Hey folks. I wonder if any of you can help me with sizing? I've only owned one other pair of IH. Several years ago.

a 35" waist measurement is what I need. So, IH only has size 35 left. Which they list at 34.9". But I notice a few of you mention that they will shrink a tad with a wash and tumble dry. I usually will give my jeans a hot soak to start. Let them air dry ~50% of the way. And then tumble dry on low. And this usually gets all the remaining shrinkage out (without marring up the indigo).

So, should I be shooting for a size 36? SelfEdge has size 36 available. Which they list with a waist measurement of 35.5". Should I anticipate about a .5" shrink after a tumble dry?

I'd appreciate any responses. I'd like to get thoughts on how I should size on this specific product.

Thank you!

Whoops. I guess its time to soak em. 6 months of wear. I Really like this denim.

Did anyone give their denim an initial soak in water before wear?

I've been wearing my denim for about a month. I never gave them an initial soak. The denim isn't as stiff as it once was but I'm a bit impatient for them to loosen up even more. On one hand I'd kind of like to give them a soak so that they will loosen up. On the other hand I don't want to lose the heavy indigo on the surface of the denim.

Any thoughts?