IH-666-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

[CratesGatsby]

What up fellow 25ers!

It's been 4 yrs since I've been back on the forum, but also 4yrs since I've rocked any other jeans then the IH-666-XHS Devils. I thought I would post a couple snaps of these 3 bears - 4 yrs, 2 yrs, new. None have really been washed. Only a handful of antibac soap soaks for the oldest. My freshness secret is to hang them out, protected, a couple times a month on the coldest Minnesota frozen winter nights (-15 plus windchill)! Works incredibly.

Also, I need to get my new pair hemmed. I brought my new pair of 25oz Devils to BlackBlue, a denim specialist boutique in St Paul, MN. They have an incredible Union Special 43200G chainstitcher. Super cool store and the owner, Steve, was a big fan of the IH-666's and totally got it. However, he kindly  (understandably) deferred his services, not want risk detuning the machine on these denim beasts for one alteration. So I got some long ass jeans all rolled up.

Any recommendations for OG chainstitching craftmanship on 25oz the USA? I believe I sent my previous pairs to somewhere out west (Seattle)?

Thanks peoples!

[Appfaff]

Those all looks amazing!  Check out Indigo Proof in PDX for mail in chainstitch hemming. They can easily work with 25oz

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[mikebarhoot]

nice shot and evo so crates gatsby!

[Appfaff]

Gotta love the XHS

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[greenleaf]

I've had my XHS for over a year but haven't had a chance to really break them in yet - until now. Wondering if anyone has an estimate for how long my hip/top block region will be suffering until these get softer. I've had 18oz and 22oz denim before, but this is something else. On top of that driving makes me feel like I'm losing the ability to ever have kids. Oh well, the pics in this thread keep me going.

[Giles]

About 2 months for me….

[derivative666]

Agreed on 2 months

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[xohax]

10 month without wash and soak.. will it look better after wash or soak?

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[neph93]

They'll look great after a wash. And probably smell better [emoji38] They'll also last longer.

[xohax]

Yeaa.. smell is big  issue now

[neph93]

@xohax:

Yeaa.. smell is big  issue now

I bet! Your jeans, your rules, but I'd think about a hot wash. The only time I let my jeans go over 4 months without a wash the smell was hard to get rid of. 60C might be a good idea.

[derivative666]

Always wash your jeans

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[kkibbey23]

Did some snowshoeing today in my IH666's

Winter has arrived!! Stay warm

[Dion]

Great shots!

[mikebarhoot]

2017 benchmark shots

[xtcclassic]

^Pretty much where mine are at right now. Stubborn bastards.

[mikebarhoot]

Tru!

[Brock]

They're getting there Mike! [emoji170] I've been living in mine lately! This snowy winter in Oregon has been great for these beasts! ️

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[mikebarhoot]

We've had a rash of 80's weather…:/

[Cali]

Morning gang,
I'm plan to order a pair today but I'm torn between two sizes, tag sizes 30 and 31. The issue is not the waist but the thigh. For the thighs to fit perfectly they need to stretch to 11.25 at least.  That seems a bit too much for a 10.8 thigh in the TagSize 30s.  However, a 31-32 inch waist is perfect and the 30.7 inch waist on the Tag Sizemore 30s should get to that point and I don't want the 31.6 waist on the 31s to get beyond 33.  These jeans are for the long haul and I want to make the right choice.

It all comes down to the stretch, 10.8 inch thighs would be very tight so I need some veteran advice.

Thanks