@JPW:

Hello, I hope everyone is doing well. I bought a pair of these, took delivery on 11th July. This is my first time with this type of denim and today is wear day 17 for these.

All went well until days of wear 11. On day 10 night, we went to a birthday party in a club, although I hung the Jean's when I came home, next day the smell of stale cigarette smoke was not nice.

I wore them to do the weekly shop, but still not nice. Decided to soak.

20 minutes in look warm water, yellow tinge in the water, which I think comes from the indigo and hung to drip dry over the bath. The puddles formed under them, were very blue.

After hanging for a couple of hours, they had developed a smell which I think was a cross between stale cigarette smoke and a wet dog…

Washing machine! I had being fighting this for many days. I'm a wear and wash, defo not a wear and wear type.

Anyway, I used laundry liquid for black clothes, on a wool wash. Took 43 minutes, I watched most of it. No sign of yellow or blue.

After they dried : waste; seat; thighs and knees seemed to be back to delivery sizes, leg a little shorter.

Perfect comfortable fit, I'm delighted 

Hi everyone, i hope you are all doing well.

I thought i would give a little update, prompted by the lovely pictures above.

Received my Pronto's July 2019 and had no idea about this kind of denim.

After 15 months, 45 days of wear (i know - pitiful), an attempted soak - then went in the washing maching and they have had 4 visits to the washing machine to date.

I am delighted with them, so very comfortable to wear. Unfortunately no real fades to speak of, a few blemishes that dont show up in a picture, maybe next year.

As i have said above, i am delighted with them, so much so, i bought some 25oz in August 

Thanks must go to the IH team for assistance with sizing etc

Much appreciated

Stay safe
John.

Gents,

Thank you, appreciated.

Hello, I hope everyone is having a good day 

Can someone advise, which IH cut these Pronto's are closest to please?

@Graham:

@JPW I was getting scarred reading through your post but so, so glad that it had a happy ending! How are they smelling now they are out of the washing machine? Also, how is your hand healing up??

Thanks for the update and wishing you many many more happy years of wear and washing with them!

Hi Graham, thanks for asking, hand is healing well. Jean's smell lovely, I really don't like the smell of stale cigarette smoke, have no problem with pipes or cigars.

Delighted with the Prontos, been looking on IH site today,  planning the 2nd pair. Still trying to decide though.

@gaseousclay:

@JPW

The yellow tinge is from the starch in the fabric

Thank you, appreciate the correction 

Hello, I hope everyone is doing well. I bought a pair of these, took delivery on 11th July. This is my first time with this type of denim and today is wear day 17 for these.

All went well until days of wear 11. On day 10 night, we went to a birthday party in a club, although I hung the Jean's when I came home, next day the smell of stale cigarette smoke was not nice.

I wore them to do the weekly shop, but still not nice. Decided to soak.

20 minutes in look warm water, yellow tinge in the water, which I think comes from the indigo and hung to drip dry over the bath. The puddles formed under them, were very blue.

After hanging for a couple of hours, they had developed a smell which I think was a cross between stale cigarette smoke and a wet dog…

Washing machine! I had being fighting this for many days. I'm a wear and wash, defo not a wear and wear type.

Anyway, I used laundry liquid for black clothes, on a wool wash. Took 43 minutes, I watched most of it. No sign of yellow or blue.

After they dried : waste; seat; thighs and knees seemed to be back to delivery sizes, leg a little shorter.

Perfect comfortable fit, I'm delighted 

@neph93 I chose Pronto 22 Oz

I didn't know there were denim competitions, I've been watching youtube videos and Heddel's site.

Hello, thank you to the IH team for the add. I'm John and have recently made my first IH purchase.

I'm from UK, living in the middle east, working where ever the company sends me. I grew up in Wranglers, as the factory was only a 20 minute bus ride away , the Levi's factory was 3 buses and in the next county, made Levi's very exotic…

My IH Jean's arrived on the 11th July and today was my 10th day of wear.

I'm brand new to this  denim head habit, decided to give it a go.

A day of wear, I have decided needs to be minimum 10 hours or it doesn't count and won't include it in the wear history.

Finding it a real challenge, to stop myself throwing them in the wash after each wear.

I have been lurking on this forum for some time and have enjoyed reading a lot of the posts and if I'm lucky, I hope to be a contributor in the future.