IH-555-XHSBB - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Cut Jeans - Black/Black
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That's what I thought. So now the question is do I size up to a 31 or down to a 29? The leg measurements even on the 29 are quite a bit looser than I'm used to so no concern there, but how much stretch in the waist have folks been getting after putting some wear on these? That's really my only worry with sizing down.
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I'm wearing mine as I type,and I would see what the smallest waist they have in a 31 is,or maybe what the largest waist they have in a 29 is,and go from there. I,personally, would rather have the smallest 31. I found that the stretching and shrinking with these to be minimal,and I machine dry mine.
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I inquired about the 31's and both pairs in stock are right in line with the posted measurements if not a little bigger. Was hoping for an outlier that was running small but no dice. Waiting to hear about the 29's.
The tough thing is, my ideal thigh measurement is around 11.2", and my ideal knee is about 7.2". So even the 29's would be a good bit larger than ideal. I'm ok with a slightly looser fit than I'm used to on these, but the measurements on the 31 have me feeling like they're going to be WAY too baggy. Trying to avoid going more than .5" above ideal if possible, but don't want to suffer if the waist is too small and won't stretch.
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I love these jeans so much. The black has seriously grown on me and I’d nice for breaking up all the blue lol. These still seem just as dark as day 1 but as time goes on the ridges and creased spots just look better and
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Workin on it!
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@Crease looks nice! How long are you wearing them?
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Hey @Heavy_blue ! Only about 9 months, but not every day, maybe once or twice a week cause I get too tempted by other pairs. Love this denim so much though, wish I could commit to wearing more like every day! Really do like the 555!
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@Crease they are really nice! And i feel you i have two 555’s in rotation the slub and the UHR and i’m tempted by this beast..
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I know this is all old news to everyone here but I’m new to IH and still just geeking out over everything about these so I did some comparison shots to show how different the XHSBB and the regular indigo XHS are, they’re so different I actually emailed IH wondering if I had a mislabeled pair haha. It’s so cool that the fibers being dyed different colors can create such a different feel and texture even though they’re the same weight
XHSBB have about 2 months of wear and still keep their shape when I take them off, they’re real smooth and stiff and crunchy, the XHS have 3 days of wear and they’re super soft and floppy with a rough hand, they don’t really keep their shape at all when I take them off. The BB have a much higher rise and slightly slimmer leg. It’s also hard to tell here but the back pockets on the indigo pair are way smaller, but the front pockets have wayyy more room.
This is the craziest thing though. The indigo pair is like half as thick as the BB when folded up.
