Ultra Heavy Raw (UHR), AKA 21/23oz Denim

[atm23]

@popvulture:

Oh damn that's a lot sooner than I expected!

Much sooner than I expected too! The anticipated 888 ib release and UHR!

[the246guy]

I'm in for the UHR. Will definitely get the 666 cut.

[Kasi]

So what dose that mean..

Long delay or just few weeks for them to drop

@Alex @Giles

[mikebarhoot]

ya’ll welcome! 

[popvulture]

@mikebarhoot:

ya’ll welcome! 

Well done man!

[dave]

WAIT.. you mean I posted on the boss' IG to make them again without seeing this? lmao…

https://www.instagram.com/p/CeH5H1CPqZV/

[louisbosco]

@Alex:

Well that didn't work!

I'll grab a pair when I get to the uk. might go 634 again..

[Daniel San]

@Jcaz6996
Hey James
how does your pair look like?

Question for all :
maybe it’s a stupid question, but how do I find out what size I need ?
will there be pre/post washing measurement charts ?

[popvulture]

I'm very curious about the same thing. Basically interested in how much shrink I can expect, and how much they stretch back to or past tag size.

From what I gather in the thread, seems like a hot soak only gets about 1/2", which is what I'd be doing since my washing machine is such a piece of shit. IIRC someone did a hot machine wash and was closer to 1".

Also am I right in understanding that these are a bit less breathable than XHS, but also softer from the get-go? Seems like because of the latter, they might have a little more stretch? All speculation on my part of course…

[Giles]

We thought that it would be a laugh to give you zero information and let you work it out for yourselves.

What do you really think we will do?

[Daniel San]

I said it might be a stupid question  …now I know I was right

[Paul9221]

@Daniel:

I said it might be a stupid question  …now I know I was right

Ha!  No, not a stupid question.

The crew will have a size chart with these like they do with any garment.  But because of the raw-ness, they usually do a test soak/wash in Gosport and tell you how much shrink they got, too.  You then do your best to size for your  needs based on their shrinkage.

But they can't tell you any of that until they get their hands on a pair, which I'm not sure they're in possession of just yet.  Maybe just an early sample.

[popvulture]

Yeah I mean, usually there's some pre/post soak info for sure, but also a lot of info comes out in these threads. Definitely not expecting IH to just throw us some pairs and let us figure it out

@Paul9221:

But they can't tell you any of that until they get their hands on a pair, which I'm not sure they're in possession of just yet.  Maybe just an early sample.

And yep, I'm hoping for some insight on how much they stretched from some of the peeps on here who sampled pairs.

[steelworker]

shrinkage is consistent with UHR it's not brain surgery

[Paul9221]

@steelworker:

shrinkage is consistent with UHR it's not brain surgery

I'd be willing to bet there are brain surgeons who have trouble sizing raw denim [emoji14]

[steelworker]

no doubt!

[Jett129]

Just curious if any of you had ever worn the Shrink to Fit Levis 501s?,because this is ice cream compared to those… Back in Prehistoric times. They gave you some basic guidelines, but after that you were on your own.

[Oaktavia]

@Paul9221:

@steelworker:

shrinkage is consistent with UHR it's not brain surgery

I'd be willing to bet there are brain surgeons who have trouble sizing raw denim [emoji14]

I audibly chuckled at this

[mikebarhoot]

Mine shrank like 4”. But the water was cold. Oh wait… wrong group.
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[popvulture]

So you're saying that UHRs are growers, not showers?