IH-721-KHA - 9oz Mercerised Selvedge Cotton Slim Tapered Chinos - Khaki
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Measurements on these are looking real good.
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Worn with the OGL Black Vintage Buckle Leather Belt
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From what I know for IH chinos, I don't think they stretch much… maybe half an inch at most? but then they will shrink back up when you wash/dry. For me I would go with your true size.
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Welcome to the thigh show.
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I finally pulled the trigger on these as my beloved 707 needed to be replaced and what can I say? They're exactly what I was looking for, namely a slimmed down version of the former. Don't sleep on them, people! Oh, and now I am really hoping for an olive version somewhere in the future.
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Happy to report these didn't shrink at all when soaked in cold water and washed at 30° C with low spin thereafter. The material tightened up but relaxed to its previous state quickly after some wear. I am very happy because they are already perfect in length (and everywhere else) and there is no room for shrinkage for me. Also looking forward to the olive iteration and hoping I can snag it as well. The 721 cut is golden and they are brilliant trousers overall. Don't sleep on them, people!
Some bonus shots
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I'm considering getting these pants and as usual I have sizing questions:
1. I'm on Tag size 31 on my IH 666S-21 and when compared against this, I should go with Tag size 32. Is that correct?
2. I've read from other messages in this thread that this pant will not shrink. I will primarily use it for office which means it will see the wash cycle more often. I have had other chino pants and they have considerably shrunk after several washer over a period of 6 months. How about this one? Will the size stay the same say after a couple of years with say 365 washes?
3. Will there be an olive version of this soon?
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I imagine your 666S-21 would have stretched since you first bought them so I'd always advise giving them a measure to be sure of your current "actual" waist size.
The fabric has already been one-washed so little to no shrinkage to be expected. I have the sample pair and they've not shrunk (that I've noticed) after several machine washes.
AFAIK no plans for the 721-OLV at the moment.
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I imagine your 666S-21 would have stretched since you first bought them so I'd always advise giving them a measure to be sure of your current "actual" waist size.
The fabric has already been one-washed so little to no shrinkage to be expected. I have the sample pair and they've not shrunk (that I've noticed) after several machine washes.
AFAIK no plans for the 721-OLV at the moment.
I just measured the IH 666S-21 and they stand around 85.5 cm on the waist as against the original size of 82.3 when new. They are a snug fit for me now. So going with this, my question would be should I get this in Tag size 32 assuming that they will stretch the same in the waist like the 666S-21?
