IH-634SII - 18oz Indigo/Indigo Straight Cut Jean
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Almost two months, 4 soaks w/ agitation. They're softening up, so they will go through a complete wash next time around. After that it's wash when dirty as always. The infancy stage with this denim has been so smooth
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Those stacks are looking pretty cool.
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I received these yesterday and put them through their first soak. Here are some numbers, should this help anyone. Huge thanks to Matt, Giles and Paula for helping select the right pair to order.
These are tagged 33 (I am normally 34 TTS):
Pre-soak:
Waist: 17.2
Thigh: 13.25
Inseam: 35.5
Hem: 9Post-soak:
Waist: 16.75
Thigh: 13
Inseam: 34.5
Hem: 8.9I soaked them for one-hour with no agitation using what I'd characterize as slightly warm water, then let them drip dry overnight. But they fit perfectly.
Pretty damn stiff out of the bag and post-soak, but they are beautiful and dark. I highly recommend them to those on the fence.
Very useful, thank you.
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I've fondled, handled and worn a lot of IH denim, but I just got a (slightly tapered) pair of these, and my gods are they insane… The only thing I'm scared of, is indigo transfer... It'll be like an indigo version of King Midas' disease - whatever I touch shall turn into indigo... They look like OVERDYED jeans for chrissake... Might wash 'm 250 times before actually wearing them...
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Those look awesome on you! So glad that they worked out. I'm pleased that they found a good home.
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Just had their first full wash cycle. 1 wash, 4 soaks in almost 4 months. Post image sucks
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Let's try this again! 4 months…
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Almost 5 months.
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Hey thank you, @Dishelveled! that's awfully nice of you to say.
I had these hemmed to 33", and they then shrunk to around 32" after a few hot soaks. All creased up now (and not straightened out to measure), they measure 30.5", which is just about my dress pant inseam (~30").
In IH denim, I generally want 32" after shrinkage to account for the creases I get. The exceptions to that are the XHS which I hemmed to 33", and the 814's, which I hemmed to 32". But I absolutely wish I would've gone for 30.5-31" on the 814's because the cut is looser and the fabric is not as thick so I have extra length that gets bunched up at the bottom.
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Thanks for detailed response @adam313
About two inches above the dress inseam to account for accordion folds–This makes total sense; I'm so glad I asked.
I was just winging it with my new 633S-OD but the accordion 'shrinkage' was giving me troubles.You the man, thanks for opening up your playbook!
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2" above dress inseam works for me in the 634 in sizes 28-31. These 634sii are size 29. The cut fits my shape perfectly. If I sized up to 32, I would need to lower that margin to 1" above dress inseam because of the wider leg. There is a bit of personal calculus involved based on the measurements of the jean as you won't get the same amount of back-of-the-knee creases on a looser fit, which is what eats up that extra length (for me), but the stacks on other cuts with narrower leg openings might eat up some considerable length as well…..it works for me, but everyone's body is different and the cuts are different so I can't guarantee the method will work for everyone, especially in the larger sizes.
But here is a description I gave for my stack method about a year and a half ago. I pull them up to my knee when wet and do some crouches and sit like a baseball catcher for a bit and then pull them down.
@adam313:
The way they drape today is not how they will drape next month. What I do to get the creases going so that they form to my body is to pull them up from the bottom towards my knee so that I can start to crease them. I scrunch them up real close together and then let them back down. Here's a pic (excuse the socks, I'm in the studio workin):
This way at least they will have some shape to them so that they aren't just a straight cylinder from the knee down. As the stacks form the denim softens and looks more natural and effortless…
