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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

Indigo Invitational Y3

Heavy Weight Contests & Competitions
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    RoxRocks86
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 2 Mar 2018

    Ah, so that’s what happened. I remember seeing some commotion in regards to the voting system on FB, but didn’t pay much attention to any of it. Had no idea it was that big of a mess.

    You’re right contestants shouldn’t be able to vote at all for obvious reasons & 3rd party judges should be a standard. How’d they handle everything in the end? Hopefully everything has been sorted and improvements have been made for a fair judging system for this upcoming comp.

    Similar to you @Jcaz6996 , I’m most interested in seeing the outcome of what wearing a pair consistently for a year would look like. I rotate often so joining IIY3 would help hold me accountable to one pair, or so I hope. Plus, it looks like more women are joining in on the fun too which is cool.

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      Oaktavia
      見習いボス
      Joined: 12 Jun 2019

      @Jcaz6996 yes that was an accurate recollection of how that all went down. It seemed kind of like a popularity contest at times, especially toward the end.

      But to echo what @RoxRocks86 stated, the end goal of course is to have a pair of heavily faded jeans in the fastest way possible.

      Just make sure your pair fits properly! My pair from last year is too small for me (or the cut is not for my lower half). So I have a pair of nicely faded Elephants but they are a display piece for the foreseeable future.

      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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        Nik
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 12 Nov 2020

        This would be fun to do, but the timing isn't great. Started wearing the slub type II one month ago and my daily 888 21oz SST's are nowhere near retirement. Good luck to the competitors, hope the rules are a bit more denim-focused this time.

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          Jcaz6996
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 11 Sept 2020

          @RoxRocks86 in the end the process was small panel of judges pick the top 50
          Then the contestants pick the top 16 and Dave and Bryan pick 4 wild cards
          Then another panel of judges pick the prize winners..

          My XHSib are the first pair of jeans I’ve faded , it was new to me just before Y2 and my understanding was i got a physical job working on site as a carpenter working long hours so I’m definitely going to give these jeans a beating . Wearing them every day as long as I could at the end had blowouts in plenty of places probably soapy soaked them to much with I think 5 .
          I think it was judged more about how pretty they looked lol instead of wearing the crap out of them..

          I was happy I got into the top 50 top 20 would of been amazing.
          But like I mentioned in my previous post love the whole process monthly updates and committing to wearing them every day so probably do it all again ,the same as last year but hold off from washing until the end if I can ..

          I think it would be great to have you in Y3 👍

          IG : @luvthefades

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            Jcaz6996
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 11 Sept 2020

            @Oaktavia yeh it’s definitely that . As long as you focus on your own pair and don’t worry about others you’re have an incredible pair of jeans at the end of the year I think that’s the main goal .

            IG : @luvthefades

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              Oaktavia
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              Joined: 12 Jun 2019

              @Jcaz6996:

              @Oaktavia yeh it’s definitely that . As long as you focus on your own pair and don’t worry about others you’re have an incredible pair of jeans at the end of the year I think that’s the main goal .

              Right exactly! I remember hearing someone talking about fading in general saying something like having two pairs at once- one pair as the main pair that is worn most of the time and a secondary pair that is worn anytime the primary pair isn't worn. Like a main pair and and a side pair. That's what I do…

              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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                beautiful_FrEaK
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 15 Jun 2010

                IMO another "problem" (at least for me) is that the majority prefers the (very) high contrast fades, bordering to looking like pre-distressed jeans. And some of these fades look helped/faked (although that was worth with Y1).

                I prefer the more natural looking fades (so called vintage fades) coming with more ergular washing. Apparently they want to honour these kind of fades this year. I'll be joining with a pair of Denime jeans, so an Osaka5 brand. Normal weight denim.

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                  Oaktavia
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                  Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                  @beautiful_FrEaK:

                  And some of these fades look helped/faked

                  I prefer the more natural looking fades (so called vintage fades) coming with more ergular washing. Apparently they want to honour these kind of fades this year. I'll be joining with a pair of Denime jeans, so an Osaka5 brand. Normal weight denim.

                  I never said anything on the Instagram page or the Facebook group last year BUT there were some suspicious looking ultra-high contrast fades that I didn't even understand.

                  I'm full of opinions this week, and to add, I think a combination of high contrast AND vintage looking fades looks the best. A blend of both looks not only realistic but also super lived in. Like a lot of what we see here on the forum.

                  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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                    mclaincausey
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                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                    @beautiful_FrEaK:

                    I prefer the more natural looking fades (so called vintage fades) coming with more ergular washing. Apparently they want to honour these kind of fades this year. I'll be joining with a pair of Denime jeans, so an Osaka5 brand. Normal weight denim.

                    Heh, had I known that, I might have entered my 777N after all, a mere 17oz and comfortable the moment you put them on. Given the popularity of extreme contrast and definition, I decided last week to just start wearing them.

                    I dig vintage fades as well as some degree of contrast and especially texture (visible AND tactile), so I find myself somewhere in-between like Oaktavia. That said, I don't launder my jeans often, so we'll see what happens with these. I couldn't be happier with my 666S-18 and think Haraki really nailed the vintage aspect of that fabric.

                    Think it, be it.

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                      Noahf
                      Joined: 19 Aug 2021

                      Eeek. Judging sounds like mess.

                      I think ill just keep track of the 888 fades on here. I'm not on FB and not trying to compete, but would like a place to record and see how everyone is doing.

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                        Jcaz6996
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 11 Sept 2020

                        @Noahf Y3 is going to be different even though there not getting rid of the public vote it’s a great competition to enter with submitting monthly updates via email following them on Instagram and following everyone’s progress.
                        Getting to that finish line and having a great pair of fades at the end …

                        Y2 voting was this :
                        The Steps to Victory
                        There are a few steps from the final submissions to the podium:
                        Thomas from Denimhunters and Dave from Japanologue will help the founders pick a Top 50.
                        We will then post the Top 50 collages in the Facebook group. Members of the group will vote for their favourites.
                        The Top 16 will automatically go on to the next round. The Founders will select 4 deserving wildcard pairs to round out the top 20.
                        The 20 finalists will be reviewed by our panel of judges. The judges will deliberate and pick our winners.
                        The Founders will then select spot prize and raffle prize winners. All winners will be announced shortly thereafter.

                        But Y3 is slightly different with removing the public FB vote :
                        A Fair and Secure Voting System
                        Only registered competitors can vote
                        Voting will take place on the Indigo Invitational website (link below)
                        Each competitor can vote for their favourite 10 pairs
                        16 pairs with the most votes will go to our judging panel
                        4 pairs will be selected by the founders to go to the judging panel

                        IG : @luvthefades

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                        • Daniel SanD
                          Daniel San
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                          Joined: 2 May 2020

                          Registration accomplished  😎
                          Jeans still at hemming, hope they arrive soon

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                            Jcaz6996
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 11 Sept 2020

                            Nice one 👍
                            You planning on wearing then 365/365 ?

                            IG : @luvthefades

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                            • Daniel SanD
                              Daniel San
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                              Joined: 2 May 2020

                              😃 to be realistic, I want to wear them as much as possible.
                              Mostly at work , I’ll take the 18oz because I think it’s wearable in the summer too. Maybe not every day but more often than 25oz for sure.

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                                Jcaz6996
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 11 Sept 2020

                                Yeh 25oz in the summer is tough last year I was struggling with 32c everyone on site was wearing shorts but I was committed to wearing them every day lol..

                                IG : @luvthefades

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                                • neph93N
                                  neph93
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                  I'm really not built for this kind of thing. My jeans get dirty and smelly quickly and I like wearing a range of jeans. Sticking to one pair doesn't suit me.

                                  As a result I've never gone in for one of the, but I've signed up now. The nudge I needed was picking up the IH.634s-SLB's. I decided not to wear them until summer, so they are fresh and unworn right now. I'll see what I can manage.

                                  “Some of those that work forces
                                  Are the same that burn crosses”

                                  • Virginia Woolf
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                                  • Daniel SanD
                                    Daniel San
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                                    Joined: 2 May 2020

                                    cool Reuben ! good to have you in 👍
                                    I have too much pairs too, and there will be even more during this year 😁,
                                    the new 21oz ib is a must have, the UHR and of course the anniversary stuff
                                    so I will wear the competition pair on work and the other after work or on weekends mostly.

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                                      the246guy
                                      Haraki san Prodigy
                                      Joined: 8 May 2016

                                      Did you all participants manage to post your Raw proof? The hash tag seems to be available and I'm trying for the last 30 minutes to upload the images, but get back an error message.

                                      IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
                                      IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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                                      • Daniel SanD
                                        Daniel San
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                                        Joined: 2 May 2020

                                        have the same problem, can’t upload the pics 🤨

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                                          the246guy
                                          Haraki san Prodigy
                                          Joined: 8 May 2016

                                          Remember seeing somewhere in IG on the total number of participants which stands around 600'ish I guess. Can't understand what the problem is! Is there any other way? I would definitely want to start wearing my pair tomorrow, the 1st of April.

                                          IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
                                          IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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