thanks rotbart

haha thanks, I just should have originally gotten a 36w instead of a 38w. and they are a little looser than I normally wear jeans so I was thinking of trying to shrink them a little and then it kind of snowballed the thread. my apologies.

^ thanks, somehow i had missed them on there before. are these also made with Zimbabwe cotton?

Where are these available? I have been torn between the devils fit and busters for some time because I like unsanforized denim but i prefer the cut and details on the buster. This seems to be the best of both worlds. I have not seen these at Self Edge.

Help me Beatle you are my only hope

here are some fit pics of my vanity.

first day of wear

Then these are 1 month in after fairly consistent wear with a double cuff.

They are fine, I think it is more an issue of me being more familiar with wearing slimmer cut jeans.

I really do appreciate everyone's input.

I have a belt… thanks haha. well when it comes time to washing them I will just have no reservation about doing using really hot water.

Thanks everyone for the input.

I hear ya and know what you say. My thinking was just typically peoples jeans stretch if they size down or put on weight because the jeans get stressed/stretched. But if I am able to get them half to a full inch smaller they will by no means be tight so they shouldn't stretch out very quickly at any rate and it might make them look a little better. They are by no means horrible as is, I just prefer a closer fitting cut. Maybe I will let a coin decide. Or save them for when I am old and and gain weight haha.

dually noted. How much shrinking do you think I could expect if I were to carry through with the "heat treatment"? I have a lot of jeans but I feel a weird sense of attachment to this pair.

@kit99bar:

I would sell and get a 36 rather than putting that pair through the wash/dry

I don't know if anyone would want to buy them. I wrote the first wear date on the inner pocket, but they don't have a lot of wear, and they are the first edition so they are signed and come with the repair kit…

I am 6'4" and one problem I run into a lot is that when you get to a size 36 waist most of the designers don't wear that size and they just automatically bump up the leg opening size. But seriously who gets that much bigger at the ankle?.... The fit everywhere else is decent if not good though.

You make it sound like I am going to torture them, they are a pair of workwear jeans after all haha.

I could have gone with the 36 or the 38 (I get size 36 in unsanforized jeans which usually are true size 37), but the 36 was out of stock and I didn't want to wait so I went with the 38. I have had them for a few months but don't wear them that much because they are a little big in the waist and the leg openings pipe over my shoes awkwardly…

Even though it is "early", I am thinking about giving them a hot wash and putting them in the dryer with high heat. I know they are sanforized but I am hoping that they might shrink a bit and become more wearable...

Open to thoughts, suggestions, and snide remarks.