IHxB01xRAW Beatle Buster 18oz Raw Japanese Selvage Denim Indigo

[pillowPANTS]

Thx for the pic G. OD may be too black looking for me. Love the look of black denim but feel it looks funny on me

[pillowPANTS]

@moykky:

So, how is the waist stretching for you guys and girls who wear these?
I can't decide between sizes… :p

Waist stretched a ton. 37 presoak, 36.2 postsoak(warm water not hot). Stretched to 38 in the first day or so. Now at 39 and holding strong

[moykky]

My Buster RAWs arrived today, thanks Giles and Paula!

These mf's are stifffff….. Do they shrink to or from 18oz?

I did a conservative hot soak and skipped the washing machine. Instead I did wash and rinse them by hand. I didn't want to put them in the washing machine because I didn't know what will happen to the machine -let alone the pants! I have a feeling they will take a good long time to get dry.

[Giles]

18oz is pre-shrink, so about 19-19.5 post shrink…

[Beatle]

looking forward to a fit pic ***

[babyknight]

+1

they'll probably dry quicker than you expect and it's good to wear them when they're slightly damp to help set the creases

[Megatron1505]

First Busters wash today after two months continuos wear. Due to being stuck in a hot factory through the hottest part of summer, they started to smell a little 

[Beatle]

lol, so yes, you washed them - no biggie …but hey , make sure to post some pics..

[Megatron1505]

Currently in the washer, pics will be posted when they're dry Beats…..I always get nervous when washing my jeans for some reason 

[Beatle]

relax..it will be good

[Megatron1505]

Crappy iPhone pics, taken in the dark as I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark…

Busters after their first wash...

[Finn666]

Megathron the darkknight

coming along nicely mate!

[moykky]

About a week in busters.
They've stretched way beyond the raw-measurements -I'm pulling them up all the time already.
I expect them to soften alot more…

Excuse the crappy fit pic in crappy light.

[kit99bar]

mine stretched to the raw measurements in the waist and thigh.  I think a good sizing rule maybe to just buy the raw measurements that you want post stretch.  You'll suffer a bit for a week but it'll stretch out

[peng]

Hi denim-lovers,

first of all I have to say

Great forum - great community - great denim!

Can some of you BB owners please give me a sizing advise?
I'm a size 32 in my 634S and DC4001, so would size 31 in BB RAW be the right choice to stay with the same fit in the waist?
I'm also curious if there will be a new charge of the 21oz BB made in the near future?

Cheers
Peng

[Giles]

Stick with the same size Peng.  G

[kit99bar]

Giles, gentle disagreement, based on my experience these stretch back to raw size in the thigh and waist pretty easily. 
question is, are you ok with the slimmer size in the legs?  They are a huge change from the size 32 634!!

[Giles]

@kit99bar:

Giles, gentle disagreement, based on my experience these stretch back to raw size in the thigh and waist pretty easily. 
question is, are you ok with the slimmer size in the legs?  They are a huge change from the size 32 634!!

But the 634S also stretch…...

[kit99bar]

I have been owned by the master!  agreed with your advice

@Giles:

But the 634S also stretch…...

[peng]

Thanks for the feedback.

@ kit99bar, from the measurements I've got the impression that the BB are a bit wider in the thighs than the DC4001. I'm fine with those, so should be fine with the BB in 32 then as well.
Or did I mis-read something in the sizing table?

The 634S in 32 is a bit loose for me, especially in the top section.
The DC4001 is a good fit, but a bit short in the top section, so I thought the BB might be a good addition if I'm looking for a slimmer fit than in the 634S. Agree?

Cheers
Peng