Screw it! I went full on Canadian Tux to the office today.

IH-526Lod
IH-555S-21

IH-555XHSib (40 wears, one soak)
Thedi Leathers Jacket
Generic Levi’s flannel shirt

IH-888s-142od.
Tanner Goods Belt (Natural veg tan, already with some color from being exposed to the sun).

Love wearing the 888s instead of Chinos or whatever for office days.

After 15 wears. It’s getting there pretty nicely.

It worked!! They didn’t shrink that much on the waist and they fit perfectly.

Now, pray so that I don’t have to go to the restroom at the office (buttons are still a b!tch).

Alright, received my pair today. Since the waist is already on the “iffy” side, decided to do the initial soak wearing them.

Feel super dumb.

After 45 wears. Trying to get as close to 100 wears for the first wash.

I received my size 40 pair yesterday. I had the hemmed to 33.5 “
This time I didn’t want to deal with cleaning my bathtub so I just put them in the washer inside out, no spin and with the hottest water temperature setting and just hang dry afterwards.

Here are the results in inches.

New:
Waist 40
Thigh 14
Knee 9.5
Leg opening 9
Length 33.5

After hot wash
Waist 39
Thigh 13.5
Knee 9
Leg opening 8.5
Length 33

So, pretty consistent results of exactly one inch reduction in all areas.

Just received my pair and the color is amazing.

Received this pair today. They are way better than expected; the color is great.

I will give them the initial hot soak to get all the shrinkage out of the way and have them hemmed next week.

This is how they fit pre-soak (some how I lost my butt ).

After 45 wears. Trying to get as close to 100 wears for the first wash.

After 15 wears. It’s getting there pretty nicely.

Is there something different with this new batch?

I ask because this is the first time there’s no significant shrinkage. The waist didn’t shrink at all, the leg, knee and opening just barely .25 inches. The only thing that shrunk was the length. From 34.5 to 33.5.

I’ve had a few 25oz from Iron Heart and all of them have shrunk 1 inch everywhere.

Not complaining at all, they are great, just super curious.

@Slash They will fit perfectly after you soak for at least an hour in super hot water, and/or a machine wash, hottest setting, inside out, no spin, hang dry.

@Ross Geez!!!! Only 5 left after one minute. (Only 4 left after me )

@Slash

Get the 34.

If the pair you get has exactly the advertised measurements, then after you do the initial hot soak, they will be: (assuming the new batch has the same measurements as the current one)

Waist: 34.3”
Thigh: 12.6”
Knee: 8.0”

@mikemakuch71 It’s not that hard. After your initial hot soak or wash, your jeans will shrink 1 inch at the waist and thigh circumference. And 1.5 inches in the length.

So, if you want your inseam to be 32, just have them hemmed at 33.5.

@Oaktavia May I ask, how many wears and washes on the XHSib? and after the initial soak, how long for the first wash/soak?

@Alex I read on the other forum that the 555s are “arriving this week”. Are the 777s in the same shipment/order/lot/whatever?

So… Any news?