Recent look

Yet some more close ups if the community has no objections

Сontinuing to conquer the peaks in IH denim

Today's auto selfie

Sakura blossom time. Time to admire the beauty

Second wear season

Just started the journey

My coupla cents regarding sizing of this jacket. My other IH jacket is 21oz (IH-526PJ) is in size L. When I saw the size chart for this IH-526L I've got some doubts regarding choosing the same L size and ended up choosing M instead. So the first water treatment of it should become the Moment of Truth. As the jacket was totally unworn I opted not to torture it in washer and just soaked it in the lukewarm water, however for about 5-6 hrs. I consider that would be enough to reasonably take shrinkage out of it. The end result after the jacket dried up totally satisfies me - it sits quite the way I like it and pretty close to how my 21oz 526PJ fits me. I think that if I'd go for L it would still have some extra room after soak and I had no slightest desire to boil it in the water for hours and spin it in the washer @ 10K rpm to get it shrunk to my preferable fit. When I find a chance to take some fit shots on me your opinion on the sizing would be much appreciated.

One wear season between Jan 2025 and Jan 2026

@indigo_fades It depends. When I'm lazy I take them with my phone and when I want better quality I use my Nikon DSLR camera. This particular one was taken with Nikon

New Year's Etude

By the way, do you guys add some vinegar to the water when you soak the virgin denim for the first time?

Second wear season

Defloration in progress. No longer a virgin.

It stood upright like that for the whole day. But I broke the "seals" of even tougher such virgins

@FlavourFade said in IH-888S-21ib - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/Blk:

@Mizmazzle I looked SDA's Made in china products up and it seems it's limited to some graphic tees, embroidered jackets and hoodies... I think their selvedge denim products are still MIJ. Can't recommend them enough. Really like SDA.

Check it out better.
"Blessed is he who believes"

@Mizmazzle said in IH-888S-21ib - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/Blk:

I’m curious if it can be confirmed that Samurai and SDA are in fact being outsourced to China?

Can not tell you for 100% sure abt Samurai jeans (though Nogami-san already hurt his fans feelings making his jeans totally facelees by removing tabs and arcuates), but SDA doesn't make secret of it. Check it out online for yourself.

@moskiitto said in IH-888S-21ib - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/Blk:

@Yoprst Probably even the thought of outsourcing was too much. Sounds complete opposite of what IH is all about.

Didn't mean to hurt anybody's feeling. However, yes I am a sinner
Tell you what - never say never. Once there was used cotton from Zimbabwe, now it is from Texas... Money talks my friend, money talks. I am old enough to learn it's true. Hope nobody's feelings were hurt again.