Random questions to which you seek an answer
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Hey all, relatively new to the world of denim and had a question about a couple of IH pieces I own …
First up, the 634S. I’ve been wearing these for about 6 months straight (no wash or anything). Here in Canada, we have been hit with some very wintery weather, so I’ve been trudging through snow (think dog park, hikes etc).
For lack of a better description is this type of indigo “wear/fade/? normal? I assume it’s from just getting the bottom of the jeans wet from snow continuously? With a wash, will the brightness sort of dissipate?
Also, the same jeans have transferred a lot of indigo onto my IHJ75 parka. I don’t mind a bit of this, but is there something I can use to wipe some of it off.
Thanks for reading and please don’t thrown me under the bus for asking these questions.
Last, sorry if I posted this in the wrong section … Brian
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@Brandrea Don't apologise for asking questions man! No such thing as a stupid question and all that. We all have to start somewhere too
As for the the jeans, I suspect you're spot on with the idea that it's the snow and whatever attrition that comes with it, has led to the speedy fading at the bottom of your leg. I don't think a wash will remove the fade. My best advice would be to wait for the rest of the denim to catch up in the fade department and embrace the contrast!
For the parka I would try a warm damp cloth and dab/spot clean it with a light detergent. I cannot speak of the effectiveness of this method though I'm afraid as I have not had to deal with crocking on lighter fabrics.
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@AdamJ said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:
I don't think a wash will remove the fade.
It's possibly dried salt, I'd soak them in warm water, agitate for a few mins and drip dry, if it's salt, most of that will go away, if it's a real fade, then it won't
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Thank you both so much!
I’ll give your suggestions a try and I appreciate the quick replies.
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@Brandrea i don’t think your parka will ever be completely free of indigo stains. I’ve had a white jacket professionally cleaned a few times and the stains are still there. I don’t care about it but I forgot to tell the cleaners before the first time that it’s not important. They told me they were not able to remove the stains when I picked up the jacket.
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@DrPat Thanks for that.
It’s mostly on the inside of the jacket and it really doesn’t bother me a whole lot either. I guess I just noticed how much there was the other day and thought I should maybe remove some of it.
I’m going to try Adam’s spot clean approach and see if it works to take some of it away.
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@Brandrea The bottom of your jeans remind me of a photo that Haraki-san posted in the past of his pair of denim:
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@cityofdelusion Damn … I’m in good company !
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I need some help with a denim decision - which heavyweight denim should I choose?
I'm set on the 777 cut, and I'm considering the following options:- XHS
- XHS ib
- UHR
I have a 666 in 25oz, so I know what to expect. I have no experience with the UHR fabric, though.
So, let me have some opinions, please. -
@Tago-Mago I'd also consider a second-hand pair, if I could only find someone who'd be willing to sell it to me
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@Tago-Mago …and you’ll throw that list out the window once you get there.
