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

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    • KasiK
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      My early days when I try beach fades with my buster back in 2013

      Getting them to fade faster

      Over time I have done all kinds of things to jeans

      Not an admin. Not a mod. But the guy whose fits turn heads and whose name comes up when people ask, “how should this piece fit?” 🖕

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      • JestocostJ
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        @Jeanmoreau:

        How are people storing them?

        When I have my life together, they're folded in half on a sturdy hangar in my closet… in practice, they spend most of their time piled on the furniture in my bedroom. Doesn't seem to hurt them none.

        @Kasi did that actually work? Never heard of 'beach fades' before. I live near the ocean at the moment… could be worth a shot 🤔

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        • GilesG
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          could be worth a shot 🤔

          It's not 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • KasiK
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            As Giles said it not…

            I didn’t bother again it was an experiment at the time..

            Ever since then, I learn to wear the shit out of Jeans…

            Give them hell.  That’s what Iron Heart stubborn jeans takes a beating

            Not an admin. Not a mod. But the guy whose fits turn heads and whose name comes up when people ask, “how should this piece fit?” 🖕

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            • JestocostJ
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              Check zero, got it. Where did the idea of beach-washes come from, anyway, if it’s such a bad idea? I looked it up last night and apparently it’s not uncommon practice.

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              • GilesG
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                A similar place to the ridiculous idea that not washing jeans is a good thing…..

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • JestocostJ
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                  I take it, then, that it’s also denimhead bro-science that you should wait 6 months before washing your jeans? I feel like I’m unlearning everything I thought I knew about jeans today 😂

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                  • KasiK
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                    Not 6 months wash them when they dirty…

                    Simple as that

                    Giles answer it better below

                    Not an admin. Not a mod. But the guy whose fits turn heads and whose name comes up when people ask, “how should this piece fit?” 🖕

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                    • GilesG
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                      Personally, I wait as long as possible before the first wash (unless they are raw, then I will wash/soak them before wearing), but what dictates when they get washed is when they look or smell dirty, not some fucked up notion of time perpetrated by the marketing department at XYZ jeans Co…...

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • J
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                        How long before they turn into sweat pants

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                        • GilesG
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                          Depends how hard you wear them….

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • J
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                            Depends how hard you wear them….

                            I sit at a desk all day. Sometimes I walk downstairs for snacks or lunch.

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                            • KasiK
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                              Give you a 2 tip go bike riding, or running in them.

                              I wear mine at least 50 hours a week

                              Abuse them

                              Not an admin. Not a mod. But the guy whose fits turn heads and whose name comes up when people ask, “how should this piece fit?” 🖕

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                              • J
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                                I mean I wear them all day every day. It's just that I'm a very sedentary person and I never exercise.
                                That's why my wish for these pants is that they become like sweatpants that I never have to wash. The ultimate lounge pant…

                                Unrelated but yesterday I had a nightmare about them. I cut them by mistake with a weed wacker in two places. Scary stuff.
                                That should give you an idea of how much of my mind space is taken up worrying about these things.

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                                • Paul9221P
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                                  @Jeanmoreau:

                                  I mean I wear them all day every day. It's just that I'm a very sedentary person and I never exercise.
                                  That's why my wish for these pants is that they become like sweatpants that I never have to wash. The ultimate lounge pant…

                                  Unrelated but yesterday I had a nightmare about them. I cut them by mistake with a weed wacker in two places. Scary stuff.
                                  That should give you an idea of how much of my mind space is taken up worrying about these things.

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                                  Two bits of advice:

                                  1. Learn how to wash them
                                  2. Wear the hell out of them

                                  Seriously, these aren't one of those jeans that have a over-inflated cost. They're expensive because they're seriously over-engineered. I think that the best looking pairs out there are worn by people who work hard in them.  The sooner you start using them to do things like work in the garden, roof your house, etc., the sooner the fades come.

                                  And I say this after years of being afraid to damage them just like you 🙂

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                                  Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                                  • S
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                                    Washing will get you to sweatpants status waaay faster.

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                                    • JestocostJ
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                                      @Jeanmoreau washing a lot will get you there eventually, but AFAIK these never get quite as soft as IH’s other denims. From what I’ve heard, the 21oz gets the comfiest, but I don’t know that firsthand.

                                      That said, I would submit to you that a better long-term solution may be to adopt a more active lifestyle, if you are not disabled in a way that prevents you from doing so. In addition to the myriad health benefits of exercise, you will also get much better fade patterns if you wear them hard.

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                                      • Paul9221P
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                                        During the winter months, I was hiking in mine!  Now I hike in my 16oz Pronto/IH slubbies.

                                        Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                                        • J
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                                          2 months of wear.
                                          I'm debating in my head if I should order the 888 21s in a size down and abandon these for those.

                                          Pros:
                                          These are super loose but somehow they stay up without a belt.
                                          They don't look like skinny jeans.

                                          Cons:
                                          They might be a little too loose and low, making the me like a slob.
                                          There is a danger of plumbers crack if i sit down without hoisting them up before.

                                          Any thoughts.. should I try a non 888 fit?

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                                          • KasiK
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                                            Go for 777

                                            For that’s look

                                            Not an admin. Not a mod. But the guy whose fits turn heads and whose name comes up when people ask, “how should this piece fit?” 🖕

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