IH-888-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo

[Mizmazzle]

@maxximum they get soft pretty quickly!! Will they be your only pair or in a rotation of a few pairs?

[jebrand]

Thought I would share my 888 with about 9 months of wear and two washes.

[atm23]

@jebrand looking good!

[maxximum]

@Mizmazzle I wear these die the indigo invitational this year. So I will wear them most of the year.

Already love them:

[A.V.D.77]

Cool jeans. The more I wear them, the more I like them.

[EdH]

@maxximum great choice. And they continue to get softer. Mine feel like sweatpants now, ~120 wears and one bathtub wash at 100 wears. Best of luck for the invitational.

[Walery Smirnoff]

It was -22 this morning. I put on my 888. Suddenly it became warm

[Walery Smirnoff]

25 oz works great in the cold. I wear the other 16 and 18 oz. I'm cold.

[Walery Smirnoff]

I bought boots and a belt. My mood has improved.

[T4920]

@Walery-Smirnoff Those jeans fit exceptionally well

[goldstone0]

Hi all. I'm after some advice. I'm interested in these when they restock but have never tried the 888 cut. I'll hopefully have the opportunity to try on the 16oz & possibly the 21oz next week. Apart from the silhouette, what I should consider?

[A Former User]

@goldstone0 great that you can try! 888 is a pretty high rise with enough room for the tighs but also have a pretty nice taper! Some even can size down cause the denim is higher in the waist and that’s where for most people there waist is smaller. Beware cause for XHS this maybe doesn’t count cause it will shrink after it’s first soak, especially when soaked hot. This process needs to be done and the denim will shrink around 1inch in the waist and 1inch length wise. The waist will likely stretch back to pre-soak measurements but imo choose a size that fits you right out of thr bag.

Eitherway pick the 888 when you have big engines tighs if this is the case the 888 is made for you! If this isn’t the case but you’re still looking for a higher rise with a fitted look? Try the 555. If you don’t want a high rise but still prefer a taper then try the 777.

But most importantly.. measure a denim which fit you like the most(measure the IH way) and compare them to some size charts or contact IHUK and they provide the best help ever

[goldstone0]

@Heavy_blue Thanks for your reply. I have a pair of14oz 555s which are great now but the thighs were so tight at the beginning I'm not sure the 25oz will stretch that much. Also have 777XHSib which I love but I would like another pair with a bit more room when I'm working on the farm etc.

[A Former User]

@goldstone0 then definitely try the 888

[jakehamo]

I’m really hard on knees. How should I get them repaired? And where? I still have material from when I hemmed them.

[Alex]

@jakehamo https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/wear-and-repair

[jakehamo]

@Alex one knee still in tact but getting ready to tear. Would the free service reinforce the other knee for me? Or would I be better off waiting for them both to rip

[Alex]

@jakehamo yes, we will repair both. Fill out the form and Josh will be in touch

[drewfonse]

Received a new pair recently. Unbelievable denim.

I will say that even with a scalding hot one hour soak, I got very little shrinkage, nowhere near an inch in the inseam. Maybe a half inch? Maybe.

I may need to get hemmed slightly shorter.

Small concern though, I’ll be wearing these for years.

[jordanscollected]

@drewfonse They are a wonderful pair of heavy denim. I hemmed mine to 34" and I typically look for 33" inseam. When they were new I cuffed them about an inch.

But now after 2 washes and them molding to my body I have noticed I can uncuff them and wear them stacked without issue. The heavy denim keeps them from sloppily stacking on my shoes or boots. Keep that in mind if they are a bit long now as you could get the same results I did.