IH-725-KHA - West Point Shorts - Khaki

Mizmazzle

Thanks for the tip @tody

Have you bought from them before?

tody

No I have not. But with the buyer protection from both eBay and Paypal, I certainly wouldn't hesitate.

Bums_Fan

Does anyone have experience hemming these to a shorter length? Thinking an 8" inseam versus 10" in my respective waist size. Main concern is the pocket bags being too deep and therefore poking out below the hem. Any intel would be appreciated.

tody

@Bums_Fan:

Does anyone have experience hemming these to a shorter length? Thinking an 8" inseam versus 10" in my respective waist size. Main concern is the pocket bags being too deep and therefore poking out below the hem. Any intel would be appreciated.

Which waist would you be looking at? I have a size 36 and could turn them inside out and give you some measurements.

Bums_Fan

Perfect match! I would be looking at size 36.

tody

chicken leg alert! and some inside out measurements (divide by 2.54)

Bums_Fan

Greatly appreciated and very helpful. Definitely looks like they could accept a shorter hem length without any problem with the pocket bags. Thank you!

Mizmazzle

Hey @Bums_Fan did you ever end up hemming? I dropped into Berkeley Supply in Denver yesterday. My lady bought me an early B day gift of an IH zipped hoody. Thing is bad ass btw.

Got to talking to Eli there about a wedding on the beach we’re going to and how I’m in need of some khaki shorts but not being able to find any nice ones. He’s like, well, I have this old box over here in the corner from before they moved to the new shop…”think there is some shorts in there…”
Boom!!!! Pulls out 4 pairs of these IH khakis!! What!!!?? I’ve been on the hunt for a couple months and just happened to drop in there by chance. Best part is he gave them to me for $100!! That shop is amazing and Eli is an incredible dude!

Long story short, I want to hem these too haha

Bums_Fan

@Mizmazzle short story, I have not. Longer story, I was asking previously in anticipation of purchasing these when they restock later this spring. Based on the pictures @tody shared, I will definitely feel comfortable hemming them to a short length. I am thinking 7-8" inseam on waist size 36. Hope this helps.

Bums_Fan

PS...nice score on the shorts at Berkeley Supply!

Mizmazzle

@Bums_Fan I happen to know Berkeley has a pair in size 36. They aren’t listed on the website or even out on display. Just crammed into a box of odds and ends.

Mizmazzle

I’ll be hemming these this week. I’ll post results once I do!

Bums_Fan

Would definitely like to see the post hemming results. Maybe a before and after short for comparison?

And thanks for the tip. I will give Berkeley Supply a call.

Mizmazzle

Will do! I take an odd satisfaction in measuring my clothes so this will be very interesting for me.

Mizmazzle

@Bums_Fan heres the finished product. Really happy with how they turned out. Never mind the pasty legs. They’ve been buried under some 25oz denim for the last 8 months…

First photo has one leg pre hem the other folded to where I wanted to hem. Second pic is post hem.