saying that is the solution, but it does slow down the process…
