The Evolution of Iron Heart
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Hello nice people from all over the world
I'd like to share some evo pictures of my 21oz 888s that I bought in March '24:
I really like how they've developed.
Have a great weekend!
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@RobeOfTheMagi I really like how they've developed too! Awesome fades man. I had a pair and sold them, they looked a lot like these. Makes me miss 'em!
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Yes, they're lovely mate.I really enjoy the process of fading them by simple living my life. While I change my sweaters and shirts fairly regularly, I wear this pair of jeans nearly every day that is not too warm. I bike commute, teach and arm wrestle in them <3.
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Initially I thought they'd produce these high contrast fades you see on other very heavy denim. I only learned about the evolution of 21oz denim after buying them.
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@RobeOfTheMagi They look where I'm looking to get! Wears / washes / soaks?
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@indigostiff Thank you! I think I've soaked them after a week of wear and they got the first machine wash after about 20 weeks of wear. From then on I've washed them another 5-6 times. I don't think delaying washes after the first machine wash compromises the fades anymore.
They got about 180 days of wear and probably many hundred kilometres of bike riding.
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This might be considered cheating but I'm not participating in any fading competitions. I actually don't like washing my jeans after every hike through forests or after playing with my son in the sand.
I think it's much more resourceful to simply brush dirt and dust off. I've good a high quality cloth brush with horse hair and bronze bristles.
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@RobeOfTheMagi As long as the brush isn't scratching the surface of the denim to the point where the fades are artificial (not sure if this is possible), I would not consider it "cheating" at all. My two cents.
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@Mister_Brue said in The Evolution of Iron Heart:
@RobeOfTheMagi Fades are a reflection of how you live your life. If brushing was to fade your jeans, then so be it; it is how you clean them.
Washing also fades jeans, so…
Yes, I agree
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I’m wearing exactly the same stuff as a few weeks ago, which would be kinda boring for WAYWT, but the light hit my 269 just right a few minutes ago so I took these pics. I love how the colours have softened over the last four years and how, for anyone who has eyes to see, this shirt quietly proclaims: I am loved!
“Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“
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@ARNC love the evo on this. I was thinking the same thing about my 18oz 666s, love the way they are developing. I feel like they have really come alive after the last wash
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@Tago-Mago thanks! Sometimes the evo just creeps up on you and then hits you when you finally get a chance to take things slowly.
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IHJ-51
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