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

[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…..

[cander49]

Suuuuuper stubborn, but I really like where these are headed after 5ish months worth of wear.

Also, @madmonday, that texture looks so damn good at this point…

[rocket]

[madmonday]

keep at it @cander49

[marlin]

This one get's really good! @cander49

[cander49]

Thanks guys. Still over a year and a half to go in the competition, so plenty of wearing still required for these. 

[RoxRocks86]

To IH & everyone in this thread - you guys are the best! All the questions, discussions, and the galore of pics & fades absolutely made me realize I needed to hop on the 18 oz denim and 555 cut train. Was kinda bummed it wasn’t in the 777 cut as I usually don’t go for high rise due to the fact that it looks like my body is being consumed by a pair of pants. But I really liked the leg measurements of the 555’s and since the 02 goes down to a 26W it was definitely meant to be!

Pre-wash

Post-wash

Thoughts pre-wash:
Right off the bat loved the details on this denim. But just by looking at them before slipping them on I was 70% made up in my mind that the rise wasn’t going to suit my frame well, but what a big slap to the face!!! I was amazed that the front rise didn’t go above my belly button as that’s the area where things usually go wrong. Anything above just looks funky monkey. So, that was a big sigh of relief!

After trying them on I really wanted to wear them that night (post-wash outfit taken in daylight) so I threw them in the washer and set it to a delicate warm wash and then blasted them on high heat & spin in the dryer. Hope that doesn’t make anyone cringe. The waist got the most shrinkage and fit great out of the dryer, which was what I was hoping for.

Overall, I LOVE the fit on these! They’re absolutely perfect!!! The only alteration they need is hemming. Looks like I’m a high rise fan after all.

[Haddtoo 555]

Very nice …that cut is great on you !

[sabergirl]

I think that's your best fit, yet @RoxRocks86. They look great!

[neph93]

Very nice indeed. They suit you well. As for washing machines and dryers, imho, they’re your jeans and you can do exactly as you please with them. Purists can cringe all they like.

[RoxRocks86]

Thanks @Haddtoo 555 @sabergirl & @neph93. Everything about these are just freakin’ sweet! I think the higher rise helps the pockets fall in a more aesthetically pleasing location.

Love all the fuzziness and those tiny cotton balls that pop up in random places. Not sure if there’s a term for that.

[neph93]

@RoxRocks86:

Love all the fuzziness and those tiny cotton balls that pop up in random places. Not sure if there’s a term for that…

There may well be…
https://www.heddels.com/2013/09/knowing-your-raw-denim-slub-and-nep/

Also, agreed with the pocket location. It, ahem, works. Aesthetically [emoji56]