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

[tvaillant75]

Hello guys, any chance of getting an ETA?
I was hoping for a release before the warmer days, but that is becoming unlikely.
Thanks,

[Oaktavia]

Two photos taken moments apart. Lighting changes so often with camera phones.

Sorry (not) about the photo dump. I'm really stoked with where these are going.
Summoning essence of @Filthy2123ozjunkie

[Tago Mago]

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[Graham]

@tvaillant75 no ETA at the moment I am afraid.

[Oaktavia]

Photo dump incoming...

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Today felt like a good day to take some progress photos. Dusted them off and put them outside on the picnic table and the grass. Slightly different color variation going on depending whether or not the sun was behind the clouds.

[caithangkhanh]

Washed, repaired, and ready to go!

[caithangkhanh]

@Oaktavia Honeycombs and whiskers galore!! Loving the progress on yours.

[Oaktavia]

@caithangkhanh your pair looks stellar! This really is the most amazing type of denim to fade.

[caithangkhanh]

@Oaktavia i completely agree. This denim is awesome! I’m not sure which denim to go with next.

[68degreesorless]

[Oaktavia]

100 wears since Halloween which was coincidentally exactly 180 days from yesterday. These have now been hand washed and are hang drying. I plan to do the same with my 888UHR today.

[Jord]

@Oaktavia I just got a pair of these last week, and half the reason I wanted them was A: I wanted to try 25oz and B: I'm obsessed with seeing your updates on these! Am I correct in saying you've had a few pairs of these? I saw you got paint on a pair iirc...

Thanks for sharing dude!

[Oaktavia]

@Jord hey dude- solid choice on picking up a pair of these. They are IMO the absolute best denim IH makes. Yes, I have two pairs of the 888XHSib and in the past I had a pair of them in 555 and 777. I'll update in a few days when my main pair of 888XHSib is dry and I have had a chance to reset the creases.

[caithangkhanh]

@Oaktavia super crispy! These are fading beautifully.

[talexander]

@Oaktavia would love to see a tutorial on how you reset the crease for the honeycombs. For me, the whiskers always go right where they were, but the honeycombs have shifted on every pair of jeans I have.

[Oaktavia]

@talexander I don't do a whole lot, just lots of squats and bending my knees when I first put them on. Eventually, the creases end up back where they were for the most part. The key to creases returning to where they were is wearing the jeans long enough without washing first. The creases need to be built into the memory of the denim. This takes time...@Giles is better at explaining this than I am.

[Giles]

Not sure that I can explain it better. You just need to build the memory into the creases before you wash/soak, to avoid creasing in other places

[talexander]

@Giles @Oaktavia Thank you for the reply gentlemen. I must be do something wrong...I wore a pair of 888XHSib 5 days a week for pretty close to 8 months before I washed them. Did the squats, and all the others things I thought/read would "set them" or "build the memory" and they shifted. Maybe it's the washing machine even though it was delicate with no spin. I have a pair of 21OD I'm working on. Think I'll try hand washing and see if that makes a difference. Thanks again for your reply and have a great day!

[Go For Chill]

@talexander I'm not nearly as experiences at the fellas below, so take this for what you will... I believe how tight you wear your jeans makes a big difference. It makes sense to me that looser jeans would give less contrast in the fades because a baggier fit doesn't force the same creases over and over in the beginning.

[Oaktavia]

@Go-For-Chill that depends on the fabric. I have a pair of 634 XHS with super stiff 25oz that are the widest legged jeans I have that have large, prominent creases and fades all throughout it. Even with a few washes, the combs and whiskers line up well. This is not the same as my wabash overalls, they have zero honeycomb creases, but a few lap fades...