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@Oaktavia When I think of forum legends of fades I think of you and twin, so happy to hear you'll do that. But also like you mentioned don't feel bad for changing it up a few days a week, it shouldn't feel like a full-time job to wear your denim haha
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I can see the attraction of a ‘one good thing’ minimalist attitude, but can’t quite do it myself.
I work on the basis that if I’m using it, it stays if I’m not, it goes. And anything I buy has to have purpose and be of a certain quality. Not just clothes, it applies to everything - having an excess bugs me.
I’ve also sold quite a few pairs of shoes and clothes over the past couple of years. Shoes especially, I need a rotation that I wear regularly and are comfortable. Multiple pairs of redundant well made shoes just means none get broken in properly.
To add, that doesn’t mean I don’t own lots of something I’m enthusiastic about, but if I do, everything gets used. Records are a great example of that, they all get played and the ones that don’t go.
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading through everyone's perspective!!! Made me think I may cut one fit from the group (more than likely the 777s). I still like a good rotation though!
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This is exactly what I do. I have no idea how many wears, soaks, or washes are on any of my jeans. I don't know how many pair I have. I don't wait a certain number of days to wash them when new. I put on whatever makes me happy that day. Maybe I repeat them for the next day or week or month. Maybe I don't grab them again for a year. I do what brings me the most joy that day, and I don't delay wearing a pair just because I'm "trying" to wear another pair more.
@goosehd said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:
Rotation…wake up and pick a pair, wear it for a day, maybe a week, maybe a month. Don’t track wears, don’t track washes…enjoy what I have for what it is. Really well made clothing.
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@flannel-slut said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:
Are there any DR x IH x FoxBrother flannels in the pipeline for 26’?
You need to ask Division Road. These collabs are led by them, it is their gig.....
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Is it true that IH drops used to be at 11am? I'm looking through some old threads and saw that was posted on an item... Not sure if that was just a one off or something, kind of reminds me of my days buying Supreme street wear 10 years ago, they changed to 4pm too a few years back.
edit: I mean UK timezones...
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@AdamJ Maybe I'm just seeing it in a different timezone, it was from a post on the 17oz duck untucked from 2023 or something, probably viewing it from an American timezone haha.
Thanks for the quick reply!
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@goosehd I realise that now haha, and I think that's a good time, gives the guys time to prepare the next day shipping orders etc, and it would be crazy having the drops at 6am EST for the Americans, or even worse West coast...
Thanks for the reply's guys
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Are F/W 2026 lookbooks going out with IHUK orders?
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Just had to buy a new washing machine. New one offers cooler wash options and gentle cycle but shortest wash on these options are at least an hour.
Also has option of a shorter cycle (30 or 15 min) with cool wash options but not a ‘gentle’ wash.
So question is gently but long or short but slightly more vigorous (for the wash that is, as I realise that leaves the doors wide open for double entendres!) -
@Alex thank you
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@Oaktavia Dude, you hit the nail on the head. I've had this conversation with myself over and over since i started the journey. I am definitely prone to hyperfixations. Some pass quickly and others come in waves. My current "state of wear" on my denim obsession has moved into a more passive state. I'm not as sharp with my wear/wash logging, and have been choosing a pair for the day with almost total carelessness. When I started my 21ib's i wanted to wear them exclusively, but now, I really just enjoy the variety. My wash routine has also steadily increased and become more casual too. I only handwash on the first wash after the obligatory "wear as long as possible without washing", about 30-40 wears, then i start presoaking and throwing them in the machine every 20 or so.
I've found that my 'new' pairs no longer look 'new' after about 75 wears, and by then have picked up enough character to begin rotating. We talked before about the initial sprint, and this is pretty much it.
My fitness routine has gained me some weight, so while all of my jeans are still wearable, some fit better than others, and thats pretty much the determining factor for my rotation. The ones with less wears just end up in a kinda catchup mode, but I still like alternating between more and less faded pairs for the sake of variety, and not 'neglecting' any of my jeans by not giving them the attention they deserve.
I have like 9 or so pairs, most of which are decently faded, but once i'm without a pair of freshies, i start keeping an eye on restocks.
"The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
-Seneca
it's 5pm somewhere, right?
