Forum Jeans - 777 & 888 in 22oz Indigo/Beige Denim

[sabergirl]

I’m with McLain and abstaining because I’m not in a place for more denim, at the moment. I adore the idea of a forum exclusive jean, though. IWHWIH I suppose…

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[manufc10]

@ROman I believe @gaseousclay suggested the idea but I could be wrong.

[EJS]

@Alex:

A new denim would mean a greater number of pairs required to make it happen. To louis and @EJS I think the 666 is our least popular cut currently across the board.

I do find that surprising, 666 is my go to fit because I'm skinny and quite tall. I also wear the 634 with wesco boots to avoid the 'golf club' look (and 816 the rest of the time)… At some point soon I will definitely get to R&H to try on the other cuts and may yet join in here..

[Alex]

I think the larger portion of the market as it stands are more interested in a taper than anything else. I am sure this will change again at some point in the future!

[gaseousclay]

@manufc10:

@ROman I believe @gaseousclay suggested the idea but I could be wrong.

I sure did [emoji869]

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[Jordan23]

I vote for the 888 cut!

[louisbosco]

@Alex:

A new denim would mean a greater number of pairs required to make it happen. To louis and @EJS I think the 666 is our least popular cut currently across the board.

i'm not surprised at all since i've seen the trend switch from slim to taper at a time when everyone with slim jeans pinroll their cuffs. to me, it looks like s**t.

the 666 is the prime versatile jeans in my view as it's not too wide for boots yet slim enough to wear with sneakers. i promise i'll try the 777 or 888 in nov and give them a thought.. hopefully it's not too late for a vote then 

[gaseousclay]

@louisbosco:

i'm not surprised at all since i've seen the trend switch from slim to taper at a time when everyone with slim jeans pinroll their cuffs. to me, it looks like s**t.

Different strokes for different folks. I dislike a really strong taper on denim. I'm talking anything below 7.5". At 5'11, 175 lbs i'm usually a 34-34.5" waist, 12.5-13" thigh, 8.5-9" knee and 7.5-8" hem in the sizing spectrum. The 777 cut, and to some degree, the 888 cut fall into these parameters which is pretty decent. I just can't and won't wear any cut of jean where the hem falls into bell bottom territory, which for me is usually 8.5"+. Of course, there are many different body shapes on the forum and IH can't please them all.

[Chris]

You can make the 777 work with that waist and thigh combo?

[gaseousclay]

@Chris:

You can make the 777 work with that waist and thigh combo?

yes, if I account for some stretch. The IH-777S-21 in a size 34 has a 34.4 waist and 12.2 thigh. The thigh would likely stretch. The IH-777S-142 has a 34.5 waist and 12.5 thigh which is perfect. Of course, if the forum jeans were made in a 777 cut i'd have to size accordingly since they would be sanforized but unwashed. Otherwise, I could likely make the 888 cut work too, it's just the hem is a tad bigger than I like.

[mclaincausey]

Wow, congratulations for the success on the newfangled cuts, and thanks for keeping the fuller cuts for the oldsters and old souls.

As an aside, I'm with @louisbosco , but then I'm old enough to have gotten over the pinrolling fad (including acid wash) decades ago. Seeing resurfaced trends like this and vintage Jordans all the rage again makes me happy for those who missed it the first time around, and bored for myself

[ROman]

@gaseousclay:

@louisbosco:

i'm not surprised at all since i've seen the trend switch from slim to taper at a time when everyone with slim jeans pinroll their cuffs. to me, it looks like s**t.

Different strokes for different folks. I dislike a really strong taper on denim. I'm talking anything below 7.5". At 5'11, 175 lbs i'm usually a 34-34.5" waist, 12.5-13" thigh, 8.5-9" knee and 7.5-8" hem in the sizing spectrum. The 777 cut, and to some degree, the 888 cut fall into these parameters which is pretty decent. I just can't and won't wear any cut of jean where the hem falls into bell bottom territory, which for me is usually 8.5"+. Of course, there are many different body shapes on the forum and IH can't please them all.

So at 5' 11" you would have to have them hemmed, and then the 7.5 - 8" hem wouldn't really be a true hem???

[Dion]

So are the forum jeans still alive or no chance?

[Giles]

Unlikely…...

[Giles]

But it is the 10 year anniversary of the forum next September…..We are thinking up stuff to release to celebrate (still unlikely to include jeans though)....

[tvenuto]

Jeans are great but they come with the same considerations that all pants have when deciding what to wear.  I like things that are generally useful and can be carried/worn/used whenever.

Brass/leather key fob? Key hanger?
Denim bangle?
GAH made silver key tag/fob? Money clip? Carabiner? Signet ring?
Mug?

Just some alcohol fueled brainstorming…

[Jett129]

My son calls that Highdeas(High-ideas).

[gautamkrisna]

Any chances of doing this in 666 ?

[Giles]

We did not get anywhere near enough interest for either the 777 or the 888.  Given that, I know we would not get enough interest for a 666.

[Niro]

damnit missed this thread, but looks like my one vote wouldn't have swung anything anyway