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

[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

[gautamkrisna]

@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.

By the way, I voted for 888, I mistook it for 666 for a min, I am wearing 666 happily and would like to stick to it in future. Please excuse and discount my 888 vote, sorry for the trouble.

[Guest]

i hope you don’t take the lack of interest to be for forum jean idea. i feel like the the beige weft ‘dirty denim’ is a bit of an acquired taste. for what it’s worth though i probably would have gone for them in a 666 cut. even if it’s your least popular cut it’s maybe the least partisan?

666 cut of the indigo/black would get there i bet but maybe that cabalizizes your 555/888 release (wait a while and try if there’s still enough material?)

try a vote with over dyed 25oz 666s! not sure how you’s make them forum unique though… patch would be too complicated/expensive. maybe black thread?

[xtcclassic]

666 is still my favorite cut as well, which should be obvious by my signature. Just gotta represent. 

#666forlife

[neph93]

Shame that this looks to be a non-starter. Forum jeans seem like they should be a thing. It would be a feather in the cap of the brand and the forum and an exclusive bit of kit. For this reason alone something a little different (brown weft, coloured arcs) seems appropriate (he brown weft is also glorious). Maybe some time in the future…

[tfahey00]

Bummer, so looks like no brown weft eh?

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[spitfiredealer]

I was in because I wanted a pair of forum jeans to be made but I gotta admit brown weft didn't exactly light my fire.

I think a new denim should be bought out in a forum special jean before being released as a regular jean

[tfahey00]

Maybe a gray weft would be more popular? I'd be in for red or green but…. probably not many others.

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[gaseousclay]

@tfahey00:

I'd be in for red or green but…. probably not many others.

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I don’t think colored wefts like red or green suit the IH aesthetic. Kinda gimmicky like N&F

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[Giles]

It's not really that brown:

And we have enough denims in stock or in the works that contemplating a new denim with the minimum run requirement of 400 pairs is just not sensible I am afraid.

[neph93]

That brown weft is beautiful. If the Pronto pair that utilises it gets a restock I’m having a pair regardless.