Ultra Heavy Raw (UHR), AKA 21/23oz Denim
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I have a question in general related to the shrinkage and the correct sizing. I'm usually around 80 cm on the waist and Tag size 30 fits me perfectly fine in the 666 XHS where the waist comes in around 78-79 cm new and after stretch it kind of settles around 80 to 81 cm. The UHR in 666 cut, the measurement says for tag size 31 the waist is 82.x cm and given the shrinkage of 1 inch on the waist, that would mean the waist would be around 80 cm roughly. Correct? So for my needs, I should be looking at Tag size 31 for the 666. Am I right?
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Waist on the UHR should shrink an inch with soak/wash, but it will stretch out to pre-soak size again with wear. For waist measurement, you want a pair that looks good on the chart. Thigh, back rise, and inseam will shrink and won’t come back though, so be mindful of this too.
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888Lol one day the skinny trend will die… one day. I'm ready.
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I've always had a pretty good experience with 666s and engineers, but 634s are indeed ideal. I've said it many times, but I wish there were an 888 with a wider leg opening — I love that higher waist but the hem's tough with my engineers.
TBH I'm not really a hater when it comes to skinnier fits — they're just not for me. The painted-on ones are very comical, though. Overall though I just feel like that trend has been around waaaaay too long. I mean… since like... 2006? F'n hell.
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Dude,I’m pushing 70 and wear 555s almost every day. Wear them with Engineers,Western boots and sneakers. If I haven’t grown up by now it’s probably toooo late. Full disclosure actually wearing an old pair of 634 Blacks,that were taken in a little,so half way between 555 and 634.
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I can wear em all, but I guess it just comes down to comfort for me. Skinnier jeans squeeze my calves more than I like — they're a bit on the bigger side due to me being a runner and I also just like the way wider leg jeans drape over boots. I'm tall, so rise is also an issue for me. Of course to each their own, as Goose said it's all down to pref and body type. And fwiw I don't mind the look of any of the IH skinnier cuts, definitely nothing silly like I see from the Hypebeast crowd.
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Waist on the UHR should shrink an inch with soak/wash, but it will stretch out to pre-soak size again with wear. For waist measurement, you want a pair that looks good on the chart. Thigh, back rise, and inseam will shrink and won’t come back though, so be mindful of this too.
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That's a bit confusing. I can't decide if I should go with the provided measurements of the 666 in a Tag Size 31 or Tag Size 30. What did the others do? Did you guys size up?
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If your desired waist size is 80cm then the tag size 30 would appear to provide that.
It will shrink 1" from the value on the chart and then stretch back out after wear back to this original dimension.
As sabergirl said, also keep an eye on the other dimensions that will also shrink from the raw measurement chart (by about ~4%) that will not stretch back out as readily such as thigh and rises.
