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    • OaktaviaO
      Oaktavia
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      @Yoprst You don't even need to work hard in denim shirts to earn fades in them. I am a school teacher and 72 days of wear (all day, every day, even to sleep in) is plenty of time to show some evo.

      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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      • T4920T
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        I sit at a desk all day at work, but walk a lot, and wear my denim all the time I'm not sleeping (and occasionally when I am).

        Always still yielded great result on my jeans over the years, but I have too many shirts in the rotation to see much noticeable change up top in the short term.

        “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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        • spleef_onerS
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          IH666SBR-14, 55 days of wear.

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          • YoprstY
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            @Oaktavia The key word is "some" ☝ 🙂

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            • ?
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              @WhiskeySandwich very freaking amazing cool

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              • Jcaz6996J
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                @Yoprst sorry for the late reply No secrets lol , as Giles said I’m a Carpenter I work on a construction site erecting Timber frames houses . Physical job working long hours definitely helps with the evolution process . As Steve mentioned put enough time into wearing a particular piece and the fades will come just enjoy the journey 👍

                IG : @luvthefades

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                • weftyarnW
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                  Impeccable fades James! @Jcaz6996
                  The thing with shirts is that you just rotate more so reaching the magic point of wear days just seems like a much longer time.
                  I wore the 62 BLK renovating the garden house for a week straight and it faded like magic.

                  Also here’s my SBGs at 107 wear days for good measure 😃

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                  Use it or lose it.

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                  • RobeOfTheMagiR
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                    @Oaktavia

                    I'm a teacher also and being able to put 10+ hours a day into a single garment helps significantly. At least the sleeves showed similar fading with my Blaumann Type 2 in the same timeframe as Jcaz6996 was wearing his shirt. However the body of the garment won't fade as much if you don't work physically half of the day. In the evenings I'm making a small potato patch in a part of my garden. That also helps a little with the fades.

                    Unfortunately I'm sick at the moment, so there is not much fading or teaching this week. Let's see what a couch can do to my denim :).

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                    • YoprstY
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                      @Jcaz6996 said in The Evolution of Iron Heart:

                      @Yoprst sorry for the late reply No secrets lol , as Giles said I’m a Carpenter I work on a construction site erecting Timber frames houses . Physical job working long hours definitely helps with the evolution process . As Steve mentioned put enough time into wearing a particular piece and the fades will come just enjoy the journey 👍

                      Hi Jcaz6996,
                      Thanx for your reply and no apologies required for it not being instant 😉 👌
                      The reason I've asked that question was that I was curious if you use some special technique to get that mega turbo fade for the time frame announced. As they say, may be I was born at night but surely not the last night and I have an idea how long and what does it take to fade a certain piece of denim. I myself work at the shipyard and my work demands physical efforts and it requires the whole lot of body motions and often takes me in a pretty tight spaces therefore increasing the contact of my denim with the world outside it. I wear my denim at worksite 12 hours a day 5 days a week. You can see my IHSH-292-IND evo for about the same time period here
                      https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/796918
                      https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/803609
                      So when I saw you pics of 72 wears shirt I thought this guy must had been through the training course in the US Navy Seals Boot Camp in his shirt or he knows some fading secrets I should ask him about 😉

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                      • OaktaviaO
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                        @RobeOfTheMagi hope ya feel better soon man! I will admit that when i do get sick during the school year, I'm bummed but at the same time, I don't mind putting in for a sub some days 😅

                        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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                        • RobeOfTheMagiR
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                          @Oaktavia

                          Thank you very much, mate!

                          Lucky me ... I've got a great number of A Level Exams (Abitur in Germany) on my desk that will keep me busy for 120 hours or so of desk work. Looking forward to the elbow fades ...

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                          • krebsyK
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                            18V and 19L in the morning sun.
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                            Looks like denim truly is the fabric of our salvation.

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                            • ?
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                              @krebsy very cool!

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                              • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                Loving the 19L as well 33 ind together— very comfy combo—

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                                • Jcaz6996J
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                                  @Yoprst No boot camp 😆.
                                  No Secrets .. just up @4.45am and don’t get in the house till 7.30pm 5 days a week.

                                  Sounds like you’re in the right job 👍 I don’t come into contact with any materials I wouldn’t say just excessive movements.. we don’t even stop for break eat while we work.

                                  Here’s a few other examples:
                                  IHSH-292-IND CPO
                                  93 days of wear
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                                  IHSH-293-OD
                                  131 days of wear
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                                  IH526L
                                  344 days of wear
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                                  I’ll have to take some pictures of my IH526L OD
                                  Just over 100 days in that ..

                                  IG : @luvthefades

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                                  • ?
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                                    @Jcaz6996 carpenter fades for the win

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                                    • jerkulesJ
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                                      @Jcaz6996 do you wear your shirts under a denim jacket when working? If so I bet the outer face of the shirt material abrading against the inside of the jacket really speeds things up…

                                      I personally find it hard doubling up the denim on my top half, so kudos if you manage to do such a physical job wearing 2 layers of heavy demim

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                                      • Jcaz6996J
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                                        @jerkules I don’t mate wear one or the other .
                                        I’ve found wearing the 380 Ind sample under my OD Lefty the creases in the arms didn’t look as crisp because of another layer on top..

                                        IG : @luvthefades

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                                        • jerkulesJ
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                                          That makes sense that they wouldn’t be as crisp. Wow you really wear your gear hard, very impressive!

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                                          • Jcaz6996J
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                                            @Heavy_blue 😜 I personally think doesn’t matter what job you have . Just be committed to what ever your wearing and enjoy the process the fades will come ..

                                            IG : @luvthefades

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