Soaking and Stretching Denim
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Till, I'm surprised that your 634SRs haven't loosened up yet ! My guess is that you're not wearing them enough – or maybe un-sanforized doesn't stretch as much ?? Also, did you throw them in a dryer ? Weren't you the one who told me that the dryer softens the jeans up, making them more stretch-able ? Wear them to bed ! Seriously ! I didn't mention that but I wear all my IH jeans (most of which are a W28) as pajamas...and none were as disgustingly tight as the IHSEX03BK at first, though all were pretty tight. With the IHSEX03BKs I had to leave the top button un-buttoned at night for the first 2 weeks. Not any more though...as I said, now, the IHSEX03BKs are actually a little loose, requiring a belt !
I'm glad I went with W28 though, cuz the next size up would be wayy too baggy on me by now, after 30 wears. This is true about all the IH skinny jeans I own (Cyclist IHSEX03 & BK, IH 301S, 9301 Slim Super Black).
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@simon626:
shooba i will buy any of your waist sized 29" IH's that you don't want….Let me know if you're tryin' to get rid of'em
simon626, thanks for the offer but I don't own any W29 ! I only have 6 pair of IH jeans so far – the 4 you know about (just mentioned in my previous post to Till) -- the skinny ones purchased at Self Edge, San Francisco. The other two are a W30 straight cut which I got 3 years ago, also at SESF, and which I hardly ever wear. You're wayyy too tall for those, simon626 -- they've been altered to a L32 -- and I've already offered them to my 65-year-old Mom. Self Edge didn't even have the skinny versions available back then, plus admittedly, I was 12 Lbs heavier back then than I am now. I've stayed 110-112 Lbs consistently now, for about 2 years. It was a simple diet change, which I have no problem sticking with. Basically -- skip the heavy dinner and eat granola cereal. Every now and then I break the rule (like last night, when I went on a friend date), but 90% of the time, I religiously stick by it. I'm VERY CAREFUL about what I consume -- to look this good at age 45 takes a lotta work and discipline, young man ! I NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER -- OK, rarely, but - I NEVER eat dessert or junk food. I just don't fucking do it. I don't drink booze either, which is nothing but empty calories -- and that helps. I eat heartily -- meat, veggies, few carbs...and I don't count calories -- but I limit myself to a light breakfast (banana and possibly 2 eggs scrambled) and one major meal a day (which is always lunch).
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The dryer will make them softer. That would probably mean they stretch more, too. But the dryer will shrink them, so it's a wash up (pun intended).
I never put them in the dryer. Not yet. But might do that in the future. They are seriously not comfortable enough to wear in bed. Besides, I wouldn't wear unwashed street clothes in bed.
They will loosen up over time. I am sure. I just think it will take more than 30 wears. Also my waist is a moving target. To get an objective measurement whether the jeans loosen or my waist decreases, I'd have to measure the jeans and I am too lazy for that.
Till
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Maybe we could start documenting the stretching a bit more accurate.
For example - state Waist size + measurements when new - and waist measurements after apprx. 20 wears ….
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My IH non-selvedge jeans took longer to stretch out than the selvedge one's.
Simon -
Does it hurt ?
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that´s a good amount of stretching..thanks for keeping tabs, simon
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hi everyone
i'm sure you get a bunch of these - new guy joins and posts a question about fit straight away
buuutt…
i have 2 pairs of nudies which are both tagged as 29w... but measure exactly 32" when i lay them out on the desk
my waist also measures out to 32"
both are tight long johns, ~11oz, with 2% lycra
they have both obviously stretched out a bit over the year or so i have been wearing them - should i be sizing down with iron heart and 3x works in order to stretch out to 32", or should i buy them true to size?thanks for reading
steverps: here is a photo of one of the jeans. i should add that i got these whilst i was recovering from a knee injury, and have gained about 8kg since then. they were always tight, but never this tight
