Just got my first pair of proper nice jeans, Edwin ED-55. Probably not up to forum standards but a world away from what I'm used to. Wish I'd got them slightly smaller though as they've already loosened off more than I thought they would.
Low temp, high spin wash may do a bit to shrink them down
I had similar with my first iron heart jeans, fitted perfectly but over time the waist eased considerably. I recently put them on for a wash inside out and gave them a high speed spin, now they fit beautifully.
Just got my first pair of proper nice jeans, Edwin ED-55. Probably not up to forum standards but a world away from what I'm used to. Wish I'd got them slightly smaller though as they've already loosened off more than I thought they would.