IH-777S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim Slim Tapered Cut Jeans
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Thanks, @weftyarn. I'm sure I will!
So, I hand-agitated my pair in bath-temp water for 5 min, soaked in hot-to-the-touch (roughly 60 C) water for an hour, and then put them through the gentle cycle in warm water in my top-loader (took them out before the rinse/spin cycles). After hang-drying them outside, I discovered that they didn't shrink nearly as much as I expected. So I went through the hand-agitate/soak/wash process again, this time drying in the direct, 100 F afternoon sun. Got about an extra half-inch of inseam shrinkage out of them, and they're probably not going to go much further. Here are the numbers for size 38, in inches:
Waist: 39.1 –> 38.0 --> 38.0
Front rise: 11.4 --> 11.1 --> 11.0
Back rise: 15.7 --> 15.2 --> 15.0
Upper thigh: 13.8 --> 13.5 --> 13.5
Hem: 8.9 --> 8.7 --> 8.7
Inseam: 31.2 --> 30.4 --> 30.0
The inseam is still a good inch longer than I was shooting for, to wear with a single cuff. But I think I'll just do a tight 1" double cuff. Seems more prudent than paying $50+ to have Rain take off one inch.
Going to wear these around the house in the A/C for the next couple of days, and then put them away until November. Waaaay too hot right now for this denim.
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Thanks @BlueBlood, mine arrived yesterday. I’m the tub they go today
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Soak time:-)
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Been wearing these around the house, in the A/C, for the past day and a half. In retrospect, I think that I may have ended up preferring the silhouette of the 666 cut, but these still fit and look nice.
This denim is shockingly easy to break in compared to the XHS. To me, it seems like a beastmode version of Samurai’s 21 oz Cho-Kiwami denim, with the UHR being darker and more dense. I think that the weave on this denim may be looser than the XHS, but it may be woven more densely? That’s the only way that I can reconcile the easier break-in but lower breathability.
In any case, I’m looking forward to fading this pair alongside may XHSib and 19Ls later this fall.
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Going to resurrect this thread a bit by posting an update on my pair. One month of wear in my UHRs. Finally completely broken in and comfortable now. Waist definitely stretched out a bunch. Whiskers, honeycombs, and stacks have found their permanent homes. Surprised to see fades already coming out. Happy Labor Day, all.
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@kelton:
Going to resurrect this thread a bit by posting an update on my pair. One month of wear in my UHRs. Finally completely broken in and comfortable now. Waist definitely stretched out a bunch. Whiskers, honeycombs, and stacks have found their permanent homes. Surprised to see fades already coming out. Happy Labor Day, all.
Very nice to see these are really starting to comming along my friend! How did you sized compared to your other IH denims?
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@kelton great fit and the fades are coming!!!
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@Heavy_blue Thanks! This is actually my first pair of IH's. But to answer your question in a simple way, I sized down once from my usual and standard waist size (30 down to 29). I ended up buying a 30 as well and they were way too big so I stuck with the 29. They were very tight in the waist at first and almost unbearable. About 1 week in they were bearable, and 2 weeks in comfortable. Now they give me no issues.
@Peterldavey Appreciate it! Cant wait, loving them so far.
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@kelton:
@Heavy_blue Thanks! This is actually my first pair of IH's. But to answer your question in a simple way, I sized down once from my usual and standard waist size (30 down to 29). I ended up buying a 30 as well and they were way too big so I stuck with the 29. They were very tight in the waist at first and almost unbearable. About 1 week in they were bearable, and 2 weeks in comfortable. Now they give me no issues.
@Peterldavey Appreciate it! Cant wait, loving them so far.
Very nice first pair there buddy! And thanks for the info, i really appreciate it.
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Initial evo is looking good, @kelton!
I decided to get mine further hemmed (wasn't feeling the double-cuff look) and am much happier with the single cuff. Getting some wear on mine before temps get back up near 100 tomorrow and Saturday. Next week's forecast shows highs in the 70s, so I should be able to get additional summer wear then as well.
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How much can one expect these to stretch in the waist after the intital pre-soak and wash? Easiest to just order true to measured size from the jump?
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If you want a more fitted top block then a 666 could be more your kind of thing, do know that the UHR run a little larger due the shrink to fit way of making this kind of denim. In the end it’s on you to decide if you want to soak, wash and keep them, do know as well that the UHR fabric is very stiff and rough and takes some time to settle down and molding to your body shape. At least that are mine observations of the UHR.
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I picked these up upon release and finally got them soaked and ready for wear.
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Good fit! Looks good on you! Rock them
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Little update on my pair. About 5 months worth of wear here. Been wearing them extra hard lately-taking them hiking and mountain biking (still a bit of mud on them in these pics lol). Falling in love with them more and more every day!
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Those are coming along nicely @kelton ! Beautiful. Do other mountain bikers give you crap for wearing them? I'm a mountain biker as well. My friends are to biking what I am to raw denim, as in they ride kitted out to the max, they would trash-talk me hard if I showed up to the trials in jeans lol.
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Thanks @Salted Racer ! I definitely got a lot of weird looks while on the trail and a bunch of “wtf are you wearing”s from my friends lol. But all good, they don’t know what we know!
