Posts made by bizbuzz

@ARNC thanks!

I snagged one of my flannel shirts the other day and pulled some of the threading out and I'm wondering if I can I possibly tease it back into the shirt or if I should just send it in for repair.

Thoughts?

@TinMan Hooked me up with some NOS 1955s. Great dude in every way! Many thanks again amigo.

I wear 36 in the 888 and have the 805s in 36 as well and I like the fit, which is a bit loose.

@TinMan 1955s looking sharp!

@Brock Got the IH-6634-BRN yesterday, thanks for the quick shipping!

Should be able to shrink a 1/2 size with a hot wash according to the website… I'm smack in the middle, I normally go XXXL.

IH has sent this to many stockists it looks like so there are other XXXLs to be had.

@Visceral:

@goosehd:

@Visceral The shrink that you get out of the UHR's will stretch back out in the waist…the length will not (nor will the thighs/calves - unless they are under constant tension).

How does the rest of the jean fit?  Loose, Tight, Perfect?

I'd say there's a good bit of room everywhere in the top block (most of all the waist) but the legs fit well from the thigh down definitely enough room for some shrink but not too much that its baggy.

I think you should seriously consider going down a size.  After I shrank my 888uhr it was a real motherfucker to get them buttoned up but after a not very long break in period they are quite comfortable because they stretched out to a little beyond where I started per-soak.

I've been wearing these for two weeks now and I'm really liking them.  I already have a pair of 888XHS so I was hesitant to buy these but my curiosity got the best of me so I went ahead and pulled the trigger.  I may end up liking these more than XHS… but we'll see.  It looks like the fades are gonna come fast, I even got some marks from the washing machine after the initial soak.

Fit:  My advice is order true to size and trust that you'll stretch them back out post shrinkage.

I know it's been mentioned that there's no current plan for 1955-UHR but since UHR is now in continuous production I'm still hoping one day y'all will make them again.  I'll just have to stick with the 888 for now.

@SKT:

@bizbuzz To me, the 21’s feel “heavier” but are just as breathable as the 18’s. I think most would agree that the 21’s are amazingly breathable for being that heavy.

Gracias amigo

I guess I'll go:
888xhs
888 21oz
888D

@SKT:

@bizbuzz:

For those of you who live in the warmer/muggier places in the world (ie. southern USA), what jeans do you like for the summer months?  Does not have to be IH.

I’m in the Midwest US and it gets plenty sticky here. I actually prefer my 18oz vintage over my 14oz because I feel like they breath a little better despite being “heavier”. Love both but I wear the 18’s the most.

Do you notice a big difference between the 18oz and the 21oz?

For those of you who live in the warmer/muggier places in the world (ie. southern USA), what jeans do you like for the summer months?  Does not have to be IH.

Yea I feel like people over hype the break in on the XHS. Get a pair that's a bit snug out of the package, wash em if you want and they'll be stiff for a bit but after a day or two of wear no big deal.

Here's a picture of mine post wash:

I just picked up a pair myself from Iron Shop Provisions, they've been very helpful and great to deal with.

@Jeanmoreau:

Went with size 34. Usually size 32/33 in 501.
I tried 633 but not enough top block so it gave me plumbers crack.
The waste is comfortable but a little loose. Right now the jeans are staying up ok without a belt. Been wearing it for a week. They've been soaked and washed.

My complaints would be it rides too low, and it's a little baggy. Somewhat diaper butt. But then again I hate jeans that are tight on my fat thighs, so that's what lead me to this cut.

I expect hemming will help the situation. Should I have sized down?

They look too big to me.  Do you have extra fabric in the thighs?

Decide if you want to keep them before you hem, harder to sell after you get them chopped.

Don't bother measuring your actual waist, measure a pair of jeans that fit you well according to how IH does it.

My 2cents (I just bought a pair of these):

Started out at 35.75", shrank to about 35.25" after a machine wash and stretched out to 36" after wearing for a few days.  My targeted size was 36", maybe they'll end up being a tad large, oh well that's what belts are for.  Even in their shrunken state the jeans weren't that uncomfortable and quickly stretched out.

As others have said you can go a little smaller in the 888 because of the higher rise.  I started out at 36" in my pair of 21oz 888s and they stretched to 37" pretty quickly.  I wish I'd started out an inch smaller, thinking I'll try and shrink the waist in really hot water.  But, that's why man invented the belt.

So, try em on out of the bag, if they fit (or are a tad snug), wash em and they'll be tight for a bit and will stretch back to to where they were or a bit larger.  Easy peasy.

Looks like self edge just got a load of IH-888XHS.

On another note, my 21oz 888s have the two tone stitching too.

Finally admitted that levis 501s don't fit my legs –> bought stretchy jeans --> looked for higher end stretchy jeans --> saw a 888SST review --> realized regular 888 cut IH jeans will fit me perfectly --> bought 21 oz 888s and got rid of my stretchy jeans

Thx for the explanation, now it makes me wonder what other details and factoids I'm missing on these jeans. I appreciate simple well thought out things like that.