The Evolution of Iron Heart

[SKT]

@Oaktavia @Mizmazzle been out of town and just catching up on all the goodness here. Absolutely inspired stuff. Thanks for making your fades into art

[hbg1]

@Oaktavia these photos are incredible
Between these photos and some other recent posts I’m really thinking wabash is in my future.

[Oaktavia]

@hbg1 thanks a lot! I highly recommend Wabash!!!

[Oaktavia]

@SKT thanks for looking!!! Fades = Art

[hbg1]

@Oaktavia awesome, I think I’m going to be holding off on buying anything until the meetup but maybe that weekend

[Mizmazzle]

@SKT thanks buddy. Just goes to show the battlefield that is the school life!! Haha

[FlavourFade]

21oz OD vs 14 OZ BB

[indigostiff]

My 666 25oz -- awaiting their return from Rain next week. They needed $280 of work, I was told -- !! Here they are at 150 wears, one wash.

[T4920]

@indigostiff $280 worth of repair costs?! What exactly is being fixed up?

[Oaktavia]

19oz Lefty
16oz Slubby T2

[indigostiff]

@T4920 The circled stuff - plus a hem.

[Jcaz6996]

@indigostiff that’s crazy I wouldn’t even bother …
But each to there own ..

[Jett129]

@Oaktavia Your photography reminded me of a guy who was pretty active on the Forum about 10 years ago. His username was nizzel55 and I think he may have won an early fading contest. Had to screenshot this old post.

[Fades for future]

@Oaktavia that's a truly great evo bud, keep it going

[indigostiff]

@Jcaz6996 150 wears just feels different though. They're like a damned child of mine at this point! Let's see how she returns them - I'm expecting spectacular.

[Jcaz6996]

@indigostiff Im sure they will be she is definitely the best at what she does …
I like the look of rough and tough look of denim with the odd battle scars , holes here and there ..

I’m just going to wear the crap out of mine got a big hole under the left rear pocket now over 1” in length..

[Oaktavia]

@Jett129 wow his fades are sick!!! And I can see why his photos came to mind. I remember seeing them years ago when I first joined. Thanks for reminding me, I'm going to check out more.

[TENDREL]

Here are some pretty special ones for me. I bought these Iron Heart 633s-142 from Self Edge SF a few years back after hearing about Iron Heart on Dean Del Rey's Let There Be Talk in his interview with Giles. Wore these just about everyday for 3-4 years. Tons of washes, 2 repairs, speckled with some paint. They were definitely a size small, but I stretched the heck out of them. Now I wear the 888 which is quite a bit better for my body shape, but will always love these baddies.

[cityofdelusion]

That has got to be one of the best if not the best 14oz IH denim fades I've seen so far...

[TENDREL]

@cityofdelusion Oh heck ya, thanks! Love these things, they feel like some sort of trophy