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    IH-555-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo/Black

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    • LewisStonehouseL
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      Pleased to hear it came out man. It’s still recommended to get the shrink out sooner than later, but they’re your pants and you’ll enjoy em regardless 🙂

      Edit upon further thought: if an item of clothing only fits if you never wash it, is it a functional item of clothing, or indeed does it fit at all? Get em washed/soaked and don’t look back brother.

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      • neph93N
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        Regarding fit, XHS tends to stretch back out after washing everywhere except the inseam. It may be a struggle for the first few wears, but you should be fine.

        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        • Oz430O
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          My denim lads!!! Crisis averted I was wrong it was not paint thank the lord! I have no idea what it was but I smacked the shiet out of it with a dry towel, used an air compressor on it, and then warm soaked it for 20min with minimal agitation and it came right out! Pants are definitely slimmer but I could button them up all the way, so I know they’ll stretch back out. Thank you all for the tips and recommendations!

          @neph93 @LewisStonehouse

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            Lowlander
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            Great news! Well done @Oz430

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            • KasiK
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              Well done…

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                marco23d
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                Just got these in a couple days ago. Tagged size 32 and hemmed to 32 inseam. Very satisfied with the fit. I bought an iron heart product a few months ago and it has been downhill from there. This will probably be the last image of them before my dog's fur completely overtakes them and increases the total weight to 26 ounces.

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                • cityofdelusionC
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                  Perfect fit, enjoy 🙂

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                    Gah! Clearly missed the restock on these late last year….dare, I ask when date of restock? Unfortunately 33s are all gone.

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                      cander49
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                      555-XHSib + Alden whiskey shell blucher + cotton shirting by my wife (which we jokingly call Iron Daria  :D) + doggo.



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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        Wow–they look great, but your wife is very talented @cander49 Perfect fit on the shirt and you can see that she sweated the details.

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • OaktaviaO
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                          Iron Daria love it haha

                          IG: electricindigowizard

                          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                          WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                            tnjyoung
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                            Hello everyone,

                            I am forever seeing posts asking for "real-world" experience before you buy a fit or variation within a fit, so I thought I have now had enough experience with these jeans to leave some valuable information.

                            First of all, I bought a pair that were 38" waist (I am actually like a 37) and they were WAY too big (39"+).  I sent them back and changed them for a 36.9" waisted IH-555S-21od and started wearing them.  They fit tight and great at first, but after about 15 wears and a wash (had to because my muddy-foot dog jumped on me) they were beginning to stretch out to the point that they were slipping down my hips "just a little".

                            So I ordered the IH-555-XHSib in a flat 37" waist and (like someone else said) they were murder to button, bend, squat in, and seemed to eat the back of my knees like a chainsaw.  I am at 7 wears now and they are just getting some electric blue in high stress areas, but I have noticed virtually ZERO waist stretch.  So little, in fact, I am afraid to wet them.  Maybe this is the pair that I literally wear for a year with no washes!

                            They have softened ever so slightly, but nothing like the 21oz denim does.  Still feel like a tank or sheet of steel, only pliable steel now.

                            You can judge the fit for yourselves and see what you think.

                            My questions are:

                            1. Will these ever stretch? ::)
                            2. Will they shrink too much to wear once washed? 😢
                            3. Will they "return" to wearable and stretch back out if they do shrink? 😉
                            4. Will these ever be soft?  If so, when?  ???

                            These are BY FAR my favorite IH and I have owned the IH-777S-21, IH-666S-21, IH-555S-21od, and now these.  I have sold my 777 and 666 (both in 38–thinking they would shrink) and now I am left with two very different 555 versions.  I love them both, but the color of these XHSib are just other-worldly unreal!  So essentially I feel like I am left with an "I feel full and need some extra belly" jeans and an "I feel slim, trim, and ripped" pair of 555s.

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                              Hi @tnjyoung, congrats on your purchase, and welcome to the club! 🙂

                              I'll give you some of my experiences below, but I don't know everything, so maybe some others will chime in too.

                              @tnjyoung:

                              1. Will these ever stretch? ::)

                              They will. Not as much as the 21 oz denim, but some. Maybe a quarter or half inch?

                              2. Will they shrink too much to wear once washed? 😢

                              If they're very tight now, maybe you should postpone washing until they're more comfortable.

                              3. Will they "return" to wearable and stretch back out if they do shrink? 😉

                              After a wash, they'll tighten up a bit, but they will also stretch back out again to where they were (i.e. beyond the measurements upon purchase).

                              If they're still too tight in the waist, you could try some at-your-own-risk techniques like stretching the waist using a car jack. I think there are some of us here who have successful experiences with that. See here: https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=14597.msg650555#msg650555

                              4. Will these ever be soft?  If so, when?  ???

                              They say the XHS softens up so much they'll feel like sweatpants after some time. I think that's mostly a manner of speaking, esp. since the 555 cut is very tight. But they will soften up considerably! Maybe after about 100 wears? I'm guessing here–I don't really remember. I'm at about 350 wears right now, and they're entirely comfortable to me.

                              Good luck with the journey! Let us know how you get on.

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                                tnjyoung
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                                Thank you so much!  Exactly what I hoped to hear!

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                                • AdamJA
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                                  @Jcaz6996 very own pair up in the Hall of Fades - view here

                                  The devil is in the detail..

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                                    And rightly so! What a glorious pair of jeans @Jcaz6996

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                                      Those are flat out stellar.

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                                      • Jcaz6996J
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                                        @AdamJ:

                                        @Jcaz6996 very own pair up in the Hall of Fades - view here

                                        Nice one AJ top job mate much appreciated 👍 look amazing..

                                        IG : @luvthefades

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                                        • Jcaz6996J
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                                          @Jett129:

                                          Those are flat out stellar.

                                          @Lowlander:

                                          And rightly so! What a glorious pair of jeans @Jcaz6996

                                          Cheers 👍
                                          Well happy with how they turned out and love Hall of Fades pics  🙂

                                          IG : @luvthefades

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                                            I'm putting these away until the Fall. But first a little update. Now at 382 wears.

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