Soaking and Stretching Denim
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First of all, I'm the guy who purchased the last pair of 634SR: W28!
They arrived today, with a very nice heart shaped box full of chocolate candies: "The last pair! thank you Giorgio"
Thank you, IH, I say…
Now they are under soaking.
One week ago I had bought a pair of 634S, W29, that fit very good, but maybe a little loose. Perhaps I could have worn a 28, after all.
So, I decided to try the 28 thing with the 634SR. Maybe i made a mistake, but I don't care, I can give them to my sister.Last night I dreamed about it. In my dream there was Giles with a strange pair of dungarees (surely not 21oz at all) in his hands. He stayed in front of me with these pants and two or three shirts too...
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Last night I dreamed about it. In my dream there was Giles with a strange pair of dungarees (surely not 21oz at all) in his hands. He stayed in front of me with these pants and two or three shirts too…
LOL!!!!!! Love it…
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Soaked, rinsed and worn!
IH-634SR W28!
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First of all, I'm the guy who purchased the last pair of 634SR: W28!
They arrived today, with a very nice heart shaped box full of chocolate candies: "The last pair! thank you Giorgio"
Thank you, IH, I say… Now they are under soaking.
One week ago I had bought a pair of 634S, W29, that fit very good, but maybe a little loose. Perhaps I could have worn a 28, after all.
So, I decided to try the 28 thing with the 634SR. Maybe i made a mistake, but I don't care, I can give them to my sister.Last night I dreamed about it. In my dream there was Giles with a strange pair of dungarees (surely not 21oz at all) in his hands. He stayed in front of me with these pants and two or three shirts too...
Woah! If G was holding the dungarees in his hands…does that mean he was naked?! Good grief Georgeel...you got it bad;)
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woooh, reviving this thread! It really is a good idea, because I was really conflicted when it came to my first (and only so far) iron heart purchase. I bought a pair of 31 waist busters, my favorite jeans now, which measured 15" across the waistband. When I put them on they were really tight and it was a struggle, but after a while I finally got them on. A few months later and they measure 15.5", which is perfect. Also, if you want to stretch out the thighs, go for a bike ride or 2. I went on one about 3 months in to them, and to my surprise the thighs were comfortably loose! So yeah, hopefully this helps.
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I can't say I'd recommend sizing like I do but I've been lucky enough to find all my jeans in new condition for an average of $125 each. With that being said, the only pair out of these that gave me trouble were obviously the 33's and now they are the best fitting pair I have. I prefer a smaller hem, so I try to always size down. If I can almost button the top button then, in my mind, they can be stretched to fit me. I put them on the back of a chair and try to stretch them out for a few days and wear them around the house a bit. Again, I am forcing these jeans to stretch, pushing them to see what I can get out of them to suit my needs. I would not recommend going to the extremes I go to. TTS 36.5in
666od sz36
actual when new: 35in
actual after 15 wears: 37in
no soaks, no chair stretching9634Z sz33
actual when newish: 34
actual after 10 wears: 36.5
no soaks, stretching on the back of a chair634S sz34
actual when new: 34
actual after 30 wears: 36.5in
no soaks, stretching on the back of a chairAlso, for reference:
Strike Gold 2105 Pure Gold sz34
actual when new: 35in
actual after 30 wears: 38in (too big, need to soak)
one hot soak on just the legs -
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In theory, yeah. The salt and sand should provide extra abrasion and speed up fading in the usual places. Personally, I wouldn't do it because I feel like the point of washing jeans is to get crap out of the denim and the ocean isn't exactly what I consider clean.
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In theory, yeah. The salt and sand should provide extra abrasion and speed up fading in the usual places. Personally, I wouldn't do it because I feel like the point of washing jeans is to get crap out of the denim and the ocean isn't exactly what I consider clean.
Depends where you live. The Gulf is vastly different than here in North Carolina, which is also vastly different than the Shore.
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Having seen/been in the ocean along the coasts of Texas, North Carolina and New Jersey, I agree with you about the differences in water quality. Nonetheless, I stand by my statement that an ocean "wash" isn't going to actually get a pair of jeans clean.
But that's just me.:) To each their own…
