IH-707 - Mercerised Cotton Chino Pants
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Chinos have arrived!
Pre-wash fit size 33:
IH-707 review:
First thoughts: Sturdy well made pants with a sleek look and industrial feel.
Fabric: The fabric is stiff, dense, and shiny. It is actually the closest I’ve seen to WWII military selvedge chino fabric in color and feel. The fabric is very soft, but also feels very heavy. The color is khaki with a warmer slightly orange-ish hue. There appears to be virtually zero give in the fabric pre-wash.
Stitching: The stitching is thick poly stitching and is perfectly over-engineered as usual.
Fit: it feels like sort of a traditional khaki fit and is a bit baggy below the upper leg. They don’t look huge in the pictures and according to my family the look fine, but the feel massive pre-wash. I would like them to shrink a bit so I am washing them in hot water and I’ll post some post-wash fit pictures when they’re dry.
Construction: Belt loops are sewn into the waistband; this is a feature that I really like to see. The zipper is a solid brass Tallon that is significantly heavier than I thought it would be. I believe it’s actually the same weight zipper as is on my IH Superblack straight cut jeans. I also like the copper snap on the back pocket and single zinc button for the fly. The pocket bags are nice and thick and they’re a good size too.
Overall these are superb chino pants.
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How does the chainstiched hem look compared to the original stitch? Haven't seen a chainstiched chino before.
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Great fit @4c and thanks for your review!
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^ Thanks metal floss and my pleasure.
Some additional notes: inseam measured exactly 36 upon arrival. I washed in hot water and dried hot. Inseam now measures exactly 35. So they appear to only shrink as much as 1’’ even with how water/air. Also, I was putting on my belt and noticed that these pants have seven belt loops which is awesome!
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@4c:
^ Thanks metal floss and my pleasure.
Some additional notes: inseam measured exactly 36 upon arrival. I washed in hot water and dried hot. Inseam now measures exactly 35. So they appear to only shrink as much as 1’’ even with how water/air. Also, I was putting on my belt and noticed that these pants have seven belt loops which is awesome!
Did you notice any shrinkage in the waist? I'm considering a pair, but I'm worried a 34 might be too small and a 36 might be too big. How did you size these compared to other IH pants/jeans?
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Did you notice any shrinkage in the waist? I'm considering a pair, but I'm worried a 34 might be too small and a 36 might be too big. How did you size these compared to other IH pants/jeans?
My size 33 IH-707's measure just a hair over 34'' post hot wash/dry. Thought I would imagine they could stretch back out to about 35'' in the waist if they were under pressure. I would watch the rise and thigh with these as I wouldn't expect any stretch in those areas. I have a pair of IHxB01 in size 34 (come in at 33'') that are snug (good snug) in the waist and at true 34'' these size 33 707's are a comfortable chino fit.
If it helps here is a fit comparison between IH-707 tag size 33 and IHxB01 tag size 34.
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They don't stretch a ton in the waist, even with pressure. I've been wearing mine 4-5 days a week for months and they are still a bit snug in the waist.
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@4c:
Did you notice any shrinkage in the waist? I'm considering a pair, but I'm worried a 34 might be too small and a 36 might be too big. How did you size these compared to other IH pants/jeans?
My size 33 IH-707's measure just a hair over 34'' post hot wash/dry. Thought I would imagine they could stretch back out to about 35'' in the waist if they were under pressure. I would watch the rise and thigh with these as I wouldn't expect any stretch in those areas. I have a pair of IHxB01 in size 34 (come in at 33'') that are snug (good snug) in the waist and at true 34'' these size 33 707's are a comfortable chino fit.
If it helps here is a fit comparison between IH-707 tag size 33 and IHxB01 tag size 34.
Thanks! That info is hugely helpful!
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^4c, looking great in your chino pants and mixed with a great selection of tops and footwear^
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I got these yesterday (size 36). I hot washed and dried them and this is the fit…
I'd like about a half inch off the inseam, but I might try washing them again first to see if they shrink a little more.
So far I'm pretty excited about them. I agree with everything said about them so far in this thread. One thing I noticed is that they seem darker in person compared to the other photos in this thread (a pleasant surprise).
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I had these hemmed ¾ of an inch. Here they are with a couple different shoes for color comparison.
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These are marked as endangered, so i think there´d be no restock…
