IHxB01xRAW Beatle Buster 18oz Raw Japanese Selvage Denim Indigo

[Finn666]

if you would have asked ONE question in the thread suggested by Seul, including all the pairs you own and the one you're looking for, you'd have gotten your answers already…just saying

[radiobomb1973]

you're right, ok I'll do it in the appropiate section

thank you

[Seul]

[Qinhan]

They look like a great fit, Seul.  Curious to know whether you got a full 2 inches shrinkage in the inseam?

[Seul]

No idea. Second hand jeans. Only wearing them cause my dad found it too warm out to already wear 'm… Bloody amateur ey...

[xtcclassic]

Your dad can't handle the girly 18 oz denim? Show him your 25 oz denim and tell him to man the F up!!!

[grabby22]

After a few wears. Wasn't used to the cut at first but I am in love with it now. My heaviest pair of jeans by far!

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[grabby22]

Much delayed fit pic.
W30 L34. I love it.

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[Mumbles]

nice fit grabby.  these will prob be my next pair.  do you happen to know how much shrinkage you got in the inseam?

[grabby22]

Thanks! I did a hot pre-wear soak for 1 hour and it shrank a bit. However I did not measure them pre and post soak, so I don't know how much they shrank exactly. I think about 2 inches for the inseam. But the waist stretched back out pretty quickly.

And I love the raw texture of the jeans!

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[Mumbles]

^cool and enjoy.  i gotta get my hands on the raw 18 oz.

[grabby22]

Yeah and if you like high contrast fades, I think the 18oz has good potential.

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[Qinhan]

My first adventure in RAW!

Getting the hot soak.  My tub isn't big enough so I had to fold the legs under.  I basically just turned the hot tap on and didn't mix with any cold.  Our hot water service is a little sketchy so the temperature wasn't scalding hot but hopefully it should be enough to do the trick.

Pre-soak measurements were almost exactly as listed on the website: inseam 37.3 and waist 30.4.  Will report back with post-soak measurements later.

[Qinhan]

And the drip dry…

[davito]

Happy Adventure Q and post some fit pics later

[Qinhan]

Ok.  I ended up getting 0.8 inches shrinkage in the waist and about 1.5 in the inseam.  And the fit pics…

I haven't figured out what I'm going to do yet with the length.  They're double-cuffed in these shots which I don't mind.  I might wear them for a while like this and maybe do a hemming later if I think it's necessary.

[Jesselirola]

q-

did the hem shrink at all? i am wondering if that happens, i'd like it to!

thx.

[Snowy]

Double cuff is massive and making the intended statement, that's for sure.

[Seul]

Q: I love that fit (and cuff)!..

[Qinhan]

Jesse, I just measured the hem and it came in at 7.5 inches which, assuming the posted measurements were accurate, would mean a 0.4 inch shrinkage.  I didn't do a pre-soak measurement of the hem as my main focus was on inseam length and waist.

Snowy and Seul - thanks for the kind words.  I'm happy with the fit and will keep up the double-cuffs for a while to see how it goes.  This is an experimental pair for me.  I'm hoping to get a feel and sense for how IH's raw denim evolves and also whether I like massive cuffs or not.    I think it was Chuck Denim (or someone else on the boards?) that was saying they never hem and just cuff so I wanted to see whether the same philosophy would work for me or not.  All part of my never ending education in denim…