IH-888-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo

[Al 916]

Milady did a bit of a double take seeing those hanging on the shower door….

Anyway, turned out nice I think (a happy start)

[neph93]

@Al:

Anyway, turned out nice I think (a happy start)

Great stuff, a very good looking silhouette. My better half hates me hanging my XHS anywhere. She’s scared they’ll break things [emoji1]

[Al 916]

Sorry a bit of a naff pic but much happier in these than the 777 (should put them on the market place).

This is a great way to start 25oz off. I am having a back op in June so wanted to get these going.
My 634 21s feel pretty light now.

Good call! thanks for all the advice

[neph93]

@Al:

This is a great way to start 25oz off. I am having a back op in June so wanted to get these going.
My 634 21s feel pretty light now.

Naff pics are better than no pics, and I reckon yours was better than naff anyway.

I have found my way back to the 21oz recently and am enjoying it a lot, but the XHS will always be my favourite.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Looks like sizing down and these being so tight on my knees is working out. Also every time I wash my hands I dry them on my jeans (if no one is looking). 

[Al 916]

Looking good, how long have you been wearing them Filthy?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Thanks! Since April 7th. About 7 weeks.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

I am seriously enjoying my new jeans in case you were wondering.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlhMfhj–l/?utm_medium=copy_link

[weftyarn]

@Filthy:

I am seriously enjoying my new jeans in case you were wondering.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlhMfhj–l/?utm_medium=copy_link

Damn, that’s awesome. How did you implement the Instagram post?

[Al 916]

Went for something to compliment my 888s

It also needs breaking in.

[neph93]

What a gorgeous jacket… May I ask
Who made it? @Al 916 ?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

@Al 916 very nice sir. Is that an Aero?

@weftyarn sorry I didn't see this until now. You just copy and paste the link. Nothing fancy necessary.

[Al 916]

Hi Filthy,

Thank you, it is, a Dustbowl.

(Call me Al please, we have been introduced)

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Hey Al

[Al 916]

Evening Filthy

[Al 916]

Hi @neph93  (sorry), it is an Aero Dustbowl, and thank you.

It has a bit of a personality just like my IH jeans in fact.

Heavy horse hide (finish is called Battered Seal….)

[neph93]

@Al:

Hi @neph93  (sorry), it is an Aero Dustbowl, and thank you.

The colour and texture are glorious. My preferred colour for a leather jacket would be that kind of brown, but I feel my preferred styles work best in black. Hence I have yet to take the plunge.

[Al 916]

@neph93:

@Al:

Hi @neph93  (sorry), it is an Aero Dustbowl, and thank you.

The colour and texture are glorious. My preferred colour for a leather jacket would be that kind of brown, but I feel my preferred styles work best in black. Hence I have yet to take the plunge.

As with most of my pics the colour is much better in RL. It has started to develop breaking in tones (just like a pair of IH) which add to it's depth and richness. It is also starting to show it's grain.

I would normally tend to the black (and steel) choice as well however a good mahogany gives a lot more flex (now that someone has pinched my flowing black locks and replaced 30% with this grey stuff).

[cwcaswell]

Does anyone know if the denim breaks in similarly to the overdyed 21oz? My 888s-od’s are the best fit I’ve ever had and I’m wondering if I could expect the same from these. I don’t really care about a break-in period,  as long as they’ll fit the same eventually

[neph93]

@cwcaswell:

Does anyone know if the denim breaks in similarly to the overdyed 21oz? My 888s-od’s are the best fit I’ve ever had and I’m wondering if I could expect the same from these. I don’t really care about a break-in period,  as long as they’ll fit the same eventually

Njaaa… I have both the IH-888s-OD and the IH-888-XHS. They are the same cut, but the denim is very different. They will fit you in a similar way for sure, but there will be differences because of the nature of the denim n

Despite only 4oz difference in weight the 25oz is a tighter weave and a much stiffer denim out of the bag. You also have some slight shrinkage going in this fabric, while the OD has none, and stretches very easily.

So it won’t be exactly the same, but it will still have a similar shape and contours.