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WAYWT - The Hard Labour Edition aka "Working in your workwear".

What Are You Wearing Today (WAYWT)
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    Alex
    IHUK Crew
    @neph93
    Joined: 28 Sept 2009

    @neph93 sure, drop me a dM. Sorry I missed this earlier

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      cityofdelusion
      Joined: 1 Jun 2018

      @Mister_Brue Super cool photo

      last edited by 3 Aug 2024, 10:24 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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        Boit
        Haraki san Expert
        Joined: 13 Apr 2013

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        WTB: IHJ-118-BLK/OLV XL, IHM-34-BLK L, IHSH-297-IND L, IHSH-399-ORA XL, IHWF-001-PUR L, IHSH-366-IND L

        last edited by 17 Aug 2024, 16:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 5
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          Jcaz6996
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 11 Sept 2020

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          IG : @luvthefades

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            Leadley
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 6 Jun 2023

            Picked up some 801s for work , these are great!!
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              Aetas
              見習いボス
              @Leadley
              Joined: 19 Jun 2013

              The 801 is a great choice @Leadley
              Please post in the IH-801 Cotton Duck Double Knee Logger thread also.

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                tody
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                @Mister_Brue Why would you care about what a random person says online? People will always talk shit, especially the keyboard warriors.

                Edit: And if you care about my 0.02 - the slub looks sick!

                last edited by tody 26 Sept 2024, 18:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
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                  Tago Mago
                  Mod Squad
                  Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                  what @tody said

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                    aksu
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 28 Jul 2021

                    @Mister_Brue Don't bother about it. Yeah. No way my jeans look like that after a year, but that does not mean your's could not. And those do not look like bricked anyways. Nice pair of pants!

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                      T4920
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                      @Mister_Brue I think casual observers of the denim/fading scene underestimate our commitment/obsession with wearing our jeans as much as humanly possible.

                      To somebody that doesn't wear their jeans for work, and isn't actively trying to create as much wear and tear as possible within a fixed period of time, the fades on your jeans probably seem unachievable/fake. Those in the know, however (the ones that really matter 😉), can clearly see these to be a product of natural wear and real love for your garment.

                      Hell, I can fuck up a pair pretty badly in 12 months and I work an office job!

                      The saying 'Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to ignorance' comes to mind, these fools just don't know any better... 🙏

                      “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.”

                      last edited by T4920 26 Sept 2024, 18:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
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                        ARNC
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                        @Mister_Brue you know they’re not fake, although I guess brick is not that far away from stone!

                        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

                        last edited by 26 Sept 2024, 18:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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                          flannel slut
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 21 Feb 2022

                          @Mister_Brue said in WAYWT - The Hard Labour Edition aka "Working in your workwear".:

                          “rubbing it with a brick...”

                          Anyone who’s anyone knows bricking a crotch blow out is so in

                          But yeah, more or less what @tody said, don’t even bother. They look sick 2X!

                          last edited by 26 Sept 2024, 18:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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                            tody
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                            @Mister_Brue Well, for a start, way too few people still know what actual manual labor is. I certainly don't, all I have to offer is 'office fades'.
                            But that probably goes hand in hand with many of these people still considering themselves tough and rugged.
                            So there's probably only a few people actually putting these - expensive - pieces of clothing through any real abuse. Definitely two worlds colliding there...

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                              goosehd
                              Mod Squad
                              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                              My jeans are my story, they are there in good times and bad, and reflect that. If someone likes them great, if they don’t, meh…

                              Don’t really care as it’s part of me and I’m part of them. My $.02

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                              last edited by goosehd 26 Sept 2024, 19:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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                                Tago Mago
                                Mod Squad
                                Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                My jeans reflect my lifestyle and profession. When I visit customers I wear chinos and a shirt. When I work from home I sit at a desk and wear denim. Plus, I wash when they're dirty or smell, and I prefer "vintage" fades to high-contrast. If I tried to go for a different fade pattern that would be disingenuous in my opinion

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                                  Danimal506
                                  Haraki san Expert
                                  Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                                  I think it’s pretty rare for people to wear high end work wear to work in a labor or manufacturing job. Personally, I have worked manufacturing for years and was always afraid to wear my Iron Heart gear. At my previous job in a workshop I wore some 777-142 for the winter and they were great! And it really put some good wear and tear into them quickly!

                                  I haven’t met a single coworker who knows about high quality work wear. They all wear Wranglers here in Texas and Levi’s in California. Here and there I try to talk to them about it, some find it really cool!

                                  Now I work in the Sheet Metal Union in a shop and as of yet I don’t wear my Iron Heart stuff to work. Number one because it’s too damn hot! But also because I’m afraid of ripping random holes in them on raw corners of sheet metal. As the weather cools off, I am going to try a pair of Carhartts and if they don’t get all ripped up, I’ll try my Iron Hearts.

                                  Here is a pic of todays work wear.
                                  I’ve got Red Wings on at least! 🫣🙃
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                                  Kyle, TX

                                  last edited by Danimal506 26 Sept 2024, 21:37 scooterS 1 Reply Last reply 26 Sept 2024, 23:51 Reply Quote 6
                                  • MizmazzleM
                                    Mizmazzle
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                                    @Mister_Brue just one of the many reasons why the forum is the best!! I love that no one around here gets caught up in the “comments section” trash talking ignorance. Just a bunch of denim heads geeking out on the hobby…and so much more.

                                    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

                                    last edited by Mizmazzle 26 Sept 2024, 21:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                    • scooterS
                                      scooter
                                      啓蒙家
                                      @Danimal506
                                      Joined: 26 Dec 2015

                                      @Danimal506 said in WAYWT - The Hard Labour Edition aka "Working in your workwear".:

                                      Now I work in the Sheet Metal Union in a shop and as of yet I don’t wear my Iron Heart stuff to work...because I’m afraid of ripping random holes in them on raw corners of sheet metal.

                                      As a craft worker that works directly with sheet metal workers, I can certainly agree with this. Tinners I work with like to leave duct work all over the place, on job sites. I'm constantly weaving in and out of it. I've caught two pairs of denim on sharp edges, before. I still wear IH to work. But, it's XHS, and I only wear it in winter...

                                      Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

                                      last edited by 26 Sept 2024, 23:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                      • GraemeEG
                                        GraemeE
                                        Joined: 18 Sept 2022

                                        Glorified desk jockey for a mechanical contractor here (including union sheet metal, plumbers, fitters, etc...)

                                        I wear my IH to work but the closest thing to work related wear and tear that I get is creases in my elbows from constant face palming during conference calls and while trying to decifer shoddy plans/specs

                                        last edited by GraemeE 27 Sept 2024, 00:07 D 1 Reply Last reply 27 Sept 2024, 02:17 Reply Quote 4
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                                          Danimal506
                                          Haraki san Expert
                                          @GraemeE
                                          Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                                          @GraemeE Oh no it happens to you too?! Hahah
                                          (The shotty plans and face palms)

                                          Kyle, TX

                                          last edited by Danimal506 27 Sept 2024, 02:17 GraemeEG 1 Reply Last reply 27 Sept 2024, 02:24 Reply Quote 1
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