IH-1955S - 21oz Selvedge Denim "1955" Vintage Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo
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@mdavidson cheers! I was fortunate enough to grab both my pairs from the .com, but I'll keep that in mind for the future
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@jischwar No, it was $22 for me. I'd prefer included for purchases but ah well.
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@rydor thanks for the confirmation. Glad I scored mine direct and included the hemming.
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@goosehd said in IH-1955S - 21oz Selvedge Denim "1955" Vintage Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo:
@jischwar Please double check on that. I just looked and it may incur a fee (almost certain). Please let me know if I’m wrong.
Looks like @rydor confirmed that there is in fact a charge
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@jischwar The Shop charges about $20USD to hem
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Despite the hem charge, the jeans themselves are currently about $20USD cheaper on The Shop website vs the IH website for some reason. $361 vs the standard $385. So that's strange, but cool for us haha
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Alsoooooo I was pleasantly surprised to find IH's sizing charts to be super accurate, like essentially perfect! Mind blown. Even after my initial cold wash that I do with my jeans, these 1955s didn't shrink at all, which means IH's one cold wash they do to these before sale is thorough...This is probably normative, but as someone trying their very first IH jeans after trying many other brands, I am astounded at how incredibly precise IH's sizing and shrinkage data is. Good job IH team
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@thevintagefuture wait while you have to deal with @ShopatIronHeart the best customer service I’ve ever come across in all my 39 years. Hands down.
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@thevintagefuture The 888 has a higher rise than other IH offerings (1955 excepted) and more room in the hip and seat. The leg however tapers hard from crotch to knee, making it more of a slim jean for big legs than a proper roomy cut.
Personally, at thighs pushing 25" and a natural waist around 31", I found the 634 to be a more comfortable big leg fit than the 888. The low rise wasn't ideal, but the extra room in the lower thigh made them so much easier to move in than the 888, which felt like they were grabbing my knees every time I climbed a flight of stairs.
The 1955 really combines the best of both cuts.
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@KA56 thanks for the info! I've been studying the sizing charts for all of these, but how they act and look on-body is a whole different story. So I appreciate the descriptions.
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Still having trouble finding a good fit with the 1955! Look at the knees, should I have sized down maybe? Or does it just need time to soften up more?
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@FlavourFade IMO, the knees won't tell you anything about how denim fits overall, just by being too large (if they're too tight, of course, they're too tight). If the waist and the rise are correct, and you like the fit, they fit. If you don't like the fit, you don't!
What the knees are telling you, imo, is that you need to adjust your effective inseam if you don't like what's happening. Either double cuff or have them hemmed shorter. In my experience, with wider legs, cuffs that also have stacking create bunching but not enough space to pull the denim down from the knee. And single cuffs, on thicker denim, can create more uneven bunching (which I can see forming on yours).
That said, the knees also look like they'll be fine. It's more of a straight fit denim. Unless you go for no breaks at all, just letting the denim hang above your foot, you're going to get some bunching at the knee no matter what.
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@rydor said in IH-1955S - 21oz Selvedge Denim "1955" Vintage Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo:
@FlavourFade If the waist and the rise are correct, and you like the fit, they fit. If you don't like the fit, you don't!
What the knees are telling you, imo, is that you need to adjust your effective inseam if you don't like what's happening. Either double cuff or have them hemmed shorter.
My thoughts also. I personally like a big double cuff on wide legged jeans to have them drape as I like them, with no breaks.
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@Mister_Brue My taste for my 1955S pair (wearing right now) was plain hem with a little break. Looks good with loafers and boots, and in the spring/summer they're still long enough that I can cuff them into high waters.
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Thanks guys !! Normaly I don't cuff and go for a light break with all my other denim (xhs and 19L 555s). With the 1955 I thought a single cuff helps me adjusting to the wider leg but it's like the opposite happens. Think I will try no cuff for now and let the fabric relax. Took a quick fitpic in my friends living room, funny thing the bunching above the knees seems less prominent this way
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@thevintagefuture the difference is probably down to exchange rates.
