IH-666SII - 18oz Indigo/Indigo Slim Cut Jean
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278 days 1 soak and 5 machine washes.
@nizzel55 you are clearly a denim fading master not of this earth. I would not be surprised if you are the second coming of Jesus, because Jesus would obviously wear denim since it's the fabric of the people. Banter aside, I was hoping you could answer some questions for me.
1. Is there anything in particular you do to prepare your jeans prior to their first wear? I ask this because your combs look nearly identical on your 666-SR's.
2. You said you machine washed five times. I've tried machine washing before and the wrinkling and folding that happens in the machine can mess with already-established fade patterns on my jeans. Honeycombs might form differently, for instance.
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Haha. Thanks @awalden .
1. I soaked them in the tub in hot water for an hour or so. Using as hot water as I could get from the tub. I added some hot water after 30 minutes or so. And I tried to agitate them as well once in a while.
I did the same with my 666S.
With my 666UHR I followed the instructions given when I got the jeans
A cold soak and then a 30 degree machine wash inside out, then turned them outside out before they where completely dry and tried to "smooth" out any unwanted wrinkles :).The combs are quite different on all my pairs I would say
2. Before I always turned all my jeans inside out when washing them. With these I have just left them with cuffs being cuffed and not turning them (outside out). 30 degrees C. no spin cycle. They are always wet as hell when I take them out. I straight them out while hanging on a hanger and try to shape the jeans sort of while they are wet. Then I just let them hang in a dry room or whatever you call it. So that they dry faster :).
Then when they are dry they are ready to be put to some more use and abuse.With my older jeans I just put them in 40 or 60 degrees, no spin cycle. Once the combs are thoroughly set they usually fall into place again I have noticed.
Stacks on the other hand seems to live their own life I have noticed. I have had some problem with them changing place in the past. I think turning them outside out while they are damp mess things up. Therefore I tried this approach instead.
I love watching jeans evolve and change.
I wish my combs did not crack on all my jeans. Washing early or often does not really seem to matter for me. I guess I got sharp hair on my legs or something tearing them apart from the inside.
@enell s pair is holding up a lot better then my pair for some reason. Even though he only got one wash on them and probably 150 more days of wear ( or more) at this point.
By the way I use a front loaded machine. Never tried anything else.
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I'd suggest to give them a chance as the denim will settle with wear. Happened with all my 666 fits (an awesome cut btw).
Definitely agree with this. The 666 will never have a small hem but that feeling of having too much fabric under the knee definitely diminishes when the denim relaxes.
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Beautiful as always Nizzel55 ! Wabash too !
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@Giles are the pair you sent on tour (that I'm now wearing) from the same batch as the current product page measurements are based on?
I ask because they fit me really well, but judging by the current pre-soak measurements on the product page I'd never have bought a W36 as I'd have thought they'd be huge on me even after the soak.
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Want to get a pair of these and wondering how much stretch I can get in the waist. My 301s are a size 31 which I shrank as much as possible and they are still pretty big in the waist. Wondering if I can stretch a,29 so I can get the smaller leg opening. Ideal would end up being a 31 inch after stretch. Any advice?
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I have a pair and they measure about 1" over tagged size after stretch.
You will probably want the 30. Plus, the hips and thighs on the 666 are much more brutal than the 301.
Just my 2cents.
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Good point on the thighs. I was wearing some of the original 666sod in a 31 and they were perfect everywhere besides thighs. If the SII hem is under 8 inches after a,hem I should be good. Thanks for the advice.
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Sure thing bud
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@Appfaff I ended up taking your advice and going with the 30s. So glad I did. Thighs are just big enough. These are going to be awesome and a great replacement for my 666sod which had bruuuutal thighs.
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Awesome news dude - glad it worked out for you. Post up some pics!
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