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    • T4920T
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      I agree. I have every pair of 'raw' / selvedge jeans I've owned since getting into them around 2007. A pair of APC New Standards comes to mind that I was appalled to wake up one morning and find numerous holes from cigarette burns in after a particularly debaucherous house party in my teenage years… Broke my heart at the time but looking back, they serve as a totem of sorts, and remind me of that chapter of my life.

      “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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      • goosehdG
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        @Nkwkfld I questioned at the time you first posted your jeans and why you would bleach them as I couldn’t understand why.  Now when I think of bleach and jeans I immediately think of yours in a good way.  I made a comment a while ago that I have a knack for remembering things for a long term (photographic memory) and your jeans, you, and that story were put in that catalog of memories.

        You made the jeans yours and I think they turned out well.  When the question popped up yesterday, I couldn’t think of a better person or story for an answer.

        Cheers

        "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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        • MattM
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          @Nkwkfld:

          He's likely wrong about lots of other things.

          Touché.

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          • MattM
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            BTW, are we just going to ignore the fact that @IronFart is a pretty epic username?

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            • J
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              @Matt:

              BTW, are we just going to ignore the fact that @IronFart is a pretty epic username?

              .      Think it stinks,personally.    Couldn’t resist!

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              • MattM
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                • IronFartI
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                  Thanks to everyone for all the help with my first IH forum question: I really appreciate the thoughtful guidance, and will take your advice. Or alternatively, I'll neck a couple of beers and chuck them in the machine with a gallon of bleach and a quick prayer, and then post pictures of the subsequent disaster. Either way, thanks again.

                  Yours windily,
                  IronFart.

                  Seize that fish.

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                    For a less touristy offroad experience in Sedona, I highly recommend checking out Barlow Jeep Rentals.  The town of Jerome is also a great place to go visit for a day.

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                    • MattM
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                      @IronFart if you have other non IH denim, maybe do a test run.  I tried to bleach some Levi’s once and it was a disaster.  I’d hate to see you learn from a miscalculation with your od’s.

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                      • setandsettingS
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                        Who makes a good house shoe? Like some slip ons for wearing around the house, but not slippers with no back because I'm always uncomfortable with the flopping around.

                        I tried this but the back wouldn't catch on my heel so they were floppy: https://huckberry.com/store/easy-moc/category/p/65941-easymoc

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                        • goosehdG
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                          @setandsetting Have you looked at or tried the Viberg Slippers:

                          "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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                          • setandsettingS
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                            I haven't. Didn't know they made one. Looks kind of formal though?

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                            • IronFartI
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                              Ithica Sheepskin make some lovely slippers: https://ithacasheepskin.com/collections/sheepskin-slippers/products/mens-sheepskin-slippers

                              Seize that fish.

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                              • OaktaviaO
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                                @setandsetting I have enjoyed L L Bean slippers over the years. I just ordered a new pair last month and absolutely love them. Here are some men's styles:

                                https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/503380?page=mens-slippers&bc=474-629&csp=f&nav=gnro-18999

                                These are the ones I currently wear around the house. I like the shearling inner lining, the durable sole and the sheepskin outer:

                                https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/83392?page=mens-wicked-good-lodge-chukkas&csp=a&feat=124664-recsbottom.pdp&ri=rbpIFI2&pos=3

                                These look nice too:

                                https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/124664?page=mens-wicked-good-slipper-boot-moc-mens&bc=474-629-503380&feat=503380-GN3&csp=f&pos=4

                                Super warm and cozy. My wife has a pair of similar ones too. She loves them!

                                I also have these for the summer but they are not nearly as warm:

                                https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/23723?page=mens-leather-double-sole-slippers-leather-lined&bc=474-629-503380&feat=503380-GN3&csp=f&pos=12

                                IG: electricindigowizard

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

                                WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                • setandsettingS
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                                  Thanks @Oaktavia those look exactly like what I was looking for!

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                                  • OaktaviaO
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                                    @setandsetting you are welcome, they are amazingly cozy, especially after a long day of work relaxing on a couch with your favorite beverage. Let me know if you end up getting some!

                                    IG: electricindigowizard

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

                                    WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                    • krebsyK
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                                      I'll second the Beans. I got a pair of Wicked Good Mocs 3 or 4 years ago.  they are still going strong although the shearling has thinned somewhat. They are great for winters around the house and the occasional trek out for trash, mail, etc.

                                      Looks like denim truly is the fabric of our salvation.

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        Sounds like you’re sorted, but The North Face makes great slippers. The Nuptse corduroy mules are slightly less fugly than their other models (which generally look like you wrapped the sleeve of a puffy coat around your foot) and have down insulation.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • alexpupinA
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                                          @goosehd:

                                          Ultimately jeans are a reflection of the wearer and the fades are the stories and memories created while wearing them.  Each person and their creations are unique and you should do what you’re comfortable with.

                                          I like to put the work, time, and effort in my denim to fade them naturally and relish the memories of those special occasions.  Children born, friends lost, beers shared, and tears shed.  I don’t want to speed up that process because life goes by too quickly.

                                          My jeans are my story and your jeans should be yours.

                                          Just my $.02.

                                          Amen!

                                          To me fading jeans is an exercise in patience.

                                          Patience is the virtue of faders

                                          IH-888-UHR-YA
                                          IH-888S-19L
                                          IH-634S-A
                                          IH-666-XHS
                                          IH-666S-SLB
                                          IH-634S-SLB

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                                          • MattM
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                                            @mclaincausey:

                                            Sounds like you’re sorted, but The North Face makes great slippers. The Nuptse corduroy mules are slightly less fugly than their other models (which generally look like you wrapped the sleeve of a puffy coat around your foot) and have down insulation.

                                            I have TNF slippers.  Love them.

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