Newbie from The Netherlands. 
My name is Bert and I have been wearing raw jeans nearly for a decade now without exeption . Mostly  the
Lee 101S dry that fits me very well.  I have taken the plonge into the IH stuff as I understood that IH is more or less “the holy grail”  of denim and since I wanted to make a new experience in raw denim I thought it would be wise to go all the way.  Having said that I wanted of course to try the 21oz IH is so famous for but decided that this would probably be a bit too much at this time of the year so I started of with a 14OZ 777S 142. Upon receipt of the jeans I am impressed by the  workmanship . Definately a step up from my Lee 101.  The fit is a different thing since I find the 777S a little tight on the upper leg.  Waist is fine ( i have bought the 33/36 size) hem width is perfect .  Now I don’t know what to expect in  terms of stretch but from what I read in this forum particularly this 14oz will not “give in” a lot.  I have soaked the jeans in a bath with cold water and a cup of vinegar and let it dry hanging .  This to determin the correct length for hemming .  The hemming was done in Amsterdam by Yourii from Tenu de Nimes with a authentic  Union Royale.  Perfect job.  Now maybe someone has useful comments on my idea of too tight legs and the probale loosening by wearing them a while.
Anyway happy to have a pair of “the real stuff” .

Hi everybody , I am new in the IH community and want to introduce myself.  I am a 61 year old male living in The Netherlands. Still feel like a 25 year old though despite the guy in the mirror telling me different !  I am rather slim hence I wanted to give the 777S 142 a goafter having read about the different blocks of IH. I have been a raw adapt since many decades and “my” jeans has always been the Lee 101S in dry.  I know, I know 13.75oz is nothing vs what You guys use to wear but I will give the heavier denim a try via the 14oz and take it from there
Now I have bought a 777S 142 and the fit is fine but I would like to have a little more room along the upper legs.
Waist in size 33 is fine for me and also the taper (hem) is o.k. But I find the denim a little tight atound my upper legs.
Now I have read that there is not much stretch to be expected from this fabric but I want to know if the 14oz will get a  bit more “easy” on the upper legs by wearing them for a week or so.    I already gave them a soak in a bath tub with handwarm water and vinegar in order to have the final hemming length clear. I had them hemmed here in Amsterdam with a Union Special machine.  So cool to see these old machines doing the job. ( and Youri the tailor is a super guy as well)
Please let me know what I can expect about “give” in these jeans .
Thanks a lot !