IH-888-XHSMB - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut - Mad Black

[Memphisakers]

@Matt I wish! Got mine off grailed, they were reasonable and in my tag size. Thought it may be my only chance to grab a pair so I went for it. They are at least an inch under hence the questions about stretch.

[Matt]

Yeah I don’t know man. They’re for sure high on my list but based on the measurements chart I’d have sized up I think. Great score. Worth trying to stretch.

[Memphisakers]

@Matt I’m gonna try to tuff it out, but they are pretty bad in the waist. All other measurements are just about perfect. Tight xhs is nothing to scoff at

[Memphisakers]

I was hoping since it’s double OD that it would be really soft and stretch easily where pressure is applied. First trip to the grocery store was not fun. I’ll try them again tomorrow and see how it goes. It may be one of those “a couple hours at a time” pair for the first few weeks

[sabergirl]

My pair is tight, and it’s a struggle to be comfortable for the whole day sometimes. They’re worth it, though

[Memphisakers]

@sabergirl Did you go with your regular tag size? Feel
like the waist is stretching at all??

[Mizmazzle]

@Memphisakers you could always put them on damp and see if that helps stretch the waist. I’ve had some success that way. Kinda speeds up the waist stretch I find.

Worst case, you’ve got yourself a pair of stiff leg Frankenstein pants for Halloween.

[sabergirl]

I did go with my regularish tag size of 38. I always waffle between 36, 38, and 40 depending on thigh measurements and fabric though. My best fitting pairs are 36 888od, and my 38 888br 14.

My favorite pair of 25oz are a 40 in the pronto tapered cut.

All this to say YMMV.

[Memphisakers]

@sabergirl thanks I really liked the fit of the MBs on you from the pic you posted in the thread. I was planning to show my wife that picture hoping she would consider a pair of 888s as her first IH jeans.

[Memphisakers]

Day 2… wish me luck. If the tightness doesn’t get me I’m sure the heat will, suppose to be 98 here today!
Beautiful color on these. They are so inky black. Love it

[Oaktavia]

@Memphisakers said in IH-888-XHSMB - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut - Mad Black:

They are so inky black.

They are extremely stubborn and will stay that way for a long time. Stoked to see someone else snagged a pair of these. I'll be wearing mine today.

[Memphisakers]

Day 3… I probably made it 4 hours yesterday. Definitely getting some stretch in the waist! It’s slow and they are still mildly uncomfortable but it’s definitely getting better. I actually took them off yesterday because of heat not tightness. Gonna be 100 here again today. I’ll see how long I can make it

[Memphisakers]

Tried to get some good photos of the fabric. As been said before it’s very hard to capture the color or texture of this fabric. They are both insane! The color I was prepared for, the texture surprised me. Tons of character!! Well done IH

[Oaktavia]

@Memphisakers totally agree, such an awesome fabric.

[kkibbey23]

I wish they would re run these, I’ve got 2 pairs of them in the 555 cut and the 25oz mad black is epic stuff, in my eyes only second to the 25oz BB…

I had to grab another pair when I out grew my original pair in hindsight I should have sized up anyways. They are basically a full size down

[Memphisakers]

Big props to @Mizmazzle! I took his suggestion of wearing them wet and that really seem to speed things up stretch wise. I didn’t wet the entire pair of jeans. I have gotten knee bags in a couple pair of IH jeans from wearing them wet so I have abandoned that practice… but I did wet the waistband then wear them until dry. That seems to have done the trick!! Appreciate it Miz They are definitely more comfortable today!

[goosehd]

@Memphisakers I thought that you didn’t want to wear them wet…

@goosehd said in IH-888-XHSMB - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut - Mad Black:

@Memphisakers Here is some data from earlier in the thread for you.

@zyzzyx said in IH-888-XHSMB - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut - Mad Black:

I bought a size 40 pair of these Mad Black jeans right away when they first came out.  I noticed that the waist measurement was only 38.2 inches, but I was not concerned, as I have a heavy duty waist expander that works quite well on my Iron Heart jeans.  I soaked the new jeans in cold water before using the expander.  I was able to stretch the waist more than 2.5 inches wider. These do seem to be softer than my other 25oz IH jeans.  I would not describe them as rigid, nor will they stand up on their own.  This dark color is currently my most favorite in my IH collection.

@Memphisakers said in IH-888-XHSMB - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut - Mad Black:

@goosehd that kinda helps I guess… I was more curious about the typical type of stretch you get with IH jeans from wearing them tight. I feel like any jeans would stretch wet with a jeans stretcher.

[Memphisakers]

@goosehd Mostly I just didn’t want to put a pant stretcher on them. I don’t like to treat my IH gear like that… but as I said in the post I have also had bad experiences wearing jeans wet. It can cause knee bags. Has happened to me more than once. Found a work around

[Memphisakers]

I will add some documentation for anyone interested in the stretch on these.
Waist measurement after first wash 31”
After around 6 hours of very uncomfortable wear mostly sitting/driving 31.75”
After wetting waistband and wearing til dry 33”

[Mizmazzle]

@Memphisakers hot damn, son!!! Good work on that! Bet they feel great now!!