IH-888S-21ib - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/Blk

[caithangkhanh]

Approaching one year since I got these jeans. I’ve worn them for the majority of time since I received them. No washes, no soaks. There’s some nice fades coming in. No signs of crotch blowout yet. There’s a hole on my left knee from constantly being on the ground and playing with my son. It’s about the size of a US half dollar. I’ll need to get that patched sooner than later.

I’ll be giving them their first soak at the one-year mark. Excited to see if there will be any changes.

[Oaktavia]

@caithangkhanh good lort these are amazing fades. Best ones out there yet with this denim holy smokes man.

[twin]

@caithangkhanh Nice fades keep on rocking them.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@caithangkhanh those look awesome dude! I'll be a lucky SOB if i can make it a couple months without washing. They look clean as can be too. Killer fades, cant wait to see them after a soak. I'm sure they could fix that knee hole right up. Looks cool with the black weft tho!

[WhiskeySandwich]

Also came here to mention, regarding the fit on these 888s - I can wear these no prob without a belt without fear of them falling down, and its weird because they dont feel tight either. its just that "paper coffee sleeve" analogy that i made before keeps them up. I've never had pants i could wear without a belt, ever. I'm afraid of not wearing one though because i dont want to blow out my top button from the extra stress. I'm at 1 month nonstop on these now and they're super comfortable.

[WhiskeySandwich]

30-something days in, worn nonstop no wash yet.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

Champ!

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot pretty sure people at work know I wear the funk outta these and idgaf. Going long time before washing. Aiming for some contrast here!

[Fades for future]

@WhiskeySandwich man those whiskers look impresive

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@WhiskeySandwich i reckon they’re gonna be beautiful! already have some rad tentacles…. crotchopus??

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot that’s a new one lol

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

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[Oaktavia]

@WhiskeySandwich dayum you're dedicated to these jeans man I fuckin' love it.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Oaktavia they're just so NICE bro... and I have to pace myself on my IH wishlist or I'll be broke as fck.

[Oaktavia]

@WhiskeySandwich heard that bro

[WhiskeySandwich]

Nerdism incoming- The 888-21ib envelops me like Marvel’s Venom character. The inky denim in this cut does some interesting things in the bendy places…

[caithangkhanh]

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[caithangkhanh]

@Oaktavia said in IH-888S-21ib - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/Blk:

@caithangkhanh good lort these are amazing fades. Best ones out there yet with this denim holy smokes man.

thanks! I’m happy with the progress that they’ve made within one short year.

[caithangkhanh]

@WhiskeySandwich said in IH-888S-21ib - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/Blk:

@caithangkhanh those look awesome dude! I'll be a lucky SOB if i can make it a couple months without washing. They look clean as can be too. Killer fades, cant wait to see them after a soak. I'm sure they could fix that knee hole right up. Looks cool with the black weft tho!

Thank you! I was very tempted to soak/wash them a few times. I’m a big fan of high contrast fades though, so I decided to hold off as long as I could. I typically soak/rinse my jeans after one solid year of wear.

[caithangkhanh]

I was able to soak my jeans over the weekend. I soaked it in cold water to minimize shrinkage. There was some shrinkage all around. Once dried, they were a bit tight and stiff. After about 5-10 minutes of wear, they were comfortable once again.

Some pictures for reference. The top is pre-soak. The bottom is post-soak. I’ll get some fit pics up soon.