IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk
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Wearing them now. Legit sweating trying to button them, I always thought the whole sore thumb thing was overstated. Not the case.
Also as I wear them right now I have The Fear. I feel like if I soak them I won't be able to put them on, and that they'll never actually be comfortable to sit and let alone walk in. I know this is BS of course, and every thing that I've had that needed to be broken in felt this way at first. Still gonna do a warm soak but will be more careful with them and will carve out a good half hour to put them on post-soak.
Presoak measurements:
Waist - 34.5"
Thigh - 13.5"
Opening - 8"
Inseam - 33" (I had them hemmed, because I'm reckless and like to prevent waffling) -
I’ve hot washed and dried mine,and they were a little snug to get on,but stretched back out really quickly. I cheated and used a needle nose plier to loosen up the button holes,and they shrunk back,but are now manageable again. I had mine hemmed to 33 also,but haven’t measured.
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Nice! I can't believe you have that much self control not to at least open them up.
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She sounds like such a great wife.
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Still a bit damp this morning, leaning against the washer but supporting their own weight. Will try to get them on when I get home. Early post soak measurements:
Waist - 34.2”
Thigh - 13.2”
Hem - 8”
Inseam - 32.4”Lost about 1/4” in most places an 1/2” in the inseam. Should be able to get them on but we’ll see. Removed leather patch like usual.
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^ They look great Anthony [emoji106]
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Great fit @UnTucked but what about the stacks?
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^ They look great Anthony [emoji106]
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@Filthy:Great fit @UnTucked but what about the stacks?
I guess I'm just half-stackin'… I like my 2" cuff! Can't not cuff, lol
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Truth be told I was going to cuff mine too. But the stacks just happened the first time I put them on. Like it was meant to be.
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"Yeah, yeah, yeah, IH denim is hard to button. Whatever!"
No joke, it took me 25 minutes to button these (I know because I sent an email right before I started on them), and that's while not wearing them and using needlenose pliers to stretch the button holes. My fingers are throbbing, and for what it's worth, I'm a weight-lifter in my 30s. Jeeze!
I was a little disappointed when I got home and ran my pre-soak numbers to realize that I was sent a pair with the wrong measurements. The tag-size 31 should've had a waist of 31.3" and a thigh of 12.4" but instead I got one with a 32" waist and a 12.6" thigh. I tried them on though and the fit is snug. I actually don't know that I could've buttoned a 31.3" so it turned out to be a happy accident.
Will kick off the soak now and report back.
Pre-soak:
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waist: 32"
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thigh: 12.6"
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inseam: 35.9"
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@Paul9221 they only measure 2 pair and average them. The measurements vary a bit so each pair is unique and it might be the case that no pair has the exact posted measurements. The crew is always happy to try and get you particular measurements if you request (I requested a waist of 34.5 to account for shrink).
Like Nassim Taleb says: “never cross a river that is 4 feet deep, on average.”
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It's all good. I wrote and Adam told me that I could swap them but asked me to try them on first. Thankfully, because I don't think I could do a pair that's too much smaller.
My ideal waist is 32, so if these get just a tiny but smaller in the waist and thigh, they should stretch to perfection.
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@Paul9221 make sure you measure your jeans using the IH method when comparing to the IHUK charts. Different method results in slightly different measurements.
