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    IH-634S-UHR - 21/23oz Raw Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

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    • goosehdG
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      @T4920  The shrinkage in the waist is temporary. If you normally wear a 33 inch waist with a 33 inch measurement you should buy that size.  Yes the UHR's shrink, but the waist will stretch back out under constant tension.

      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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      • neph93N
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        @T4920:

        @neph93:

        If you want to end up with a 34 waist then get a pair that starts at or just under 34” when new.

        So that account for initial shrinkage and the stretching back out with wear?

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        Correct.

        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        • T4920T
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          @neph93:

          @T4920:

          @neph93:

          If you want to end up with a 34 waist then get a pair that starts at or just under 34” when new.

          So that account for initial shrinkage and the stretching back out with wear?

          ⁴⁹ ²⁰

          Correct.

          Thank you [emoji1374]

          ⁴⁹ ²⁰

          “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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          • goosehdG
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            @neph93 Beat me… 😃 Thanks!!!

            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            • neph93N
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              @T4920:

              @neph93:

              If you want to end up with a 34 waist then get a pair that starts at or just under 34” when new.

              So that accounts for initial shrinkage and the stretching back out with wear?

              ⁴⁹ ²⁰

              I’ll add that this also incurs som initial discomfort [emoji1]

              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                Soon to hit 100 days. 4 washes. No filter
                Cheers [emoji1690]

                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                Peter 🤙😎

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                • DmartD
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                  They look great already. Just started wearing these again as it gets colder.

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                  • T
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                    Hello fellas, new to the forum and this is my first post so cheers to you all  😉
                    I have fallen in love with this brand and it is my absolute ride or die now.  Just picked up my firs pair of the 21/23 Raw jeans in the 634's…. I have been all over the map trying to decide how to soak, wash, warm, cold and so on.  I settled with two separate 2 hour soaks and a delicate cycle on cold in the front load washer then hang dry.. I hope this works, I am anxious about the waist shrinking..  I will report back but for the veterans any thoughts on this method.  Oh and one last thing and this may be ludicrous but in my head it made sense, I put a bit of hair conditioner in as a mild lubricant and to add some "moisture" I don't think it'll hurt anything.  Any feedback is welcome.

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                    • GilesG
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                      Welcome, great to have you here @Tappan Cornmesser ,  I have moved your post to this thread as, as this is what you are talking about.

                      "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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                        Tappan Cornmesser
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                        Sorry about that Giles.  Glad to be here. Just got done with the wash, went for the warm gentle cycle, hung them to dry about 10 ago.

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                        • ?
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                          @Tappan Cornmesser welcome to the forum and congrats with your purchase! You went right away with this beast! Soaking and washing is mandatory for this pair so you did nothing wrong with that. For as long as you took the waist-size you were looking for i wouldn’t be that afraid for the shrinkage. Waist will stretch back to pre soak dimensions. For the hair conditioner, i would skip that part the next time 🙂 soaking/washing is more for the agitation of the denim to settle the threads etc. let them dry, pull them on show the fit here as you like and rock them hard! Enjoy them and cheers.

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                          • T
                            Tappan Cornmesser
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                            Hey man I appreciate the kind words, I have went a bit crazy with purchases lately lol.. Jumped right into these guys and glad to hear I didn't mess anything up.  I'll post pics in the next couple days.  Again thank you for the reassurance. Cheers

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                              Don't brain it too much man. IH makes some tough ass product. The only think i can suggest to you is to only wash them inside out all the time and you will probably avoid some marbling or streaking of the fabric that can happen some times. Other than that IH heans are not meant to be babied.

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                              • ChapC
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                                Gave mine a very hot soak, two washes at 40°C… I think they should be ready for hemming now? Shouldn’t expect any additional shrinkage, correct?

                                God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                • DmartD
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                                  You should be fine. I haven’t experienced any noticeable shrinkage after the second wash.

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                                  • George HommeG
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                                    Any people that wear 666 or 555 did you order 634 in same tag size as 555/666 or sized down for 634?

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                                    • George HommeG
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                                      Hello.

                                      This is a brand new 634 UHR in tag 34. Did the hot soak and gentle hot wash with no spin. Waist feels snug enough. Took me sometime to button it up. What do you think about the fit?

                                      Would you go tag 33? I am asking because I was in between tag 34 and tag 33 but I feel that tag 33 if not possible would be a real struggle.

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                                      • T4920T
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                                        @George-Homme it looks a good fit to me George, I don't think you'd wanna go any smaller in the waist.

                                        “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                                        • ?
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                                          @George-Homme wouldn’t go smaller man!

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                                          • goosehdG
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                                            Completely agree with the others and don’t size down.

                                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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