Soaking and Stretching Denim
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i full on have a muffintop right now
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Ok, everybody seems to size down on IH jeans.
I'm 32W in all other brands and have a pair of IH461 and 802's. based on these I wouldn't size down, and based on experience on 461 I'd size one up.
Question is, if I size 1 up let's say in 634s or 634sr how much will they stretch? My uneducated guess is that not much, and they'd be quite comfortable from the start. (shit I just noticed 33W are sold out in 634sr)
…so it's going to be 634 or something new that is coming out (I have straight 66'ish cut in my
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yeah. if they're not tight to begin with i'd say 1/2 inch to an inch of stretch MAX (total waist, not 1/2 waist measurement) if even that.
Granted it's easier to size if you have your true waist size
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My 634s have stretched out perfectly. If you like a slimmer fitting Jean I definitely recommend sizing down 1. I feel like the end result is usually a little better stretched to your body shape and lifestyle.
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Buy true to size and wear a belt. You can't stretch your jeans that much further than your waist really is. Most stretching in the waist occurs when you're sitting/bent over when you buy true to size.
You hear about massive amounts of stretching when people size down so they can have a slim fit out of a standard fit jean
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Buy true to size and wear a belt. You can't stretch your jeans that much further than your waist really is. Most stretching in the waist occurs when you're sitting/bent over when you buy true to size.
You hear about massive amounts of stretching when people size down so they can have a slim fit out of a standard fit jean
QFT.
i try to explain this to people everyday..they try to size way down because of stretch..but the truth is jeans will only stretch a ton if they are too small for you to begin with…the APC and NUDIE method of "size way down and never wash" is actually really bad for your jeans.
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You kind of have to size down with APC. I really hate their denim. If you blow on it it'll stretch. It's fucking ridiculous that I can stretch out a pair of jeans five inches in the waist when I start out true to size. My APC's are the only jeans I've ever sold.
I always get true to size with IH. I've never had a pair stretch more than an inch, and if they didn't stretch that inch I probably wouldn't be able to sit comfortably
If I really want a slim cut jean, I'll just buy a slim cut jean. I have no desire to make my 634SR look like my SEXIH07
