IH-777-XHSBB - 25oz Selvedge Denim Super-Slim Tapered Cut Jeans - Black/Black

[Oaktavia]

@Filthy:

I am sure you're gonna love them. I had another inquiry about these too so I wanted to let everyone know about how awesome these are…just make sure you soak them because they will bleed black like crazy. I would not put these in the washer until they are very well broken in because they will definitely get marbling and "washer marks" I think I rinsed them five or six times after I did two boiling hot soaks.

I would try to get as close to an inch of vertical shrink in the inseam as you possibly can.

If you do plan on washing these in a washer to shrink I would follow Haraki-san's ancient wisdom found here:
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=199.msg35801#msg35801

Cool, cool. I will hot soak them in the guest bathtub tomorrow afternoon. Hang dry em outside and wear them as much as I am able to this weekend. I am getting super stoked my guy.  . .schools were closed today due to flooding and my idle mine is racing!

[Nskelton]

@Filthy liking those photos, I'll be using a tag 36 in the 555 for indigo invitational.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

@Nskelton:

@Filthy liking those photos, I'll be using a tag 36 in the 555 for indigo invitational.

Interesting, has anyone ever done black jeans for the Indigo Invitational before?

[Oaktavia]

@Filthy:

@Nskelton:

@Filthy liking those photos, I'll be using a tag 36 in the 555 for indigo invitational.

Interesting, has anyone ever done black jeans for the Indigo Invitational before?

lol yes there were a few guys with black jeans the second go around…Bazhad from N&F wore a pair of black selvedge.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

[Oaktavia]

Zing!

The waist is a little loose pre soak, so I think these will do just fine for me. They are in the bathtub in hot water currently. Can't wait to start this process.

[Paul9221]

Prepare for an inky tub

[vaquero357]

…@Oaktavia if you had to choose, better loose than too tight. Iron Heart belts are pretty cool!

[Jett129]

The B. Weiss belt that you got will look/go great with those. @Oaktavia

[Oaktavia]

@Paul9221 So inky! I dripped black dyed water all over the fecking bathroom…but it cleaned up quite easily.

@vaquero357 definitely agree with you on that one. I actually kind of prefer a little loose.

@Jett129 I was just thinking that! Brandon was initially suggesting wearing the indigo dyed belt with black denim.

[Oaktavia]

Lol my (soon to be) father in law just commented on the stiffness of the jeans after I put them on. He said "so…what you're saying is...if you passed out standing up, your jeans wouldn't let you fall over?!" 

[Oaktavia]

I got tequila'd last night and got acrylic paint on my XHSbb…not totally disappointed...but kind of face palmed when I saw them this morning.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Oh God

[Oaktavia]

Trying to accept my fate…

[Nik]

They look great like that

[Oaktavia]

Well thanks man!

[neph93]

@Nkwkfld:

They look great like that

@Oaktavia:

Well thanks man!

Agreed. You are an artist/art teacher after all. Wear the f out of them now…. You’ll love them down the line.

[Oaktavia]

This is quite true…thanks for the encouragement. I do intend to wear the f outta them...already seeing some grey areas on the back pockets, crotch, inside waist band and even some whiskers are turning charcoal grey.

I suppose charcoal grey is the equivalent of electric blues with indigo denim...? Unless there is a different term y'all use that I'm unfamiliar with.

[neph93]

@Oaktavia:

I suppose charcoal grey is the equivalent of electric blues with indigo denim…

I suppose it is. We could work out something more pretentious though, I'm sure 

[Jett129]

How about Smokey Blacks?