IH-634S-RAW - 21/23 ounce raw straight cut
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Soaking hot now.
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Chuck - so the week starts of great i see
Thanks Finn, then I think I shall just keep wearing it..
Yessir ;)…
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Really nice Finn! Fitpics and post soak measurements of my pair tomorrow.
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Here you go guys, as promised! They've stretched quite a bit in the last few days and I'm
planning to get them hemmed as I'm a 30" inseam, these are a 36" and very long on me.
Back side view.Waist is a 34 but has stretched out to a about a 34 1/2, very comfy and buttoning is easy now.
we got pics
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Well,
Tagged 35 measured 35 raw and are now at 34 soaked…:(
Not sure what to do. Very little (to no) hope of getting them buttoned all the way.
Wasn't able to grab a decent pic, but here's the best I could do for now...
damn, tried to stretch them by hand?
Well, here's what happened as best as I can remember…
Just after midnight on New Year's Eve in a blurry drunken rage I somehow walked straight over to the jeans (I might have even said a few harsh words to them first) , flopped down on the bed and buttoned them straight up. No tools, no gloves or tricks just bare hands 1,2,3,4 bam (not a simple feat as anyone who put these on for the first time can testify, and especially having them a size small in the waist. And I had tried repeatedly earlier in the day and wasn't even close). Even in my stupor I knew this was some sort of a minor miracle but the details are a bit fuzzy...
Yesterday I was able to get them back on in the morning and although they were unbelievably tight I dedicated by day to stretching those bastards. Went for a long walk, did a bunch of yard work, lots of squatting etc. I've heard it said that these would only get an inch of stretch, which would mean since they went down to 34, I'd be able to fit at 35, but with no level of comfort. Then I just made up my mind, fuck it, I'll just power it out and get a little extra stretch out of them (mind over matter). By last night they were still very snug in the waist (fine everywhere else) but it's gonna work out.
Hopefully pics coming soon (and measurements). Yesterday wouldn't work as the sight of the atomic muffin top at first would have sent some of the hungover folks over the edge... -
Finn: that looks great, but I wouldn't double cuff (or triple?)… One less roll and it should look better on those boots imo... Could ya do that and throw up a fit pic for me, dear
E: good to hear, Kat!.. Can't wait for some pics...
will do tomorrow matey…
gotta go now...that all-you-can-eat-chickenwings is waiting -
Ok, so I've done a year in my SR's. I'm a true 35 waist and unlike the RAW's the SR's didn't come in 35 waist… so I sized down went with the 34", which after the initial [hot] soaking ended up at 32"… and that was problem!! These feckers are seriously hard bastards not like the soft and forgiving 634S to start with I could only do up one fly button (with tools!). A week in the house over Christmas wearing them everyday, I managed to do an extra button a day. Where they comfortable, honestly no, they where agony! Perseverance prevailed and after about a month they had stretched out to a bearable 34.5" and have moulded to the shape of my body like no other raw jean I have ever worn. They also shrank again at the first wash and gained some extra leg skew but stretched out again after a couple of days to the 34.5". Now at the third wash they seem pretty stable, just measured the waist post wash at 34". I had these hemmed at 32" raw, they are currently at 30" inseam which is perfect for me. Again I reckon the they shrank a little more on the first wash so probably 1.5 " initally and 0.5 the second time.
In short; they stretch to tag size. The leg will stink 2-2.5". Sizing down is painful!
Would I have another pair - hell Yer! but would go 35" or even 36" this time.
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How long do they need to soften up a bit?
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Took full measurements of my size 30, thought it might be helpful to some people. I have worn them for two full days so far, and they were soaked with the hottest water from the tap. Where they sit on my hips my waist measures 35 inches.
Waist- 32"
Thigh-12"
Knee-8 1/2"
Hem- 8 1/4"
Inseam- just over 35"
