IH-707 - Mercerised Cotton Chino Pants
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I've been wearing my pair at work five days a week for a year or so, they're pretty great. Has anyone had a crotch repair done on theirs? If so, who did the work?
Did you hem em or do you cuff?
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I saw these at SE & although not the weight I expect from IH the build quality was nice.It was the slim chinos, sorry for the confusion. Too much to keep up with
@xtcclassic , give me some flicks.
Please & thank you.
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I've been wearing my pair at work five days a week for a year or so, they're pretty great. Has anyone had a crotch repair done on theirs? If so, who did the work?
Did you hem em or do you cuff?
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@Anesthetist I had them hemmed here in town.
@madmonday I'll try to get some pics up tonight. Basically I have a small hole in my crotch (that's what she said) and some wear/damage at the hem.Edit: Are you asking for fit pics or pics of the damage? Fit pics might take a couple days.
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I'll take whatever I can get. fitflicks cause I like them or shots of the chinos so I can see how the fabric stands up to wear.
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I hope this helps - quick out of bed shots, size 34. I love the fabric (as I said), but it would be awesome to hear about stretch & shrinkage. The waist should not shrink much more in the long run, would be perfect if it stayed that way or even got a bit wider. Is that likely to happen?
I would also have them hemmed, but figure I need to do a soak before that to find out what the inseam will end up with.
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Damn, seeing those makes me realize how much mine have faded. @madmonday I haven't forgotten about your pics, but it might be Thursday before I can get around to it.
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@xtcclassic Could you please provide a short report on strech & shrinkage? Would be highly appreciated.
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I bought mine over a year ago so my memory is pretty sketchy, and I don't think I measured them before washing anyway, but I know they didn't shrink much. And they stretch even less. Sorry I can't be more help.
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Ok, so I think I can assume they will stay the way they are now in the long run. Thank you.
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I did three warm - hot soaks and got but 0,5" shrinkage in the inseam. I think I'll get them hemmed now or should I have to wash them? Maybe @rocket can help?
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did a quick meas. on my pair, shrinkage is around 0,6", after a soak and some 40C washes… @Max Power
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Thanks a lot! Seems like I got most of the shrinkage then.
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Not sure if this is the same material as the 710, but I got about the same amount of shrinkage (half inch) before I hemmed. Haven't noticed any further shrinkage along the way, though I hang dry now. Waist gives a little with wear, but I haven't noticed much stretch overall. (Again these are the 710s).
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Thank you anyway!
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Had a special event with out kiddos this weekend and realized after multiple "purges" of my wardrobe, I was in need of some nice, smart looking chinos. @Winchy and @Sam helped me find the perfect and, and I would say it would out perfectly. I took the "easy care, easy wear" approach and immediately gave them a cold wash and a machine dry. I got a fair amount of shrinkage out of them, and they stretched out perfectly. I was on the fence between a 36 and a 38, and since I know I didn't have to to play with soaks, I went with the 38 and machine laundered them.
Raw/Post-Shrink
Waist:39.8 / 38
Inseam: 32.75/31Yes… these measurements are correct - crazy, huh!
Anyways, I have to say these are in fact the best chinos I have ever worn. Looking forward to grabbing a pair of 711 in navy for a slightly lighter/darker alternative to these for the spring.
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They look really good. Crazy amount of shrinkage, did you use a dryer too?
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Look great dude! Hope the day went well!
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Thanks guys - day went well and babies didn't even cry once lol - epic win in our book haha
Max, yes I threw them in the machine dryer as well- very glad I did or Wales they would have been a bit long/baggy still. I have slowly moved towards this "easy care, easy wear" strategy and it works very well (most of he time haha)
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Question: could these be hemmed with a cuff. Like slacks To "dress" them up a bit?
Dont yet know if I can wear em to the new job but denim "of any kind" is OUT. Bummer.
