IH-666SII - 18oz Indigo/Indigo Slim Cut Jean
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Keep in mind I really boiled mine too
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I don't understand the contemporary fascination with getting the most skin-tight fit imaginable.
For me, if I cannot kick someone properly in a pair of jeans, the jeans are useless to me.
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Maybe i missed it earlier but i didnt see anyone asking for a skin-tight fit Northern. Personally im lookin for what i feel is perfect for me and that would be a sz37, which isnt made
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Maybe i missed it earlier but i didnt see anyone asking for a skin-tight fit Northern. Personally im lookin for what i feel is perfect for me and that would be a sz37, which isnt made
I was referring to someone (so not you) that said Nizzel should have sized down, when it's pretty clear from the images this size fits him very well and sizing down will probably result in ball-crushing discomfort.
And people still do this these days (you can see all the rage with slim-tapered jeans far exceeding more relaxed cuts all over the internet in the raw denim community at large).
A stupid trend, IMO. A lot of people don't even look good in those cuts yet they just follow the crowd like a bunch of sheep.
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There were far worse times than these regarding sizing down. Just read back on Sufu 2008-2009, APC: can I size 3, 4 or 5 down? If I can't Close the top three Buttons- will they eventually fit me? Samurai: I sized down 1 or 2 in the 710XX and it still doesn't fit Slim/skinny - I thought they were a Slim cut? and so on. Might have been the last wave of the strokes apprectation in europe.
But I'm with you, northern - if a pair doesn't feel at least a bit comfortable from the beginning, I don't want to wear it. Goes for all my clothes - if I feel them restricting me while I move, they're not for me. (Although that was a sign of wealth in the middle Ages - if you couldn't move or work in your clothes, you showed that you could afford not to work).
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@Max:
There were far worse times than these regarding sizing down. Just read back on Sufu 2008-2009, APC: can I size 3, 4 or 5 down? If I can't Close the top three Buttons- will they eventually fit me? Samurai: I sized down 1 or 2 in the 710XX and it still doesn't fit Slim/skinny - I thought they were a Slim cut? and so on. Might have been the last wave of the strokes apprectation in europe.
But I'm with you, northern - if a pair doesn't feel at least a bit comfortable from the beginning, I don't want to wear it. Goes for all my clothes - if I feel them restricting me while I move, they're not for me. (Although that was a sign of wealth in the middle Ages - if you couldn't move or work in your clothes, you showed that you could afford not to work).
Man, I'm sort of disappointed I wasn't in the raw denim (or specifically, Japanese denim) game at that time. Not only did I miss out on great jeans, but I also missed out on some hilarious trends, so it seems.
Then again, maybe my idiotic self of the time would have also joined the hive-mind of sheep, so perhaps it was a positive thing in hindsight.
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Yeah, it was a fun time, as it was really hard to get some brands and there weren't evos and measurement Information on all the brands out there. It was harder to get the stuff and more pioneering work. That's why I love when new fabrics like The SII drop - you don't know what they will turn out in a few months (unless Giles gives them hell beforehand).
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@Max:
There were far worse times than these regarding sizing down. Just read back on Sufu 2008-2009, APC: can I size 3, 4 or 5 down? If I can't Close the top three Buttons- will they eventually fit me? Samurai: I sized down 1 or 2 in the 710XX and it still doesn't fit Slim/skinny - I thought they were a Slim cut? and so on. Might have been the last wave of the strokes apprectation in europe.
But I'm with you, northern - if a pair doesn't feel at least a bit comfortable from the beginning, I don't want to wear it. Goes for all my clothes - if I feel them restricting me while I move, they're not for me. (Although that was a sign of wealth in the middle Ages - if you couldn't move or work in your clothes, you showed that you could afford not to work).
Oh Max, you've made me so nostalgic…..might buy some size 32 Samurai 710's and relive the good old days ha ha.
Looking good @Jestre
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@D97x7 how is your pair going? After almost 2 years in Strike Golds, I am back in the warmth and comfort of the IH fold for my next pair. Got these and the LBs coming next week and not sure which to start with!
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Very nice - thank you @D97x7
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If anyone can do me a favor, please post measurements of thigh-knee-inseam width pre and post-soak.
I only have jeans in the 634 as of this moment but it seems the size 31 666S-II, upon shrinkage in the waist, will be almost a perfect fit. So this seems like it will be my next pair of jeans.
Cheers
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would be one of your slimmest cuts, no? But I'm sure you'll wear them well, as always
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Is the denim on the SII darker than the loombreakers? Is it as dark as the 23oz Self Edge IHs?
