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@FlavourFade thank you!!

How are yours coming along? Are they feeling more "normal" now after wearing them a little?

Worn these every single day for 10 days, and I'm truly happy with them. Super chill, but they check all the right boxes.

This seems like a great pattern! Very excited for it

@jischwar your pair looks like a GREAT fit on you! How did you size, by the way? Did you go with your true waist measurement or down from that?

Re the discussion about how you wear your 888s: Because of my body shape, all my pants tend the slide down to just above my hip bones, no matter how high the rise is. So I have to deal with rise adjustments by just getting different jeans of a better dimension. These 1955s are a sweet fit, but not technically absolute perfection as far as rise and volume goes. That said, I don't care about PERFECT fit as much as I used to, I just kinda appreciate each jean for what it is. And if I happen to find the perfect jean then that's even better. I'm really enjoying the super high rise of these 55s right now; it's like having a big giant bulletproof diaper hahaha

@KA56 Once again, super helpful, thank you! Overall I'm really happy with the fit of mine, but the curious side of me would have liked to try on multiple sizes in-store (the singular reason I wish I lived in Vancouver LOL). I sized 1 down from my true waist (Size 32 for my 33" waist) and am pretty happy with it. I could actually probably go 2 down to 31 for a slimmer fit since the waist stretches so much and I have no meat on my bones. But 1 down was the happy median between TTS and the risky 2 down. I figure if I want something slimmer I can throw on my Wranglers or go buy a 634 or 888.

@JohnM hahaha I would support a 1958 or the like lol - Thanks for the explanation! I had my suspicion this is how the top blocks are, but I haven't had an 888 to compare.

@FlavourFade glad the channel helped! These 1955s would be killer with your engineers!! That's probably where they'll shine the most Enjoy!

@drewfonse WOW killer fit, dude! Looks clean

@KA56 this is a super helpful post, dude! Thank you so much. It's a little hard to see cuz of the lighting, but with close inspection the differences you describe are apparent. It's really kind of like (and you can see this in your pictures) 1955 is approximately what you get when 888 and 634 have a baby. Like, 634 has the wider legs and 888 has the roomier top, then you roughly get both with 1955?....The 888 almost has a Wrangler leg tbh...I've never tried a 634 or 888, but yeah this 1955 I have would be hard to wear at the hips or below the hips (as you're saying. Like how you say 634 CAN sorta be moved up or down a little, at the hips). Like, 1955 just naturally goes above the hips and feels perfect that way, as a true high rise cut.

(see posted picture I made by grabbing the sizing charts off IH webpage haha - I did this to help myself understand what you're saying about the top block differences)
...Even though 1955 has a slightly lower back rise than 888, looks like it has a decently taller front rise than 888 - and IMHO differences in front rise are often more noticeable and more felt than small differences in back rise. And 1955 has overall about .5" more rise than 888 (like if you add the front rise and back rise measurements for both).

All three of these jeans look amazing on you, btw. Though you probably know that already haha

Would you say 888 top block has less volume than 1955 top block, relative to its rise? Not sure if that question makes sense...Like two jeans could have exactly the same front and back rise measurements but one have more volume than the other due to the hip measurement (which virtually no manufacturers provide, annoyingly haha) and how extreme or shallow the yoke is. Like is 1955 a roomier "shape" from all cross-sections vs 888? It looks like your 888 isn't just lower but also a little slimmer, but that's just me hypothesizing off internet pictures lol

I really should just buy all of them right now, but that would be a bit irresponsible

@FlavourFade I think those jeans look like a great fit on you! Very chill silhouette. As the other poster said, I think maybe if you do a double cuff (which this 21oz fabric is GREAT for - heavier fabric makes for the absolute best cuffs IMHO. They're sharp and hold their shape well.) so that the leg doesn't break at all, which means it won't bunch up at the knee as much. Or just go get them hemmed shorter....OR just lean into the chill vibe and embrace a bit of the leg bunching, which looks real cool too, just a different, more relaxed looking aesthetic....Just might take getting used to cuz you're coming from 555 which is WAY at the other end of the fit spectrum haha. But you're pulling these off just fine, nothing about them on you looks weird or forced, just different. Just gotta figure out how to optimize the fit for your purposes, which takes experimentation.

Also dude, your other IH stuff is looking great! That green button up and the red hoodie - such great combos! Very cool pieces, solid fit on both.

@NickD @Giles oooooh! I see what's up with the pricing. That's interesting, didn't think of that. Thanks for explaining....I'm fortunate to have benefitted from it this go-around.

@KA56 thanks for the info! I've been studying the sizing charts for all of these, but how they act and look on-body is a whole different story. So I appreciate the descriptions.

Alsoooooo I was pleasantly surprised to find IH's sizing charts to be super accurate, like essentially perfect! Mind blown. Even after my initial cold wash that I do with my jeans, these 1955s didn't shrink at all, which means IH's one cold wash they do to these before sale is thorough...This is probably normative, but as someone trying their very first IH jeans after trying many other brands, I am astounded at how incredibly precise IH's sizing and shrinkage data is. Good job IH team

Despite the hem charge, the jeans themselves are currently about $20USD cheaper on The Shop website vs the IH website for some reason. $361 vs the standard $385. So that's strange, but cool for us haha

@jischwar The Shop charges about $20USD to hem

@EdH I second this! bit of facial hair jealousy going on hahaha

also @mdavidson I love the western sorta vibe you have going with the jeans - it's absolutely killer. I hope to do the same.

These '55 beauties arrived last night! I cold soaked them to get the starch out a bit, after I took these pics. They feel perfect on-body, but hopefully the appearance of a wedgie will dissipate once I wear them a bit and the waist and seat relax. Here are my pre-soak measurements for size 32 below. If I was as careful as the Iron Heart crew in my measurements, they would honestly probably match the IH sizing chart perfectly, which I'm finding can't be said of every brand. Pretty pleasantly surprised with IH meticulous QC...Shout to @profdbrk for being my sage guide toward this brand for the last few years until this day haha:

Pre-soak measurements:
Waist 16”
Inseam 29.9” (got them hemmed from 35" to 30" at Shop Vancouver)
Front rise 12.25”
Back rise 15.25”
Hip 19”
Thigh 12.25”
Knee 9.5”
Hem 8.5”

@EdH ooooooh I see the situation! Next time! And enjoy those 727s - I hope you get into the perfect pair after a long wait.

@EdH you checked The Shop Vancouver also? They still have many sizes left of the 1955.