IH-555-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo

[hoppy_IPA]

@BD81 - my 555-XHS is a tag 34.

Here is my last measurement after a cold, hand wash:

W: 36.2”
FR: 11.5”
BR: 16”
Th: 12.85”
Kn: 8.65
Ins:  34.45”

[BD81]

Thanks bro…. looks like a large 34 should be good.  I'm almost considering sticking with the 634 and to save myself the headache that goes with trying to find a new fit online.

[Kasi]

Get the measurements done because each run is different in measurements
Iron Crew will help find the right pair.

[BD81]

Already paid just waiting on measurements.. .Should get them on monday

[Kasi]

Get them Monday that fast you live in Gosport.. or picking them up

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[BD81]

I wish bro. I will get the measurements on monday.

[Kasi]

Now that make sense.. get the measurements Monday, you know I have two pairs of these beauty… fews years back 777 25oz came after the 666 25oz then came along the 555.

I rock the 777 and hammer them in six months, but found them annoying in low waist and tight..

Here pictures of 777 sold them off soon as the 555 came along.

[BD81]

Now that is a good looking pair of Jeans!  Comparing the measurements here,  I think the 555 size 34 should fit similar to a size 33 Levi's 501 that I own.

[Kasi]

@BD81:

Levi's 501 that I own.

That depend every few year in history they change the fits the popular one’s are 1947 and 1954.

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[BD81]

Good point lol.  These are just cheap 501s from last year  with measurements pretty close to the 555 xhs chart.

[BD81]

Is there any advantage to soaking these before I wear them?

[Palmer]

@BD81:

Is there any advantage to soaking these before I wear them?

Yes. If you do a soak with agitation the denim will shrink up to an inch in the length and waist. I like to soak the xhs denim right away so I don’t have to deal with the fades shifting when I decide to wash them.

[neph93]

@Palmer:

@BD81:

Is there any advantage to soaking these before I wear them?

Yes. If you do a soak with agitation the denim will shrink up to an inch in the length and waist. I like to soak the xhs denim right away so I don’t have to deal with the fades shifting when I decide to wash them.

I’ve done both and have come to the conclusion that soaking the XHS is best, for the reasons you mention. It doesn’t shrink as much as raw, unsanforised denim but there is enough for it to be meaningful.

The only time you might want to leave it is of they are small around the waist straight out of the bag. In that case wearing a week will stretch the waist, mitigating some of the shrinkage and making it easier in the hips after the soak. I wouldn’t wait longer than a week though.

[BD81]

The wait begins. If they are too snug for a soak at first I will take your advice @neph93 and try to stretch the shit out of them before the first soak

[BD81]

Should I soak these inside out?

Is this normal for IH 25 oz?

[Giles]

It's normal for all quality selvedge denim…..it is where the shuttle runs out of weft yarn and it is trimmed close the the selvedge ID.

The lighter the weight of the yarn, the more distance there is between the tufts as the shuttle holds a greater length of weft yarn.

[BD81]

thanks @Giles

They have been sitting in hot water for 5 mins and it already looks like they have lost alot of indigo. I am wishing that I just wore them without the soak

[neph93]

@BD81:

They have been sitting in hot water for 5 mins and it already looks like they have lost alot of indigo. I am wishing that I just wore them without the soak

Don’t worry about that. It is surface lying excess indigo. You don’t need it, the jeans will still be as dark as they were pre-soak and it won’t affect fading at all.

[BD81]

I will post measurements when they dry

[BD81]

Don’t worry about that. It is surface lying excess indigo. You don’t need it, the jeans will still be as dark as they were pre-soak and it won’t affect fading at all.

Thanks ! I feel better already