IH-555-02 - 18oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo

[patrickcassidy23]

@Madame:

On a less happy note, I have to announce that the IH-555-02 model is now officially ENDANGERED…

Oh no, that was next IH model but I have no money for the foreseeable future. 

[ROman]

As promised, @madmonday some fit pics of these. Sad now that they are endangered. I like the fit. But I think I say that quite frequently. 

[Dion]

A great fit, indeed! Such a shame this wonderful denim has to go :-[.

[madmonday]

I like these on you @ROman styled a bit different then me but that is the beauty of forum life.

I actually have a pair of the blacked out 777 so I guess we are denim twins, hahahaha

Thank you for the kind word @Madame Buttonfly , hope all is well

this denim is going the way of the dodo,  intrested to see what is on the horizon denim wise

[ROman]

Thanks @madmonday , its like you said the beauty of the forum. I am usually in mostly denim, a bit warm today to put on a jacket. I kind of laugh to myself though as I see these makeover shows on TV where the wife wants to change the husband because all he wears is denim for X amount of years.. After what I spend on denim here, that will never happen. Like G I have a suit for weddings and funerals.

[Madame Buttonfly]

As Giles said on the 666S thread, it's the denim that's going - the 555 cut is not at risk but we need to streamline the number of denims we make so the original 18oz denim is being replaced by the new "vintage" 18oz version.

And @patrickcassidy23 we just re-stocked and have a good number of these in sizes 31/32/33/34, so I'm sure it will be a long time before they all disappear.

[patrickcassidy23]

@Madame:

As Giles said on the 666S thread, it's the denim that's going - the 555 cut is not at risk but we need to streamline the number of denims we make so the original 18oz denim is being replaced by the new "vintage" 18oz version.

And @patrickcassidy23 we just re-stocked and have a good number of these in sizes 31/32/33/34, so I'm sure it will be a long time before they all disappear.

Ok, I need a 33 so hopefully they sit for a few months

[nietenhosen]

got new pants!
thanks for that great sticker…

[Sam]

The latest video is a comparison to show the character that can be achieved with the 18oz Raw denim. 
For the shoot, we used my IH-555-02s.
Hope you enjoy!

[neph93]

Very nice indeed, both the clip and your jeans. Especially nice patch btw. How have you treated it?

[Sam]

Thanks @neph93
I've actually done nothing to the patch at all. The first few times I washed them I hand washed them and I've always dried them naturally.

[Dishelveled]

Stumbled across this on IG:  "The Art of Denim" painted and posted by fadedblueeyes

https://www.instagram.com/p/BeSr6SanUd4/?taken-by=fadedblueeyes

Super nice guy, said I could share here, and confirmed they are 555-02

[madmonday]

They old, no idea on washes or anything

Been repaired a bunch and I actually shouldn’t wear since I cinch my belt so much they sometimes look crazy but the honeycombs are just magnificent and compel me to wear them

[madmonday]

I know I’m insane but I think I might try to get these rebuilt by rail car to a smaller size

[neph93]

That’s not insane (and even if it was, you are mad, Monday).

You’ve spent years beating the sh!t out if those and they look great. You’ve lost weight, and you look great. Giving those jeans prolonged life on your newly slim legs is a good investment.

[madmonday]

Your logic is flawless but I don’t want to dump  into these when I have new denim waiting for wear.

I think I’ll get my kids to hide these from me in the and give them back to me in a year or so, that way I will be forced to wear other denim

and you right I’m sh!t hahahaha

[neph93]

That’s a fair point too. I just taken my 2nd oldest IH to my seamstress for their third round of crotch repairs and thought the same thing. In the end I probably won’t wear them a whole load, but it will be nice to have them available.

[Haddtoo 555]

What's wrong with them :)…....  l understand that logic, @madmonday,  I have so much sh__ in the wings just waiting a turn.

[Dion]

How about overdyeing the remaining pairs or a good portion of them?

[Giles]

It's a plan, but we'd have to ship them all back to Japan, remove the patches get them overdyed (that costs us USD25 per pair), put the patches back on, ship them back etc etc.  Once all that has been done, they owe us another $70 per pair or so…..