IH-555-03 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Superblack (Fades To Grey)

[GingerMagician]

@CLJ:

Finn or other guys with legs - how much stretch have you got out of the thighs so far?

Mine have stretched a little in the thigh after a month or so of irregular wear (2-3 times a week).  Like Finn, I decided against soaking.

The combs are going to be intense - when they eventually start fading

[TJ]

Mine go from "Damn, these are tight," to "Damn, these are comfortable," within a few hours every time they come out of the wash.  I haven't measured them, but they stretch plenty.

[Max Power]

Thanks for the kind words moykyy i havent worn mine for three weeks and really  look forward to do so again. i have some grey hues at somecplaces but no real fades. and i am not keen on getting some, as i like plain black. just thinking of hemming those….finn, have you already done it?

[Max Power]

Oh, another quick question: ihs come with pretty apparent and great roping. has anybody encountered that a new hemjob leads to less roping?

[Finn666]

@Max:

just thinking of hemming those….finn, have you already done it?

nope mate…not yet! going to send these to daniel in february though.

[GingerMagician]

Quick pic of how awesomely the combs on these are developing…

…pretty good imo for 2-3 days of not particularly hard wear per week since mid Nov - never thought I'd get so attached to a pair of black jeans

[Finn666]

shades of grey at ~ 1month in!

[JCar2666]

Has there or will there be a 634 cut in this denim G?

[Giles]

There has not been.  I know of no plans to do so, but the IH-634S-GR are amazingly close in concept…

[JCar2666]

Well you got my vote for a 634 cut in this denim.  Ill take a 634 all day long

[TJ]

I love mine, but think I would have liked them better if they were the same denim as the IH-634S-GR.  The grey that these fade to is a very high contrast to the black in the friction areas, but almost no vertical fading at all.  That said, the fit and feel of these are awesome.

[Finn666]

^ now we definitely need some pics to see what you're talking about

[TJ]

It's nothing too exciting just yet; mostly belt loops, pocket edges, where my wallet chain rubs, and the crotch/seat.  You can see the color pretty well your pictures.

[gazeboarder]

I just got my IH-555-03 in a size 36.  The cut on these feels very similar to my 7301's and 301's.  The denim is very stiff.  I did some comparison measurements.  My 7301's are a year old with two washes.  I wear them about once a week.

IH-555-03              IH-7301
Waist          38.34                    37.8
F-Rise        11.75                    10.8
R-Rise        16.8                    15.5
Thigh          13.15                    13.4
Knee          8.75                      8.75
Hem            8.0                      8.19
Inseam        38                      35.5 (cut by Self Edge)

Love the visible selvedge on the IH-555's

[Do7]

Anyone has updates on this?

Would love to see how they fade.

[T-Bone]

Just got a pair in size 33. Thanks for such a quick shipping, Giles

I absolutely love the cut, although they are really long for me. At some point I would like to have them hemmed. Where would be the best place in Osaka (or Japan) to have it done properly?

Cheers.

[Giles]

Send them into The Works for hemming….

[T-Bone]

Roger!

Will do that or maybe I will bring them in person next time I go to Tokyo.

[Giles]

Hachioji is about an hour out of the centre of Tokyo…..

[T-Bone]

I see, sometimes I forget the scale of that city. I will call them and ask them about the details of the process.

Thank you.