IH-666-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo
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@Matt noted. Is it just me, or the course of these pair has changed slightly? On earlier comments I saw that these 666 xhs will not shrink due to some soak / wash. And it was suggested as unnecessary. But on the later I found it that people are suggesting to soak / wash first to maximum the shrinkage.
And in your case, if I’m not mistaken, your pair with 34 tagged size has stretch to 36” waist, right? It was pretty big stretch, ain’t it?
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I wouldn’t say they stretched. I think the tag size n these is typically smaller than the actual waist size. I didn’t personally experience much stretch with mine because they started out bigger. Some pressure in a tighter pair could I guess. Washing def didn’t shrink mine. I do recommend soaking to get all the starch out. These are very rigid and can develop holes in high friction areas like the crotch and cuff folds.
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@ricardodarmali those look great. I need to get mine off to IH for a crotch repair, I’ve just been procrastinating. I miss wearing them.
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@Matt noted. Gonna do the first hot soak first I think. Thanks dude
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Hi...I have a sizing question. I wear a 36 in the IH-666S-SB 21oz..would I be a 35 in the IH-666 XHS 25?
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@Twistlock I'll try... The 666 21oz Superblack size 36 has a waist 34.8 inches and this fits me well after stretching an inch. The 666 XHS size 35 has a waist that starts at 36.3 pre soak. After soak there will be some shrinkage, but I'm thinking it'll end up around 35 ish after break in.
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Thanks for your insight everyone. I pulled the trigger on them.
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@SKT I used to have the same thinking of yours, and I decided to go with size 35. And so happy with that. It was so loose before soak and wearing. But it’s good now after a week of use and 2 hot soak. Even I think it wasn’t much shrinkage on the waist for 2 x 45 mins? Just around 0.5” at the max. And it surely will go back and stretch more after lots of wear.
So, if you need the final measurements to be at 35”, it depends on you. Does the size 34 fit you on any other area? If yes, the next question, can you bear the consequences of wearing 25oz a bit fit? If you checklist them all, then go ahead.
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@SKT I have the 555's in XHS 25oz and they're incredible, even comparing them to my 21oz denim it just feels so... robust like you said... Are you going to be wearing these for the Indigo Invitational?
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Yeah I feel you, I like to rotate my jeans quite often too... I wore my 555 XHS a few times this summer and at times wished I was wearing shorts, lol.
