IH-555S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo
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I'm sure that everyone has different care regimens, but I've always put my 634s in the washer on normal wash (warm or hot cycles), and then straight into the dryer on a normal warm tumble dry, too. I turn them inside-out before I do it, but otherwise I don't baby this fabric. I haven't noticed any difference in the fades or anything, unlike my 301s07BK which get similar treatment, and have some fade lines from drying.
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What's normal? I'm serious, the Japanese can't believe how we in the West fuck up clothing on a "normal" wash. That is because their washing is super-sympathetic…
My advice. 30C, slowest spin possible (no spin if that is an option). No tumble dryer.
Not spinning or tumble drying is going to lose you a day- big deal.....
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I don't find these to be a skinny cut at all. Personally I love the roomy top block to the drastic taper.
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^^
what you consider skinny?
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I think people get misconstrued that these are like jeggings. They are not top block is almost as roomy as 634
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yeah i agree about these NOT being jeggings, but they ARE slim/skinny or whatever folks are calling it now a days.
lost in english to english translation :-\
can not what for these to come in so i don't have to wear the 18oz in the summer & skip walking around with swamp nutz.
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^you are catching on
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I know this subject has been covered a million times, but would I be safe to do a normal spin cycle wash with these 555-01s? Guessing using the dryer would be out of the question. I'm basically looking to shrink up the jeans a bit.
Regarding Giles' comment about 'the Japanese can't believe how we in the West fuck up clothing on a "normal" wash' and their washing being "super-sympathetic", I noticed in the past (20 years ago) that there were some big differences between Japanese, European and north American washing machines. Things may have changed now, but the Japanese machines seemed to be super-sympathetic to clothing as Giles says, European machines were less sympathetic and the top-loading north American machines I used had no sympathy at all and less wash options, but were capable of handling proper family-sized loads.
I shrank the top block of my 555-01s by making a 50/50 mix of water and fabric conditioner/softner in a small jug, which I poured into the back pockets and all over the top block, working it in by hand so the material was properly wet. After that I turned the jeans inside out and put them in the dryer on the low heat setting. The soaked top block and waistband shrank a bit, while the unsoaked legs did not. Warning: the unsoaked legs came out with a nasty vertical crease down each leg, which dropped out after a few days wear.
I recently washed my 555-01s for the first time on a woolens/delicate wash cycle (using Woolite liquid and fabric softener) with a low spin speed of 700 rpm. I did not turn the jeans inside out - I buttoned, folded and rolled them, then put them inside a hotel laundry bag with the top tied up.
When dry, the waist had shrunk by 0.5" (1.3 cm). The front and rear rise, thigh and knee all shrank by about 0.2" (0.5 cm). The hem did not shrink at all. There was no noticeable indigo loss.
I was :). I love these jeans.
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Hey folks, just posting to seek out some advice. Put on the 555-01's today and found that the stitching on the back right pocket had come loose:
I really want to minimize damage, so they are staying on the hanger 'til I fix them. Any suggestions how to fix this effectively? (I've never used a needle and thread, maybe the time to start?)
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Yep, now's the time to start.
Really, that's a pretty simple fix. I've done it on a couple of pairs of jeans; it should only take you 10-15 minutes.
