IH-1955S-142od - 14oz Selvedge Denim "1955" Vintage Tapered Jeans - Indigo Overdyed Black

[goosehd]

@JohnM essentially yes. They may tighten up slightly from a wash, but not shrink. Any tightness is quickly negated by a wear.

Edit: Yes they will stretch and probably an inch. It’s not an exact science.

[JohnM]

^ Thanks, yes, I've learned that it's always best to trust measurements over tagged size. What I found interesting about my 888s-21OD experience is that it seemed the OD process tightened everything up a bit, not just the waist but legs too. So sizing up worked well. That said, the posted measurements for the 1955s-142OD look a little more generous, so I'll just let the staff know what I'm looking for, rather than focus on the tag.

[Ral1121]

Question on these. The leather patch, does it allow for a belt to pass through it or is it completely sewn down like the 18oz vintage denim.

I prefer to be able to use the patch as a belt loop

[Jord]

@Ral1121 Keep in mind these are the 14oz and typically don't have that feature... But not sure

edit: After looking at the picture on the product page, looks like it's sewn in like they always do.

edit AGAIN, i think I need glasses because I can't tell someone with better eyesight can chime in....

[Giles]

14oz never has a belt-thru patch

[Ral1121]

@Jord lol I was having the same issues. I could not tell but @Giles has spoken. Thanks for the response

[Ral1121]

One more question for those that wear this cut vs 888.

I have only ever tried 888s and am strongly considering the 1955 and from the compare tool the look for the most part very similar but when comparing recent measurements of 888s to these is seems they have a little more room in the thigh then the 888s. It looks like a lot of 888s have been more on the slightly narrower side then compared to previous releases of the 888.

For those that wear both, how do these compare to the 888s?

[yannis]

Higher front rise and from thigh to knee the 1955 is more straight so you will have more leg room. Where the taper on the 888's starts a couple of inches from the crotch, the 1955 stays straight similar to a 634 and tapers below the knee to hem.

[harleylawhorn]

Excited for these. have a sizing question if anyone wants to chime in. I comfortably were a 33” waist measurement. I could wear a touch smaller but not too much. Would you go with the 31.9 and hope for the one inch of stretch or go with the 33.3 and hope it doesn’t get too loose in the waist? Or is this a pass because it won’t work. I have have a 32.5” 634 that eventually stretched to to a 33; that works well for reference.

[goosehd]

@harleylawhorn the most I ever go under is about .5” depending on the fabric.

Anything else and it may be too much.