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

[Kasi]

Still giving them hell….

[BulletPattern]

First day of wearing these and it's been hell. Can barely button them up, putting on my boots made me feel like I was wearing an Arthritis Suit and i'm going commando and sleeping in them to stretch these bastards out as they are too tight with pants. I really hope it's all worth it in the end.

[Kasi]

Do couple of squats, or maybe bike riding….

[LewisStonehouse]

@BulletPattern glad to hear you’re having the proper XHS experience. Just gotta suck it up for a week or so then you’ll be rolling, and you’ll be so glad you did in about 6 months

[BulletPattern]

At the cost of these I'm fully invested in this for the long haul. Such a beautiful fabric.

[Adero]

For those who cares and find it interesting:
Did a soak and wash the other month and thought the turnout could be helpful for some.
Jean: 555-25-xhs
Size: 32

Numbers in this order:
Pre first soak (new)/ soak (super crazy hot water) / machine wash (40C gentle cycle 60 min, front loader machine).

Size tag: 32
W: 43/ 42 cm / 41,5
Fr: 26,7/ 26.5 cm /25,5 cm
Br: 40cm/ 39 cm / 38,4
Thigh: 31,5 / 31,5 cm /30,8
Knee:20,8 cm /19,8 cm 19.6 cm
Hem: 19,2cm/ 18.8 cm /18,8 cm
Have left out inseam as I shortened them prior to second soak so non applicable.

[BulletPattern]

Jeans are finally softening up nicely and I can nearly tie my shoelaces. I'm glad i sized down, as much as it's been a journey the fit is now really lovely.

[Kasi]

Any pictures

[AdamJ]

RESTOCKING AT 1600GMT ON FRIDAY 25TH OF FEBRUARY

[JoshC]

Size chart remains the same for this upcoming restock with the addition of tag size 42 and 44

[AdamJ]

RESTOCK

[Jcaz6996]

1 month update for the indigo invitational Y3
No days missed by far my favourite pair of 555’s

[the246guy]

Looks like you are in for great fades! Looks awesome!

[Jcaz6996]

Cheers pal really enjoying this pair , love the XHS fades so looking forward to good things to come.

[AdamC]

@Jcaz6996 with the weather heating up its going to be interesting.  These are looking fantastic already though mate, looking forward to seeing them in a few months 

[Jcaz6996]

Cheers mate
Yeh definitely agree always a struggle when the warmer weather comes especially working on site . Beats the rain and the wind ️

[mumonkey72]

Just got this pair in yesterday. I've been wearing 555s for years but this if my first go at the 25oz… wow these things are no joke! Hoping my legs do end up battered and bruised by the end of the break in period!

[Kasi]

Best to soak them first…

Gives a faster break in.

[BlueBlood]

@Kasi:

Best to soak them first…

Gives a faster break in.

Giving them a hot soak before wearing also takes out the remaining shrinkage. The XHS denim is lightly sanforized and you'll get between a half-inch and inch of inseam shrinkage with that soak. That will theoretically give you crisper honeycomb fades over the lifespan of the jean, though I'm not sure how much it matters in practice.

[Kasi]

Matters a lots

I always soak my 25oz XHS