IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk
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First day in these today and they are awesome. My 2nd pair of Iron Hearts, also have the 888s. Can I expect some stretch in the waist? I have not soaked and don't plan on it until I break the in. I was able to button them all the way up on day one without blisters on my fingers so I have that going for me as well.
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Toughest button-up in my experience!
Mine came measuring 32.0" in the waist. After a soak, dropped down to 31.5". After wear, they've stretched to 33.0".
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@Hefner some good info here…
@acboston Congratulations, this is pretty great denim. They are your jeans so your choice but I would advise getting the shrinkage out now. It is going to happen at some point, unless you plan on never washing them, so why not get it out of the way first? They may be uncomfortable for a while but they will stretch out to or past starting measurements with wear as @Paul9221 illustrates in his post.
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Thanks for the tag, Reuben!
For those that have both the 888S-OD and the 888-XHSib in the same tagged size, which one ended up bigger once they were both broken in and all the stretch accomplished?
Much appreciated!
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Thanks for the tag, Reuben!
For those that have both the 888S-OD and the 888-XHSib in the same tagged size, which one ended up bigger once they were both broken in and all the stretch accomplished?
Much appreciated!
Oooh, good question! I have both but don't wear the OD as often as the XHSib. I can only offer my guess, which is that the OD will stretch more. Based solely on the fact that my XHSib gave very little on the thigh while the 21oz gives a lot.
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@neph93 @sabergirl Thanks for the input!
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Congratulations. I know exactly what you mean regarding those 4oz. It has to do with the tightness of the weave amongst other things.
Personally I advocate soaking of XHS. There is some shrinkage left in them so you might as well get rid of it. Follow the instructions on the A4 sheet you got with them (you’ll find them on the forum and website too).
The buttonholes can be a challenge the first couple of times, pliers can save your fingers a bit if bruising.
Otherwise, just wear them a lot!
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Glove up for the buttoning. Pliers are easier, but I think a little pain adds to the experience.
Wear em. Do some sqwats, don't sleep in them. repeat.
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Oh yes, congratulations and enjoy!!!!!
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Don't listen to this man! I've fallen asleep in mine plenty of times [emoji14]
Or by all means do sleep in them! Whatever’s cleaver and nothing special required was what I was getting at
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That sounds like a proper initall wearing!!
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Also part of the process…:)
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Out of curiosity, has anyone else’s wife, partner, or anyone close ever asked “WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?” when breaking these in?
Yeah, but that was a long time ago. It lasted maybe the first six months of this particular hobby. She now treats these things with the same uncaring disdain as she does my ability to spot all the references in The Mandolorian, my need to taste all the cakes at a birthday party, and my encyclopedic knowledge of 80’s post-punk, metal and crossover lyrics.
