IH-634-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo/Black
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@yannis the charts are a little different, so I'll size up. I'm a 33 in the 666, based on the waist measurement being around 34.5, which is what I typically aim for. I'll probably ask for them to see if there's a pair of 34s that has an actual waist of closer to 35", because my 666s are a little bit tight in the waist and the XHS isn't as stretchy as some of the other denims (21oz comes to mind in particular).
Basically per @neph93 's recommendation, I'm banking on these to come back to that 35" once I've gotten the shrink out and worn them enough to stretch em back.
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From my experience the 634 is definitely roomier than a 666 of the same tag size. Go by the waiste measurement. If the waist fits you will not have a problem anywhere else. As far as XHS goes the posted measurements are probably what you are going to end with after the initial shrinkage from soaking and the stretching that will happen from wear. Personally i cannot wear a 666 the same tag size as 634. I have to go a size up on the 666 and in some models even more. There is a big difference in the thigh measurement between those 2 cuts.
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Thanks @yannis ! This all makes sense
Wearing my 666XHS now — the thighs are fine but I'd enjoy a little more room, that's for sure.
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@Alex have these been scooched due to the inbound 21ib, or are they still expected sometime soon?
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Awesome, man — much appreciated!
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@SEAK Kid - great shots & wabi shirt. the 68 might be my favorite
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I got my new pants today and I am so geeked to have them. I feel like I made the right choice because these might be my last jeans I get to wear for a long time or ever. Thanks a lot to @Ross for gettingy my order together and to everyone who chipped in buying me that stuff a couple months ago. I returned the Good Art silver and olive shirt so I was able to get these for almost free. I can't tell you how grateful I am to have a new pair of XHS. This is my umpteenth pair of XHS but I am still blow away by how shiny, soft, stiff, and thick they are.
To the uninitiated, you can see how smooth and shiny the denim is compared to the rough and hairy 19 oz Left Hand Twill
I wanted to do something different for this pair and be able to visually represent how much they shrink from their raw state to the finished (shrunken) product. So I got an old piece of Christmas wrapping paper that was wide enough and traced the silhouette of the raw jeans on the paper. This way I will be able to see how much they shrink with each soak.
I'm soaking them in my new soaking tub with the piece of wood to keep the patch above water.
I was careful to leave about a three inch buffer so the capillary action won't reach the patch over about an hour soak. I will probably dry them on the box fans like I usually do.
The water temperature is about 140°F as hot as tap water can get plus a kettle full of boiling water.
I will update the forum when I am done with the soaking and drying in about two days.
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@Oaktavia thanks so much man.
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Nice! I just picked up a pair of these recently, too. Got a 33 first thinking they'd be perfect, but they ended up fitting a lot tighter than expected, so I upped to a 34. They're a little big but very comfortable, and the extra room seems to just translate to more crease / fade potential, especially in the upper thighs and top block.
I think I'm gonna punish the hell out of my UHRs for a while, then will dig into the XHSib. It's crazy fabric, so so nice.
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Sweet @popvulture this was my first pair of XHSib
They now belong to @yannis
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Those are the famous Fade Friday ones, yeah? Beauts!
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Yes
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They are beautiful indeed.
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The two day soak-a-thon is in the final stretch. They got the intial soak to soak all over, a boiling hot water soak (to address the inseam shrinkage), dryed overnight, then another 4 hour boiling soak today.
This is them drying on my box fans right now.
I checked last night and they shrunk almost two inches from the top of the waist to the bottom of the hem, in total overall length. And the inseam shrank just over an inch, from a 37.2 to about a 36 length.
They're too wet to get a final visual. But I will post that and some fit pics tomorrow when they are bone dry.
