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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

Indigo Invitational Y3

Heavy Weight Contests & Competitions
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    Jcaz6996
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    Joined: 11 Sept 2020

    Non edited pictures.👍
    5 soapy soaks in the tub.
    4980 hours worn 365/365

    IG : @luvthefades

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      Oaktavia
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      Joined: 12 Jun 2019

      If you use the natural light of outdoors on a nice day at the right time, the photos need no altering! Perfect example of this. Crazy as shit to me these used to be dark dark dark indigo/black. Nice work indeed.

      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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        Jcaz6996
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        Looking back at it now there’s a few things I would change first do a initial soak.
        Remember the first couple of weeks were brutal. Waited 6 months before doing a soapy soak
        And washed 5 or 6 times in the year, would just hold off now and wash them at the end.

        IG : @luvthefades

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          Daniel San
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          @Jcaz6996
          They look fantastic !!!
          What have you done to keep them "fresh" ? There must be a point when they start smelling, or not ?

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            Jcaz6996
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            @Daniel San cheers 👍
            i soapy soaked them in the bath 4 times in the last 6 months going through the summer months they were a struggle to work in but never really got to a point where they  smelled .

            IG : @luvthefades

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              Jcaz6996
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              This is the worst they got with salt patches on the shins from sweating.

              IG : @luvthefades

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                Daniel San
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                😆👍 so cool !

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                  popvulture
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                  Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                  Man those look SO great. Gonna have to pull the trigger on some 666 at some point. Gonna wear the fuck outta my current indigo XHS first, though.

                  WTB
                  IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                  Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                    Jcaz6996
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                    Cheers 🙌

                    If I do enter this year going with 555-XHS
                    Absolutely love this pair from Hall of Fades probably one of the best pair I’ve seen.

                    IG : @luvthefades

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                      louisbosco
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                      Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                      for the first time in 5-6 years, I'm sitting this one out.

                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                      • Harvey Specter
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                        jskidder
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                        Joined: 29 Jul 2010

                        Someone should enter w/ the bibs.

                        last edited by 10 Mar 2022, 01:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Oaktavia
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                          @jskidder:

                          Someone should enter w/ the bibs.

                          I was wondering if they could be entered or not earlier today when I saw the restock…looking at @Daniel San

                          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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                            Daniel San
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                            @Oaktavia
                            They can be entered , it says "all styles and denims"
                            I was thinking of them when I decided to take part in Y3 , but not knowing when the restock will be and the
                            fact that they might be unwearable in summer made me switch to the 18oz.
                            Now I will think about them again …..🤔

                            last edited by 10 Mar 2022, 06:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Graeme
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                              Technically they're denim trousers, so I don't see why the bibs would be ineligible…

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                                Oaktavia
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                                @Daniel:

                                @Oaktavia
                                They can be entered , it says "all styles and denims"
                                I was thinking of them when I decided to take part in Y3 , but not knowing when the restock will be and the
                                fact that they might be unwearable in summer made me switch to the 18oz.
                                Now I will think about them again …..🤔

                                It's OK to miss a few dozen days IMO… @alexswords placed during Y1 and he had to change his size of his XHSib months into the competition if I remember correctly.

                                The 18oz is a great option too though! Have fun deciding that but don't think too hard compadre!

                                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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                                  RoxRocks86
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                                  Joined: 2 Mar 2018

                                  Few more weeks to go!

                                  I’m still undecided, but 80% sure I’ll join this yr  😃

                                  @Jcaz6996 surprised you didn’t place higher your pair looks amazing!

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                                    Jcaz6996
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                                    Cheers @RoxRocks86 means a lot 🙌

                                    When Y2 finished was adamant I wasn’t going to enter Y3 because of the whole voting system.

                                    If I remember correctly 358 people finished the competition.

                                    Then it went to a small panel of judges for the top 50 then  public vote on indigo invitational FB page that was a joke
                                    Where the page had 1600 followers then jumped to 3300ish as friends and family were voting lol.
                                    Indigoinvitational soon realising what was happening and pulled the plug on the public vote
                                    To then who entered as of day 1 could vote via email for there favourite 10

                                    I don’t agree with contestants voting  as a load of contestants are part of denim community’s look at how many malaysia & Thailand there was in the top 50 alone and others have massive social media following so I thought it was biased just my opinion.

                                    Think it should be different stages of external judging.

                                    Panel of judges for top 50

                                    Judges for top 16 then 4 Wild cards chosen by you the founders

                                    Then judges for the final.

                                    But now I don’t care I enjoyed the whole experience committing  to one pair and wearing them as much as I could for 365 days  to see what I could do to my pair of XHSIB’s I couldn’t of wore them anymore 365/365
                                    4980hours

                                    Just got to look at the winner Harry his XHS are insane they are literally perfect to good and he only wore them casually 🤷🏼‍♂️

                                    IG : @luvthefades

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                                      RoxRocks86
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                                      Joined: 2 Mar 2018

                                      Ah, so that’s what happened. I remember seeing some commotion in regards to the voting system on FB, but didn’t pay much attention to any of it. Had no idea it was that big of a mess.

                                      You’re right contestants shouldn’t be able to vote at all for obvious reasons & 3rd party judges should be a standard. How’d they handle everything in the end? Hopefully everything has been sorted and improvements have been made for a fair judging system for this upcoming comp.

                                      Similar to you @Jcaz6996 , I’m most interested in seeing the outcome of what wearing a pair consistently for a year would look like. I rotate often so joining IIY3 would help hold me accountable to one pair, or so I hope. Plus, it looks like more women are joining in on the fun too which is cool.

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                                        Oaktavia
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                                        @Jcaz6996 yes that was an accurate recollection of how that all went down. It seemed kind of like a popularity contest at times, especially toward the end.

                                        But to echo what @RoxRocks86 stated, the end goal of course is to have a pair of heavily faded jeans in the fastest way possible.

                                        Just make sure your pair fits properly! My pair from last year is too small for me (or the cut is not for my lower half). So I have a pair of nicely faded Elephants but they are a display piece for the foreseeable future.

                                        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

                                        last edited by 14 Mar 2022, 14:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Nik
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                                          Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                                          This would be fun to do, but the timing isn't great. Started wearing the slub type II one month ago and my daily 888 21oz SST's are nowhere near retirement. Good luck to the competitors, hope the rules are a bit more denim-focused this time.

                                          last edited by 14 Mar 2022, 14:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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