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    • BrianB
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      @popvulture said in Random conversations:

      Since I never met a thread I didn't derail, maybe I should just hang out in here all the time.

      The fluid nature of conversations where people share an interest

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      • goosehdG
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        @Brian It was pretty much the point of when I created this thread. A pub hangout where everyone could just ramble without interference…(as long as the tenets of the forum weren’t crossed).

        1. No Politics
        2. No Discrimination (period)
        3. Just have fun while being respectful.

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        • OaktaviaO
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          @popvulture @WhiskeySandwich @Mister_Brue @Mizmazzle

          Okay I chose the Untucked 17oz duck CPO for my main shirt this year. After seeing @twin's recent photos of his heavily faded 666 duck and how far he pushed his honeycombs, I was hugely inspired by his fades. I want to see if I can fade my Untucked to the level that shows 'combs and fade lines after heavy wear the same way denim does. So it'll be XHSib (starting Halloween), the 140 Type 1 and the Untucked for my pants, jacket and shirt favored faders this (school) year.

          IG: electricindigowizard

          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

          WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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          • DeeDee85D
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            I loved catching up on all that, thanks guys 😃 @Oaktavia @popvulture @WhiskeySandwich it makes me happy that more people on this lovely planet of ours share the same brain as me and plan months into the future what they will be wearing 😂❤️

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            • OaktaviaO
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              @DeeDee85 my bad I meant to tag everyone involved in the convo. I agree with your sentiment too!

              IG: electricindigowizard

              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

              WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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              • WhiskeySandwichW
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                @Oaktavia oh yeah, damn, i see em now... I always feel like my Ducks will never fade, but it sure looks good well used. I'm wearing my 888D right now and have yet to wash. Gonna keep these going primarily rotating with my 21oz indigo. I'm def going for some tough fades on these ducks. I'm not super huge on high-contrast, but I'm going as high as possible on these - as mild as it may be. Psyched to see your work on that Untucked. Gonna be a good look man.

                "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                -Seneca

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                • WhiskeySandwichW
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                  @DeeDee85 Def, its interesting to see a 'plan'. even a loose one. I try and pick an item or two to focus on or gravitate toward racking up wears on in a given season, but I keep a lot of wiggle room for variety.

                  "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                  -Seneca

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                  • DeeDee85D
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                    No worries at all @Oaktavia i genuinely enjoyed reading about everyone’s “methods” 😃 @WhiskeySandwich I have been trying to concentrate on 1 pair of jeans, 2 or 3 shirts and 1 type iii through the warmer months and will switch to heavier stuff when it cools down. I’m going to put some miles into my kersey western this winter..

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                    • WhiskeySandwichW
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                      @DeeDee85 I'm def a fan of the kersey, i'd love to try that fabric, it looks amazing.

                      Also, I def look forward to colder times when i can double up on shirts, I love having a slimmer flannel under a denim shirt.

                      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                      -Seneca

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                      • pechelmanP
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                        @Oaktavia interested to see that 189 after you give it some hell! Are you planning to wear this under the 140? Could be you get those interesting combs you're chasing and some cool indigo/grey crocking as well...

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                        • OaktaviaO
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                          @WhiskeySandwich Hell yeah dude, let's push these ducks and fade 'em. Even 'high' contrast with the duck will be low compared to others, of course. It's a comfortable cut too, the work shirt CPO.

                          IG: electricindigowizard

                          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                          WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                          • WhiskeySandwichW
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                            @Oaktavia LETS DO IT.

                            weird how i go for 'high' contrast on my low contrast fading ducks and low contrast on my high contrast fading iB. lol The iB just kinda do it anyway, I havent really been wearing them much at all since hitting 100 wears, cuz it got hot and had other pairs, but i'll probably be washing them about every handful of wears to wash them out.

                            "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                            -Seneca

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                            • OaktaviaO
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                              @WhiskeySandwich hahaha right on, my pair of 21ib is low contrasty while also being high contrasty too. I dig em that way as well.

                              IG: electricindigowizard

                              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                              WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                              • OaktaviaO
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                                @pechelman said in Random conversations:

                                @Oaktavia interested to see that 189 after you give it some hell! Are you planning to wear this under the 140? Could be you get those interesting combs you're chasing and some cool indigo/grey crocking as well...

                                I am actually going to wear it over the 140 as an overshirt. The 140 has pretty slim arms, I don't like it too tight around my elbows.

                                IG: electricindigowizard

                                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                • pechelmanP
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                                  gotcha, makes perfect sense! The coarse duck will help that 140 along too i'd imagine.
                                  Only here does it make sense to wear a shirt over a jacket and a jacket under a shirt 😃

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                                  • OaktaviaO
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                                    @pechelman hah yes somehow it works out. Plus, the T1 cut is pretty close and cropped. It all works out somehow.

                                    IG: electricindigowizard

                                    "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                    WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                    • MizmazzleM
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                                      Haha. I love seeing everyone get so stoked on the fade goals!! It’s so damn fun!!

                                      For jeans I’m sticking with my same game plan. Wore my XHSbb all last year. The year before I wore my XHS for a full year. This year I’m going to wear both those pairs in rotation to push them into the mid 400 wears range.

                                      As for shirts…uff. That’s the hard part. My 295 is going to be taking the lions share of the work. If I’m lucky enough to snag the 21oz sashiko shirt that will run side by side with the 295….I see a 45% 295 to 45% sashiko to 10% 62 and other shirts distribution going on.

                                      Now, jackets!! Haha. Gotta keep the lefty going strong as well as the Bareback. Course the Split steer can’t be ignored…..Oye!!

                                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                                      • pechelmanP
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                                        up until recent I've been rotating through pairs on a monthly basis, give or take. I'm a week or two shy of 2 months on a pair of 18oz 634's that I don't want to put away just yet. Next on the list though are a pair of madblacks that has me wondering if I should stick with them until spring...

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                                        • WhiskeySandwichW
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                                          @Mizmazzle sounds like a plan! Those xhs already looking badass and i'm sure they'll be nuts by 400 wears. I'd love to have a new leather to go over everything, but i'll probably stick to doubling up shirts with the 292 or the 362 as outers. I'm def psyched for anybody who gets that 21oz sashiko. Will be watching that with interest, as i am with the 19ib. I've been learning to enjoy some of these items vicariously through you guys and not to buy them all myself!

                                          "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                          -Seneca

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                                          • MizmazzleM
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                                            @WhiskeySandwich living vicariously is the key...Trying to mentally program myself to only jump on the items I really am extra stoked about....of course we all know that that is essentially impossible when there is so many incredible pieces of past, present and future.

                                            In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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