Just received my pair. The fabric is so lovely.

@thompsoa:

I have been wearing them everyday since last friday (even slept in them a few times to help the break in process) and they have stretched out .75 inches, so they're at 16.75 inches at the waist, and I'm assuming they will give a little more with some more wear.

Thanks! I just purchased a W32 that hasn't seen that much shrinkage in the waist. Might try to give them another hotsoak before i wear them.

@thompsoa:

I have a 32 in the 555-01 and I bought these in a 33. They shrank (after two soaks) an inch in the waist which measured them out to a 16, when I'm about a 17 inch waist. I got blisters on my thumb and pointer finger buttoning these up the first couple of times, however that was due as much to the shrinkage of the button holes as the actual fit. I've now worn them for 5 straight days and they fit near perfect, so they have stretched a little and will probably stretch a little more. IMO, the fit is perfect. Hope this helps

Thanks Thompsoa, that is super helpful! If you don't mind, would you be able to provide current waist measurements of your size 33? Would be good to see how much stretch they have after 2 soaks.

Thanks Finn.

How did you mess up the sizing? I feel like I'm right between a 31 and 32…but worried about the waist of the 32 stretching out too much. It's tagged at 33.5". I wonder if after 2 hot soaks and some wear it will settle in around 33.5.

For those of you guys that purchased these - how did you size?

Also - how much stretch did you guys see in the waist after soak + some period of wear?