IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk

[caithangkhanh]

I received my 888-XHSib yesterday. Put them in a hot soak immediately for about two hours. Dried them overnight. And now they’re good to go. I know there are countless comments about the buttons. I thought it was just a bit of an over exaggeration, but these buttons are stiff! My thumbs are a bit banged up, but these are definitely gonna be fun to break in though. Obligatory photo of them standing on their own, along with some fit pics and comparison with my one-year 888S-ib.

[A Former User]

@caithangkhanh very nice fit! And it never get bored to see then standing on there own! And yeah the buttons are a b*tch.. for a week then it all becomes chill. Enjoy them very much

[WhiskeySandwich]

@caithangkhanh hell yes dude! great fit and good comparison with the 21ib. Got me looking at a pair

[ombre]

@caithangkhanh - nice fades on the 888S! Hope to see a side-by-side of these two in a year or two.

[caithangkhanh]

@WhiskeySandwich I definitely recommend it. The XHS is so much stiffer than the 21 oz. The 888S-ib was comfortable right from the beginning. These are gonna take a little bit more to break in. I do notice that they’re very slightly more fitted than the 888S-ib, which I prefer.

[caithangkhanh]

@ombre thanks! A comparison is the goal. I’ll try to post occasionally on the progress for these. Now I’m torn between sending the 888S-ib to Iron Heart for repair or do sashiko type repairs (looking for recommendations).

[Quentinium]

Hi everyone ! I need advices on the sizing. This is my first IH bottom and I'm not sure about the fit and the size.
Feels great now but will maybe be too tight even after a cold soak? Should I go bigger? (5,6cm larger at the waist so it seems to me that it will be way too big?)
I wanted a high rise but here it seems that the back rise isnt high enough or does not set properly... Probably because of my chunky and funky thighs haha
Thanks already!!

[Jcaz6996]

@Quentinium if there feeling a bit sung in the wait and thighs now after a Hot initial soak will definitely be a squeeze . They will stretch back to where you are now.. so possibly size up
It’s up to you, it’s what your comfortable with

[tody]

@Quentinium said in IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk:

Feels great now

My personal experience, which is in line what others have said on here, is that the XHS will shrink, but stretch back to roughly where you are now - and that fairly quick. So if you're feeling comfy, you're set.

[Quentinium]

@tody @Jcaz6996 they feel good except the back rise which feels not at the right place. Maybe my sexy booty is taking too much space there... And the can't be high enough?
I will follow the advice and exchange with a size up and then will have more room and surely will be a safer bet for the soaking. What do you guys think? Will it be too big?

[Yoprst]

Something tells me that tonal stitching all around will benefit for overall bold look in case with indigo/black

[TinMan]

Finally scored me a pair. Super stoked!! Actually this will be my first pair of XHS.

[A Former User]

@TinMan very nice! Welcome to the club xhs is the best

[MassiveThighs]

Any estimated date on a restock?

[JoshC]

@MassiveThighs I'm afraid there isn't anything on schedule as of yet, so hopefully, we might get something early next year; they will come back in stock as they are a continuous product. Just be a little bit of a waiting game, I'm afraid, my friend.

[MassiveThighs]

@JoshC thanks!

[tvaillant75]

Hi there,
Just wondering if you any more visibility on an estimated time frame?
I am hoping to buy another model before the warmer days arrive next spring
Many thanks

[Alex]

@tvaillant75 sorry, the order only just went to the factory so we do not have an ETD yet. I would guess early 2025

[tvaillant75]

Hi Alex,
Thanks for taking to time to answer. I'lll wait patiently then

[Oaktavia]

After buying these from the IH website back in March, I am finally ready to start wearing them. I wanted to fade my 634XHS for a full year before starting these 888s. I had money at the time and they were in stock, and since I have had them on ice since last spring. I don't think I've ever waited this long to start a pair.

I'll be wearing these in rotation with the pair of 888UHR I picked up while in Gosport last month. Instead of just going a year on one pair, I'm going to plan on wearing both pairs for two years.

I've had this pair of 888XHSib on for just a couple of hours and already my creases are set quite nicely. I'll be going for stacks with a single cuff, which I have tried before but never fully committed to. Of all pairs to stack, with the way these fade, it was the obvious choice.

I looked back to my pair of 555XHSib posts I wore back in 2019 and was inspired by the walk down forum memory lane. I then jumped over here to read through these posts. So nice to see Filthy so passionate about his love for these jeans. I thoroughly enjoyed reading these posts over the past week or so. I love this denim so much.

I wanted to get the shrink completely out of the way, so I hot soaked these with the hottest tap water in my bathtub, inside out. Then straight to the washing machine (front loader) on hot for a full cotton cycle. Drip dried over the tail end of last weekend. Ready for today. No unsightly washer fades, no streaks, all dark and awesome. They feel amazing.

Edit: I forgot to add, I wanted to wait until Halloween as a start date to make it more fun.