IH-805 - 21oz Indigo Selvedge Denim Double Knee Overalls

[Joberwocky]

Great fit @Raisinoux !
Welcome, to the Brotherhood   

[Oaktavia]

@Joberwocky:

Great fit @Raisinoux !
Welcome, to the Brotherhood   

Seconded…although whenever I hear that welcome phrase it always makes me think of Fallout 4  which is not a bad thing.

[popvulture]

Patiently waiting for the next Fallout…

[Joberwocky]

Man, sweet fallout reference, I keep having more and more in common with this forum 

[Raisinoux]

Thank you guys for your welcoming words 

[Matt]

Is the front of these kind of low?  It seems like it should sit a little higher near the chest.  I admittedly have no experience with overalls and am basing this off my perception and Uncle Jesse from Dukes of Hazzard.

[Raisinoux]

@Matt:

Is the front of these kind of low?  It seems like it should sit a little higher near the chest.  I admittedly have no experience with overalls and am basing this off my perception and Uncle Jesse from Dukes of Hazzard.

I think it's supposed to be worn higher in the chest but i prefer to have the line of the waist a bit low, i usually buy high rise jeans and wear them lower and looser, sometimes i even go +1 in waist to be sure i will have this loose fit with a high relaxed rise, i could wear that bib a bit higher (5-6 cm max) but because i am tall the crotch seams will quickly hit my butt and it's uncomfortable ^^

[goosehd]

@Matt I adjusted mine so the waist sits on my natural belt line.  That puts the bib in just about the right position.  I can’t stand wearing my pants where the crotch sits low because it causes chafing in warmer weather.

[Matt]

I see.  I’d most def wear these but my wife has objected.  I just think I’d like resting my hands inside the bib.  I love high pockets on coats and jackets.  I like my hands to sit just under my boobs.

[Joberwocky]

Hands-in-Bib easily one of the finer things in life…

[steelworker]

was her objection esthetic or financial @Matt ?
and thanks a lot the rest of ya. I'm actually looking at these things and thinking"yeah, that's built like a tank and they look good, in fact they may be the best looking bib… and, you know.  ::)

[AdamC]

@Matt my wife has the same objection, but the more photos I see of them, the more I want them.

@Joberwocky very nicely put!

[Joberwocky]

Oh, my wife doesn't particularly care for them at all…I think that's just part of it haha

[Matt]

@steelworker both but the aesthetic objection is primary.  There’s always a financial objection.

Thanks can always try some on at the party and when everyone is like “Yeah those look awesome!” she could soften a little.

[mclaincausey]

My wife has bought in to the idea of bibs when pitched with the context of twinning it up with my daughter whenever we inevitably get her some.

I’m still on the fence. Definitely the most conflicted I’ve been about an IH item.

[Oaktavia]

While we're on the topic my (almost! Friday the 13th…10 days!!!) wife has been sort of twinning with me by wearing an old pair of my Key overalls around the house while I wear my 805s.  It's fun to pal around with ours 

[Matt]

I think if I were still in Baltimore I’d be more conflicted.  I had a deeply rooted sense of identity there and walking around town in overalls would have made me a bit too self conscious.  Out here I’m creating my own identity so I feel like I can do whatever I want.

As long as it’s ok with my wife.

[Raisinoux]

For those of you wearing this bibs since maybe years and gave them few soaks or washes, did you notice any shrinkage ?

[steelworker]

@Matt:

@steelworker both but the aesthetic objection is primary.  There’s always a financial objection.

Thanks can always try some on at the party and when everyone is like “Yeah those look awesome!” she could soften a little.

a few cocktails  and it'll be matching his n hers bibs @Matt 

[Matt]

That would be glorious.