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

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    • MizmazzleM
      Mizmazzle
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      @jerkules ahahah...this made me laugh for real. Sounds like you have no choice but to sleep in you denims tonight!!

      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...

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      • KasiK
        Kasi
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        Really 🤔

        I wear chosen denim 38.5 hours a week to fade fast, out of work hours random stuff.
        After 1 year of fading, move on to something else.

        I never sleep in denim

        The world's insane
        While you drink champagne
        And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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        • seawolfS
          seawolf
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          @kantian What is it about jackets?! @Mizmazzle knows exactly what I'm talking about.

          I had a convo with someone last night about flying in jeans. I'll fly to another continent in my denim. IDGAF. The guy I was talking to last night will only fly in sweats. No thanks.

          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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          • flannel slutF
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            I never pass up the opportunity to wear my XHS when flying. And also make sure to be wearing the proper shirt:
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            • seawolfS
              seawolf
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              @flannel-slut I get patted down EVERY time I wear XHS.

              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

              @zeebeeleather

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              • JordJ
                Jord
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                Hah great thread topic. I've actually only got into raw denim at the start of last year, I have barely any fades on my jeans as I work from home most days and have like 20 pairs of jeans in rotation (yes within the year, always looking at more too!)

                I've slept in my jeans but wouldn't do a jacket/denim shirt, also would need to be cold otherwise I'd wake up sweating

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                • Jcaz6996J
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                  The only IH piece of clothing I’ve slept in is my pale rider when New to try and soften it up the leather was and still is super tough so I gave it a go which pissed my wife off no end with the squeaky noises so that got knocked on the head .
                  May be wrong but I don’t see how sleeping in denim will make it fade , movement is key ..

                  IG : @luvthefades

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                  • OaktaviaO
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                    @Mister_Brue I do it just because I love to wear it but yes just shirts.

                    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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                    • OaktaviaO
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                      @Mister_Brue I think it puts a lil patina on there

                      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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                      • kantianK
                        kantian
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                        @mclaincausey For sure. I don't wear things that are clearly dirty, and I have a pretty liberal washing philosophy. I'm not sleeping in my front yard.

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                        • kantianK
                          kantian
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                          @Mister_Brue Honestly, this is the main reason for doing it. At best, I suspect the actual fades are negligible. I think it does contribute to molding the denim to your body. I move a lot during my sleep. Sprawl my arms out. I think it helps in setting crease in the shoulders and sleeves.

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                          • kantianK
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                            @Jcaz6996 You're probably right. I think it helps set creases in the shoulders and torso. Afterwards, it wears more naturally to me, but it might be a placebo effect.

                            I could see a leather garment responding to it, though, The sheets brushing the leather, the heat activating the oils in the leather.

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                            • kantianK
                              kantian
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                              @seawolf Vanity to some degree. A jacket is the first part of an outfit people notice. Imo, it's the core of a silhouette. They're the most flexible part of wardrobe. Shifting seamlessly between styles and outfits.

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                              • WhiskeySandwichW
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                                I found that whatever I try to fade, if it’s like every other day wear, i reach my happy spot after like 6 months. The trick is have a small rotation. 6 months hot, 6 months cold for the heavier ones. Shirts take forever for me cuz I wear them once a week. Wash minimally. Only time I sleep in denim is camping. I think most of my fades come from just being active as fuck.

                                "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                -Seneca

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                                • T4920T
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                                  @jerkules OD lefty sleep is cosy, who needs a weighted blanket!

                                  This thread inspired me to sleep in my 33 and 21oz jeans last night. Possibly a coincidence, but it was the first time I've slept all the way through through the night since returning from holiday six days ago.

                                  Sleeping in denim is the cure to jet lag, apparently...

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                                  “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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                                  • FlavourFadeF
                                    FlavourFade
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                                    I tried to sleep in my 62 a couple times after I read that @Oaktavia did it with his wabash cpo because I can't wear anything else than my jeans to work because we have to wear the company shirts and jackets... So I only get to fade bottoms and boots but for shirts and jackets it's only while commuting or after work hours which is sometimes a little frustrating... Like realizing there are so many limited releases I want to have but the one I got a year ago looks almost new 🤣

                                    Insta: free_the_fades

                                    wtb:
                                    The Pale Rider XXL

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                                    • Denimhead 0D
                                      Denimhead 0
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                                      Bed fades for the win 😁

                                      IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                                      • OaktaviaO
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                                        @FlavourFade FWIW I wore my 227 around the clock for days on end- sometimes as far as 72-96 hour stints.

                                        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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                                        • B
                                          Buckeye
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                                          I immediately thought of @Oaktavia when I started reading this thread

                                          As an aside, I keep wondering which April 1st the IHUK team is going to announce 5oz cotton/linen indigo dyed PJs

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                                          • OaktaviaO
                                            Oaktavia
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                                            @Buckeye I wear an OD UHF to sleep every night.

                                            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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