IH-555S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo
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I have a pair of 555-Whites I truly love. Decided to pick up a pair in indigo yesterday. Both 21 oz.
Here's the thing? Why doesn't Iron Heart just measure the pair and slap a size label on it that is accurate? Why is a white 555 32 waist really 32 inches, but a 32 indigo is 32.7 (or whatever)? Why not sew in a label that is actually accurate?
I've always wondered this? Anyone know the answer? I asked Graham (the guy that always rechecks my size for me when ordering).
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Jeans are sewn pair by pair, by hand. I would challenge you to find any brand in the world whose sizing is consistent for every single pair in a tagged size. The fact that Iron Heart provides good accurate measurements for each different release is above and beyond.
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Are you expecting that we measure every pair of jeans and stamp 32.1, 32.3, 32.6 etc etc ? Because that won't happen. Tag size is an approximation always has been, always will be.
To expand upon @sabergirl 's explanation.
If any brand tells you that all their tag 32 measure exactly 32, they are lying.
- The way jeans are cut (especially with big brands) is that the individual pieces change shape/size through the stack of material that is being stamped or cut out. Levi's are notorious for having massive sizing variance within a specific tag-size. When I was a Levi's fanboy in the 70's and 80's, I would try on multiple pairs until I found the exact right fit.
You would think one of the peaks of sizing perfection would be something like formula 1 - There is a massive variance between the size of the tyres that are all supposed to be the same size.
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Most jeans companies vanity-tag, yes, even for men. I had to hem a pair of Diesel once, the tag size was 34. they measured 38
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Use the variance as a positive and dial in the perfect fit. We have 100's of customers who will email us and say something like, I'd like a tag size 33 that measures as close as possible to 32.5
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I get it. Now that I'm on my third pair, I'm understanding how to get it as close to right as I can since no store is around me.
My newest pair just shipped! WooHoo.
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…and a lovely black micro fleece CPO shirt [emoji41]
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@Southseadenim your 21oz are goals
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Just joined and bought a pair of 555 yesterday from Rivet & Hide. Narrowed the fit to either the 555 and the 777 but went with the 555 because I think they look better on me. I was expecting them to be very rigid and that they may have needed a a few wears to ‘break’ in but they are very comfortable from the first moment I tried them on. Looking forward to see how they turn out.
Some fit pics below
Size W30
Height 5’7’’
Weight 68kg
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Two years of wear on these. Definitely my favourite and most well worn pair. They’re a little too loose (or at least looser than they were at purchase, but they might’ve been too tight then
) following 20kg of weight loss since they were purchased but still fit pretty good with a belt I think? Eyeing my next pair with new sizing in mind is a bit daunting now mind you 
