IH-555-03 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Super Slim Jeans - Superblack (Fades To Grey)

[lololol]

Giles can I have an updated measurements of the current run of jeans? Im looking at the tagged size 31. And how.much stretch can I be expecting out of the waist and thigh respectively?

[Finn666]

from my experience the stretch should be about 1" out of the waist and 0.5" out of the thighs!

[Giles]

Paula checked them and they run the same as last batch….

[Anesthetist]

Great pics Rafa and Max, cross post of my 555-03.

[Max Power]

Nice shot! I've been wearing mine this weekend and have to say I like the fit better and better. Has anybody washed or soaked it and gotten some shrinkage in the inseam?

[wariosss]

washed at 40° and had 1 inch of shrinkage in the inseam

[Max Power]

Thanks a lot. Good to hear that!

[Finn666]

@wariosss:

washed at 40° and had 1 inch of shrinkage in the inseam

oh oh
let's hope mine won't shrink…had them hemmed to perfection...actually! :-\

[T-Bone]

I just soaked mine and have to send them for hemming. The waist is tighter now but the inseam is still too long.

Finn666, would you please post a pic showing that "hemmed to perfection" pants? Just for taking notes, you know.

Anesthetist, are those really 555-03? Mine don't have a yellow stitching.

[Max Power]

^he has a sample pair that feature yellow stitching like the BB SBG.

[T-Bone]

Oh I see, very cool indeed.

[Finn666]

@T-Bone:

Finn666, would you please post a pic showing that "hemmed to perfection" pants? Just for taking notes, you know.

here you go lad!
the first pic is from day 1 (1st wear unhemmed)…
the second pic is after the hemming was done!

[Friday]

^^ perfect!!

[wariosss]

@Finn666:

@wariosss:

washed at 40° and had 1 inch of shrinkage in the inseam

oh oh
let's hope mine won't shrink…had them hemmed to perfection...actually! :-\

before washing i wore mine with a small cuff, like you finn, now i don't need it anymore

[Finn666]

good to know
this denim is really something special. after a few months of wear (2-3 I think!) it's really coming alive and the grey is popping up everywhere!

[T-Bone]

Cheers, Finn, I really dig that little cuff, I hope you won't lose it with the washes.

[Finn666]

don't think so, but if it should be the case, life goes on right

[MikeC]

Finn, these will def shrink like an inch over time, in the inseam.  Sanforized denim shrinks 1%-3%. It's a twill weave, all twill weaves shrink to some degree.

[Finn666]

not a problem lad…if that should be the case, oh well

[T-Bone]

Quick noob question: I just call The Works to arrange the hem-job and a very helpful lady asked me if I rather prefer chain-stitching or some other option I didn't quite get (sorry but I still have to work on my Japanese stitching lingo) which is more resistant according to her.

Does the chain-stitching have any particular advantage? Shall I go with the other option instead?

Thanks in advance.