IH-777S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Tapered Jeans - Indigo

[Alex]

Not much to add, I am afraid @nurlank

[Denimhead 0]

Cross post from today’s activities

[nurlank]

@Denimhead-0 awesome, nice look

[nurlank]

I wear my pair for only my daily 2 to 3-hour evening walks and grocery shopping trips. Around 15-20 hours per week. My estimate is that the net wear time is around 3-4 months.
Gave it a tub wash. Tons of indigo dye went off. The color changed drastically. Fades are becoming 3D: whiskers, honeycombs... even the front pocket bags' fades started protruding from the inside.
The fabric became more dense and thicker. As overall I am happy with the result and going to wash it more frequently, probably once a month.
P.S. Decided also to have some fun. I don't have a leather conditioner. Just of curiosity I applied a thick 1-mm layer of unsalted butter onto the leather patch in the evening. In the morning the whole layer disappeared, not even oily residues. The leather patch ate it all

[goosehd]

@nurlank I think using butter will make it go rancid and start to stink…

@seawolf need your expertise here.

[nurlank]

@goosehd thank you. Then I will get a leather conditioner. Need it in anyway for my belts
Can you guys recommend some?
Thank you

[goosehd]

@nurlank Ironheart sells some great care products:

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/leather-care/

[nurlank]

@goosehd thank you, will look into

[Giles]

The Olive Oil did not smell rancid....

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/topic/1037/leather-preservative-experiment?_=1736679690517

[nurlank]

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[Domi]

Hey guys!

I'm now a proud owner of an IH-777S-21 and it's simply the best jeans I've ever had in my life. Cut, shape and fabric is amazing and fits perfectly to me.

Unfortunately I have an issue: from the first day of wearing I got some lined stains at the edge of the cuff:

As recommended I soaked them before first wearing for 15 min in my bathtub. I'm not a great expert since it's only my third selvedge jeans yet. But never experienced this with my other jeans before.

Is this normal for this fabric? Does it disappear with wearing and washing? Or what can I do to prevent this?

Thanks for your help!

[bluemantra]

@Domi looks like normal indigo fading to me.

[Kasi]

You can’t prevent this it’s normal.. all my jeans do it

[Chap]

@Domi Nothing to worry about. with some weartime, washings and more fading it won't be that visible anymore. Congrats, perfect choice to start with 21 oz into the world of IH denim!

[Gavin666]

Loving the new sizing on these. Near spot on. Only thing I would wish for in future releases for jeans is a longer leg. 37”. I am 33” inside leg but can only cuff these with a small single cuff and same with my 666 pair.

[wjw]

My first IH from early 2021. Many washes. Crotch repair from IH. Not worn for work and in rotation with others

[Alexander]

Just love the 21oz denim - cut wise these 777 now feel quite tight after spending more time in 634.

[wjw]

@Alexander I feel the same way after wearing 634s for a while

[DeeDee85]

@Alexander beautiful.. I’m about three weeks in with my first pair of 21oz indigo, loving it so far

[Evertonman]

Question for the vets out there. I have a pair of IH-777S-21 and also a pair of IH-777S-21od both newish and in tag 35. Would a hot soak of the former result in it shrinking to roughly the same size as the latter? I would like this to be true but don't want to overshoot the mark.
Thanks!