IH-888-NT - 21/23oz indigo Selvedge DWC Jeans
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NT arrived today and the cut is even better than I hoped. Great work IH crew. Denim does look a little darker than the old UHR and i think this run is a little, only a little, easier to button. Or the IH denim I wear is giving me fingers of steel.
The contest tee is the cat's ass. I should have gone for 2 I'm sure this one will be borrowed never to be seen again. -
That kind of thing is pretty much unaviodable. As you say it’s barely visible and when the jeans start fading will be gone. What you want to avoid is that kind of thing, but writ large, long and fat up and down half a leg. Sounds like you did great!
Thanks a bunch Neph. Figured there would be some marks with denim this heavy and abrasive… Now to wait for them to dry and feel the pain of stretching the waist.
Hopefully I got most of the shrinkage out. Haven’t measured them yet but they have definitely shrunk in length!
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Mine were the same mate, in a few months it won't be noticeable.
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Quick (lousy) fit pics while still damp. I have a feeling these will be perfect once I stretch the waist. Already bruising my hip, though.
Had them hemmed to 31,5" and once the knees set the length will be just right for a single tiny turn up like I planned.
Notice the indigo transfer to the patch. Can't figure out if cool or just ugly…
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Great fit Luficer! Post soak?
Thank you!
And yeah, post soak. I guess I could have gone one size more down, but I think this is the goldilock zone for me. I have great mobility, but it does not look big. Feels great!
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Two great fits @Yossarian @Lucifer
On another note fun to see two obviously Scandinavian homes in both your pics [emoji1]
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Great fit guys !!
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Little bit more shrinkage plus a hem and they will be perfect.
There is a bit of me that will be upset when they get filthy at work on Monday.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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@Lucifer and @spitfiredealer the fit looks spot on to me.
@Giles will the 888 in the 16oz black denim have the measurements of this NT-model or of the 888s in 21oz?
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Great to see people wearing them, and all the fits looking spot on.
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So far Giles I gotta say I am loving it. This version seems a million miles away from the S version I tried on in Gosport.
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Great to see people wearing them, and all the fits looking spot on.
The fit on these is perfect, perfect. It's a real relief not having to try and stretch the thighs out for that perfect fit. Thanks so much can't get fit pics because I don't have anyone to take them. But I will eventually.
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Also, the best thing about these is that intersection of seams between the back pockets is in a comfortable zone now and my butt crack has a good 2 -3 inches of coverage when I sit down.
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Definitely working with a slimmer fit but let's see how these break in. Size up and the waist would be too large, which admittedly isn't a bad thing.
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I didn't follow the guide and only did a 30 minute cold soak since my daughters needed to take their bath. The UPS delivery didn't happen until late. I probably should have waited till today, but I wanted to get to wear them the whole weekend. I did a 50 minute cold wash in the washer with no spin afterwards while they were still wet. I tried them on and it seems like the length shrunk, but not so much in the waist.
Do I need to do a longer soak for the constructional stitching?
