IH-526J-DD - Double Duck Type III Jacket

[Brock]

Wow! I didnt know any of these fresh specimens existed anymore… so happy for you! And very jelly!! make Mike proud!

[Oaktavia]

@Brock said in IH-526J-DD - Double Duck Type III Jacket:

Wow! I didnt know any of these fresh specimens existed anymore… so happy for you! And very jelly!! make Mike proud!

It makes me wonder how many other long lost, unworn grail items are out there folded in someone's dresser drawer or hanging in a closet. I have found a few older pieces but not unworn ones, so I feel quite fortunate. I will wear it in the name of Mike.

[Denman John]

@Oaktavia Cant wait to see how you tackle this jacket and the fades it will produce. Hats off to @tody for helping out a fellow denim brother!

[Oaktavia]

@Denman-John he's fecking awesome, an IH saint

[Giles]

Same duck....

[Oaktavia]

@Giles said in IH-526J-DD - Double Duck Type III Jacket:

Same duck....

Gotta love that Duck

[Oaktavia]

Zoinks! My 526J-DD is a day or so away from being delivered! I can hardly contain myself.

[SourPower]

@Oaktavia several of us are living vicariously through this thread, I cant wait to see the evolution of this spectacular piece.

[Oaktavia]

@SourPower haha...hoping it gets here tomorrow. I will hot soak it to remove any shrink. I am nervous about putting it through a hot washing machine like I would with UHR. This DD fabric is prone to marbling. @Alex you were ablet to get a fair amount of shrink from just a hot soak, correct? I plan to agitate the water as much as I can. I'll take measurements before and after to test it.

[yannis]

Is the fabric the same as the one used on the 634's DD?. I washed mine without knowing anything about marbling in the washing machine and it did not marble. Now I washed it cold and nonsense cycle. Not sure if that matters.

[yannis]

No spin cycle I meant!

[Tago Mago]

@yannis I like nonsense cycle. Let’s stick with that

[yannis]

That text autocorrect is real!!!

[Oaktavia]

@Jestre said in IHxVS-T1-DD - Iron Heart/Vater & Sohn 16.5oz Indigo/Indigo Duck Type I Jacket:

I've been wearing/abusing this a lot since it arrived.  Washed once or twice.  Looks all sorts of crazy right now, will even out and keep getting better with time.  I included some additional pics from my time in the Catskills while wearing this beast.

I just don't want my jacket coming out of the washing looking like this. No offense to the owner of this one. I just don't want any of that. Not sure if this one was soaked beforehand but it makes me nervous to try mine in the machine no less.

[Daniel San]

@Oaktavia
just avoid the machine mate , give them a soapy soak if necessary.

[yannis]

It never happen to my pants @Oaktavia but better be safe than sorry.i got zero marbling.

[yannis]

Also not sure if that matters but I didn't realize they were raw so I wore them for about 3 months before the 1st wash. Nothing shifted a bit of shrinkage but every pair I own gets a bit tighter after a wash, maybe lost 1 inch in inseam but no drama .

[Giles]

Shifting fades due to shrinkage it basically not a thing with anything we make, the amount of shrinkage is so small (as a percentage) that it makes TSROFA difference. I see people obsessing about it, but it really is not a thing.....What contributes more to shifting fades, is not having the creases and fold lines imprinted into the memory of the denim before you wash (especially the first time)......Vintage fades lack contrast in part, because the whiskers and honeycombs move every time the jeans are washed.

[Oaktavia]

@Giles said in IH-526J-DD - Double Duck Type III Jacket:

Shifting fades due to shrinkage it basically not a thing with anything we make, the amount of shrinkage is so small (as a percentage) that it makes TSROFA difference. I see people obsessing about it, but it really is not a thing.....What contributes more to shifting fades, is not having the creases and fold lines imprinted into the memory of the denim before you wash (especially the first time)......Vintage fades lack contrast in part, because the whiskers and honeycombs move every time the jeans are washed.

Yeah, it's something that Mike wrote a little about on here. I'm more fixated on a hot soak to help shrink the fabric down close to a 42 with the 44 I have on the way. I have more 44s in my closet than the former, but oftentimes I find myself in between sizes on the charts. Either way, I'm stoked to get this jacket in my hands (hopefully) today.

[Oaktavia]

The DD has landed! Sleeves are a bit long and I could lose a little bit all over. It's hot soaking now in my tub. I'll hang it dry and wear it damp to work tomorrow.

This jacket is insanely awesome. Just what I had imagined it to be. It's damn perfect. I'll be wearing this for the foreseeable future.