IH-888S-21od - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - OD'd
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I actually JUST ordered a pair 5 mins before you posted. Went with a 32 with 31.5 waist and 12.25 thigh. Will need a little stretching but it'll work!
I'm trying to figure out my perfect hem length. For the longest, I was ordering them far too long at 34" inseam while I'm only 5'10". I finally got them hemmed to 32", which looks much cleaner but now I'm wondering if I should drop to 31". It can look a little too bunched up at the bottom with sneakers.
Is your inseam length just long enough so that the jeans touch the ground when barefoot, Reuben? Your inseam looks spot-on!
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Literally just checked for you and standing straight in socks it’s been in between .5” and 1” of the floor. Bear in mind that honeycombs have already formed (because of 21oz is crunchy af).
I found out from my UHR iteration that I needed to go to my shortest inseam on the 888 because despite the small hem the combo of the fuller leg and taper meant stacking fekked up the silhouette. That was me though. I have quite a short inseam for my height (I’m 6’ and these are hemmed to 31.5”), and I really need the taper to do it’s job, which it doesn’t if the hem stacks up.
I’ll add that I wear pretty much only boots nowadays.
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Literally just checked for you and standing straight in socks it’s been in between .5” and 1” of the floor. Bear in mind that honeycombs have already formed (because of 21oz is crunchy af).
I found out from my UHR iteration that I needed to go to my shortest inseam on the 888 because despite the small hem the combo of the fuller leg and taper meant stacking fekked up the silhouette. That was me though. I have quite a short inseam for my height (I’m 6’ and these are hemmed to 31.5”), and I really need the taper to do it’s job, which it doesn’t if the hem stacks up.
I’ll add that I wear pretty much only boots nowadays.
Thanks for checking! Yeah, the stacks can ruin the taper but I find that if the inseam is too short, it can look great with boots but maybe silly with sneakers, like the jeans are hovering over them.
I'm also thinking that these OD ones are going to bleed on sneakers so I will have to cuff for a bit. Dunno. Definitely gotta think about this.
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I'm also thinking that these OD ones are going to bleed on sneakers so I will have to cuff for a bit. Dunno. Definitely gotta think about this.
I’ll see if I can get the considerably better half to take a pic with my Sambas on later. WRT bleeding, it it’s white sneakers we’re talking then maybe but I don’t thank the od bleeds like indigo denim does.
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I have to say I’ve seen lots and lots of fit pics from you over the years,and those,absolutely, fit you as good or better than anything you’ve posted. That cut works so good for you. Dont know how you’re going to pass up the XHSib in those.
That’s very nice of you to say. I really like the way the way both these and my UHR version are cut, but I have serious stretch anxiety about the 21oz OD.
Despite being tight in the waist and snug in the thigh after two days wear they have already relaxed a helluva lot. It always takes me by surprise how quickly the 21oz stretches. If they stay where they are now I’ll be ok but if they stretch more I’ll have to flip them and size down again [emoji53]
With regards to the XHSib, I chose the OD over them as my options in black were limited so I could justify it. Otherwise I just have too many pairs at the moment. And too many other things I want [emoji1] It’ll be hard seeing them go though.
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Congrats @neph93 they look great.
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Got these two days ago, finally got to wear them all day yesterday. What an amazing fit! But dang, these stretch so quickly!
pre-wear measurements:
- waist: 31.5"
- thigh: 12.25"
post-wear (10 hours) measurements:
- waist: 32"
- thigh: 12.75"
Wore them to work today. Will measure them at the end of the day to see if they've stretched out anymore. Still, lovely denim, don't get me wrong. Just letting y'all know so you can size right.
Will post a pic later tonight.
