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    Indigo Invitational Y3

    Heavy Weight Contests & Competitions
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    • Jcaz6996J
      Jcaz6996
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      @Oaktavia yeh it’s definitely that . As long as you focus on your own pair and don’t worry about others you’re have an incredible pair of jeans at the end of the year I think that’s the main goal .

      IG : @luvthefades

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      • OaktaviaO
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        @Jcaz6996:

        @Oaktavia yeh it’s definitely that . As long as you focus on your own pair and don’t worry about others you’re have an incredible pair of jeans at the end of the year I think that’s the main goal .

        Right exactly! I remember hearing someone talking about fading in general saying something like having two pairs at once- one pair as the main pair that is worn most of the time and a secondary pair that is worn anytime the primary pair isn't worn. Like a main pair and and a side pair. That's what I do…

        IG: electricindigowizard

        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

        WTB: IH-526V-XHS - XL/XXL
        IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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          beautiful_FrEaK
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          IMO another "problem" (at least for me) is that the majority prefers the (very) high contrast fades, bordering to looking like pre-distressed jeans. And some of these fades look helped/faked (although that was worth with Y1).

          I prefer the more natural looking fades (so called vintage fades) coming with more ergular washing. Apparently they want to honour these kind of fades this year. I'll be joining with a pair of Denime jeans, so an Osaka5 brand. Normal weight denim.

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          • OaktaviaO
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            @beautiful_FrEaK:

            And some of these fades look helped/faked

            I prefer the more natural looking fades (so called vintage fades) coming with more ergular washing. Apparently they want to honour these kind of fades this year. I'll be joining with a pair of Denime jeans, so an Osaka5 brand. Normal weight denim.

            I never said anything on the Instagram page or the Facebook group last year BUT there were some suspicious looking ultra-high contrast fades that I didn't even understand.

            I'm full of opinions this week, and to add, I think a combination of high contrast AND vintage looking fades looks the best. A blend of both looks not only realistic but also super lived in. Like a lot of what we see here on the forum.

            IG: electricindigowizard

            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

            WTB: IH-526V-XHS - XL/XXL
            IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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            • mclaincauseyM
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              @beautiful_FrEaK:

              I prefer the more natural looking fades (so called vintage fades) coming with more ergular washing. Apparently they want to honour these kind of fades this year. I'll be joining with a pair of Denime jeans, so an Osaka5 brand. Normal weight denim.

              Heh, had I known that, I might have entered my 777N after all, a mere 17oz and comfortable the moment you put them on. Given the popularity of extreme contrast and definition, I decided last week to just start wearing them.

              I dig vintage fades as well as some degree of contrast and especially texture (visible AND tactile), so I find myself somewhere in-between like Oaktavia. That said, I don't launder my jeans often, so we'll see what happens with these. I couldn't be happier with my 666S-18 and think Haraki really nailed the vintage aspect of that fabric.

              Think it, be it.

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                Eeek. Judging sounds like mess.

                I think ill just keep track of the 888 fades on here. I'm not on FB and not trying to compete, but would like a place to record and see how everyone is doing.

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                • Jcaz6996J
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                  @Noahf Y3 is going to be different even though there not getting rid of the public vote it’s a great competition to enter with submitting monthly updates via email following them on Instagram and following everyone’s progress.
                  Getting to that finish line and having a great pair of fades at the end …

                  Y2 voting was this :
                  The Steps to Victory
                  There are a few steps from the final submissions to the podium:
                  Thomas from Denimhunters and Dave from Japanologue will help the founders pick a Top 50.
                  We will then post the Top 50 collages in the Facebook group. Members of the group will vote for their favourites.
                  The Top 16 will automatically go on to the next round. The Founders will select 4 deserving wildcard pairs to round out the top 20.
                  The 20 finalists will be reviewed by our panel of judges. The judges will deliberate and pick our winners.
                  The Founders will then select spot prize and raffle prize winners. All winners will be announced shortly thereafter.

                  But Y3 is slightly different with removing the public FB vote :
                  A Fair and Secure Voting System
                  Only registered competitors can vote
                  Voting will take place on the Indigo Invitational website (link below)
                  Each competitor can vote for their favourite 10 pairs
                  16 pairs with the most votes will go to our judging panel
                  4 pairs will be selected by the founders to go to the judging panel

                  IG : @luvthefades

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                  • Daniel SanD
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                    Registration accomplished  😎
                    Jeans still at hemming, hope they arrive soon

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                    • Jcaz6996J
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                      Nice one 👍
                      You planning on wearing then 365/365 ?

                      IG : @luvthefades

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                      • Daniel SanD
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                        😃 to be realistic, I want to wear them as much as possible.
                        Mostly at work , I’ll take the 18oz because I think it’s wearable in the summer too. Maybe not every day but more often than 25oz for sure.

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                        • Jcaz6996J
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                          Yeh 25oz in the summer is tough last year I was struggling with 32c everyone on site was wearing shorts but I was committed to wearing them every day lol..

                          IG : @luvthefades

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                          • neph93N
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                            I'm really not built for this kind of thing. My jeans get dirty and smelly quickly and I like wearing a range of jeans. Sticking to one pair doesn't suit me.

                            As a result I've never gone in for one of the, but I've signed up now. The nudge I needed was picking up the IH.634s-SLB's. I decided not to wear them until summer, so they are fresh and unworn right now. I'll see what I can manage.

                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                            • Daniel SanD
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                              cool Reuben ! good to have you in 👍
                              I have too much pairs too, and there will be even more during this year 😁,
                              the new 21oz ib is a must have, the UHR and of course the anniversary stuff
                              so I will wear the competition pair on work and the other after work or on weekends mostly.

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                                the246guy
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                                Did you all participants manage to post your Raw proof? The hash tag seems to be available and I'm trying for the last 30 minutes to upload the images, but get back an error message.

                                IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
                                IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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                                • Daniel SanD
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                                  have the same problem, can’t upload the pics 🤨

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                                    the246guy
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                                    Remember seeing somewhere in IG on the total number of participants which stands around 600'ish I guess. Can't understand what the problem is! Is there any other way? I would definitely want to start wearing my pair tomorrow, the 1st of April.

                                    IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
                                    IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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                                    • Daniel SanD
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                                      I think there are more than 800 participants.
                                      maybe technical problems 🙈
                                      as long as you saved the pics you can start wearing I think

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                                      • Daniel SanD
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                                        finally 😎 🥳 , upload was extremely slow and it took almost 30 minutes to upload the pics

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                                        • 68degreesorless6
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                                          I can’t wait to see everyone’s fades. I’m pleased with the wide straight fit on these Oni’s. So much room for activities  😉

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                                          • OaktaviaO
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                                            @68degreesorless the denim looks awesome with the boots, yo.

                                            @Daniel San excellent pick for the Y3

                                            IG: electricindigowizard

                                            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                            WTB: IH-526V-XHS - XL/XXL
                                            IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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