IHJ-140-IG - 19oz Selvedge Denim Type I Jacket - Indigo/Grey

[tvaillant75]

@Oaktavia I was actually wondering about it, whether the joy of fading overtakes the rotation of already faded clothes. kind of a journey vs. destination denim philosophical question

I am at the beginning of this hobby, so I definitely get a loit of enjoyment about making progress at this stage.

[Oaktavia]

@tvaillant75 said in IHJ-140-IG - 19oz Selvedge Denim Type I Jacket - Indigo/Grey:

@Oaktavia I was actually wondering about it, whether the joy of fading overtakes the rotation of already faded clothes. kind of a journey vs. destination denim philosophical question

Fading projects definitely overtake a would-be rotation of already faded denim. I see my personal denim fading journey in two major stages:

1. Focusing on one or two pieces at a time, tops and bottoms. Fade these to the point where satisfaction is aquired. This, to me, is about 50-75% fading progression of any given piece until moving onto the next one.

2. Once 6-7 jackets, shirts and pants are faded to my liking, I plan to start a rotation of all the pieces I have faded from stage one. From here, rotating the denim extends the lifetime of the fabric while allowing myself to enjoy the fruits of my fades. It also allows the denim to continue to fade in all its glory, albiet at a snail's pace. The fade marks will be present, yet not totally developed with a ways to go. I plan to reach this goal in the next two years or so.

Not to of course be naive to the fact that more epic IH drops will occur. But for now, I am closer to reaching the rotation than I have been before.

[tvaillant75]

@Oaktavia thanks for the input, I like your approach to it.

[Tago Mago]

@Oaktavia From now on, I shall refer to you as Sisyphos

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Oaktavia this is legit good fade philosophy

[Oaktavia]

@Tago-Mago Sisyphus would totally fade the feck outta some jeans.

[Buckeye]

For those that have this piece, is this what the internal sleeve stitching looks like? Bought this second hand and I’m 99% sure it’s not a fake, but this is the only thing that’s throwing me off.

[MrJay]

@Buckeye yes that is what mine looks like

[Mister_Brue]

@Buckeye Mine too. They’ve bound the edge presumably because of the thickness of the fabric.

[Mister_Brue]

@Buckeye Great score by the way!

[Larkens]

@Mister_Brue Indeed! It's a great jacket! You are in for a treat @Buckeye

[Giles]

@Buckeye said in IHJ-140-IG - 19oz Selvedge Denim Type I Jacket - Indigo/Grey:

I’m 99% sure it’s not a fake, but this is the only thing that’s throwing me off.

I suspect there is not a 19oz indigo/grey denim available for anyone to buy. It's a fairly unique denim and it was made specifically for us.

I'm also 110% sure that a faker would not go to the shag and hassle of bias binding an internal seam....

[akohut]

@Buckeye any chance you bought it off Vinted? I just sold mine (size XXL) there last week – it's 100% real if so

[Buckeye]

Thank you all for the quick feedback! Another reason this forum is a fantastic place full of great people.

@akohut , got this XXL off ebay; was new with tags!