IH-888S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo

[Mickey GT]

@Mizmazzle said in IH-888S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo:

@Mickey-GT sick!!
Are you machine drying them too? The patch is looking good and “Evo’d” as well!!

Nope - no tumble dryer. Just ‚natural air drying‘ only.

[AdamC]

@WhiskeySandwich Yeah our signature 21oz is deliberately slow fading, you have to work for it

[Mickey GT]

@AdamC said in IH-888S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo:

@WhiskeySandwich Yeah our signature 21oz is deliberately slow fading, you have to work for it

Indeed. I „earned“ my fades with a lot of activities like hiking & cycling. After a day in the home office I’m out for 25 km bike tour only in order to develop my Jeans

[drewfonse]

@WhiskeySandwich

Yeah mine went from damn they still look brand new to wait a second there’s some noticeable bright blues all at once.

Bike commuting 5 days per week helps. And yeah the 21ib faded so much faster the the standard 21, no comparison for me. Love ‘‘em both.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@drewfonse that seems to have been the case with every pair of IH I have. I usually ignore fades until one day they surprise me. It's just later than I thought it'd be, compare to past experience. It's not bothering me, especially since I've been outside a LOT lately and it's just been too hot for 21oz for too long. My 14's have been getting pretty abused lately on the other hand.

[drewfonse]

@WhiskeySandwich

Yup, my 14 oz have been getting a workout too. I have a super snoopy co worker who I always catch staring at my pants.

I imagine the thought bubble as “wait those aren’t the same ones as yesterday”. Right you are, Sherlock! I rotate that shit!

[maxrez]

i asked during the preview for FW2024 instagram show when the hell they would restock these jeans since they are out of a ton of sizes. they said it would be a couple months at least. so like Aug-Sept 2024 in case you were wondering like i was.

[Mickey GT]

„Cheating“ with the help of the early morning sun… wear day 56.

[Karol]

Freshly from another 90 degrees Celsius wash.
Two pictures overcast and another two in afternoon sun.

[goosehd]

@Karol Damn nice job and the roping is stellar!!

[drewfonse]

@goosehd

Yeah the roping is great on his pair. I would say that of all of my IH pairs, the 21s is the one that started roping almost immediately. Not sure why.

Oh, and every time I wash them they get really tight and my heart sinks. Not sure why I can’t remember that they will relax after 2-3 wears haha. Anyway, awesome jeans, back up pair wrapped up in my closet, and I’ll probably jump in the 1955 version whenever that comes back.

[drewfonse]

@Mickey-GT

Perfect. The GOAT denim right there.

[Karol]

@goosehd ️
I only realized when I red Your comment and looked again at the pictures ‍️
Damn it really looks great!!

[Karol]

Some closeups…

[Karol]

And after all the ungodly abuse I expose them to they still go strong and no signs of blowup.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Karol looking good bud! That patch looks ready to give up tho lol. Can I ask your wash/wear count? if you keep track?

My pair is still in it's fade infancy. Just starting to see a bit of shade peeking in a couple spots though. These are my favorite right now, I'm actually kinda babying these.

[Karol]

@WhiskeySandwich Yea, the patch has not taken all of the super hot washes very well. But this is exactly what I expected. At first i was using plenty of obenaufs to keep it going, but it was unwinnable war.
Regarding the washes, I don't have exact count but its almost 2 years now and I want to say that maybe every 2 months?
This is also the only IH pair that I'm really giving the business. They are 36 instead my usual 34 and I really wanted to shrink them as much as possible. Even after that they are a bit to big, so they ended up replacing my sweatpants. I have no mercy for them, but I baby all of my other IH stuff, really trying to delay the aging and prolong the wear time.

[drewfonse]

Obligatory resting in sun GOAT pic right now

[deepdish]

@maxrez Thanks, I came here to ask the same question!

[derek111]

Not giving these enough love with my SLBod on the go right now. But still my all time favorite in terms of comfort. 5 cold washes over the past couple years. I have some 25oz in the 888 coming, which I am super excited for.