IH-555S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo
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The fit in front rise, knee and tight is perfect right now, the waist is a little tight. I wonder if I should size down, I heard these jeans have some amount of stretch. Right now It would be Ok to have some stretch at the waist, but not in the tights etc. How much are these actually going to strecth?
The waist will stretch up to one inch. The thighs will relax. Maybe up to and average of 0.3” along the length of the thigh.
If the waist is already tight I would not recommend sizing down.
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New pair first day out. So comfortable already.
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Mine are getting on a bit now. Coming up for 4 years old, with numerous repairs. Do I give up on these or send them in for a crotch and knee repair?
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I have a pair of 555-Whites I truly love. Decided to pick up a pair in indigo yesterday. Both 21 oz.
Here's the thing? Why doesn't Iron Heart just measure the pair and slap a size label on it that is accurate? Why is a white 555 32 waist really 32 inches, but a 32 indigo is 32.7 (or whatever)? Why not sew in a label that is actually accurate?
I've always wondered this? Anyone know the answer? I asked Graham (the guy that always rechecks my size for me when ordering).
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Jeans are sewn pair by pair, by hand. I would challenge you to find any brand in the world whose sizing is consistent for every single pair in a tagged size. The fact that Iron Heart provides good accurate measurements for each different release is above and beyond.
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Are you expecting that we measure every pair of jeans and stamp 32.1, 32.3, 32.6 etc etc ? Because that won't happen. Tag size is an approximation always has been, always will be.
To expand upon @sabergirl 's explanation.
If any brand tells you that all their tag 32 measure exactly 32, they are lying.
- The way jeans are cut (especially with big brands) is that the individual pieces change shape/size through the stack of material that is being stamped or cut out. Levi's are notorious for having massive sizing variance within a specific tag-size. When I was a Levi's fanboy in the 70's and 80's, I would try on multiple pairs until I found the exact right fit.
You would think one of the peaks of sizing perfection would be something like formula 1 - There is a massive variance between the size of the tyres that are all supposed to be the same size.
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Most jeans companies vanity-tag, yes, even for men. I had to hem a pair of Diesel once, the tag size was 34. they measured 38
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Use the variance as a positive and dial in the perfect fit. We have 100's of customers who will email us and say something like, I'd like a tag size 33 that measures as close as possible to 32.5
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I get it. Now that I'm on my third pair, I'm understanding how to get it as close to right as I can since no store is around me.
My newest pair just shipped! WooHoo.
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…and a lovely black micro fleece CPO shirt [emoji41]
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@Southseadenim your 21oz are goals
