IHSH-33-IND - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt - Indigo

[worn2fade]

Yesterday wrapped up 365 days around the sun in this IHSH-33-IND. This is the first piece I’ve worn that I completed a full year in!

Im not a blue collar guy. I work behind a desk & spend a lot of time on my couch. That’s where 85% of my fades came from.. but with me knowing this, I made sure to do everything possible in this shirt.

I’ve been camping, canoeing, hammocking, offroading, fishing, walking & hiking in this shirt. I wore it every time I went to the beach, church, my in-laws, the stores. Every time I worked on my car & did yard work.

No matter the situation or weather, I had this shirt on. Everything from 30 degree days to 98 degree days. The cold didn’t stop me, the heat didn’t stop me & the rain didn’t stop me.

If you wear your denim, you will get fades. Guaranteed.

I was going to give it one last wash before wrapping this year up and posting but 1. I didn’t have the correct soap & 2. It’s honestly not due for a wash yet, so no need to rob indigo from my higher contrast fades.

Day 365 | 1 soak 4 wash

[DeeDee85]

@worn2fade great work man, there’s just nothing better than a well faded denim shirt

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@DeeDee85 said in IHSH-33-IND - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt - Indigo:

@worn2fade great work man, there’s just nothing better than a well faded denim shirt

Thanks my friend. I hear no lies! I want to continue wearing it for the foreseeable future. Assuming the 295-IB comes out in time, that should be my next shirt that I pair with my XHSib for IIY6. I should be using and abusing this 33 until then.

[twin]

@worn2fade Getting better all the time.

[FlavourFade]

@worn2fade I think maybe this is the evo phase I like most, looks faded and lived in well but still lots of life left.

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@twin thanks brother!

[worn2fade]

@FlavourFade I get ya dude! If I’m being honest, my favorite evo stage is when it’s beat and battered. I’ve never had a piece get to that stage, but every time I see the owner of SJ’s denim shirt he’s been hammering for 6 years, I damn near start drooling. I can’t wait til my piece gets like that.

[FlavourFade]

@worn2fade yeah Mike's townes shirt is absolutely bonkers and I'd love to have a shirt like this one day with repairs, damage, stories... But I think he said the one he's wearing is like six years old with lots of wear and washes

[worn2fade]

@FlavourFade yeah dude. It’s the repairs that look freaking sick to me, it’s also a 12oz shirt just like this one. With more washes down the line I know mine would brighten up, but I’m really looking forward to the future repairs honestly. I have my 25oz scraps ready for any future repairs on this shirt, 25oz sashiko repairs will be dope.

Ignore the text lol.

[FlavourFade]

@worn2fade so cool

[catdad1]

@RoxRocks86 did you ever go with brass snaps? Curious if they did patina over time?

[jimcord]

Will this awesome shirt ever be made again? Indigo with yellow stitching in xxl…….someday

[RoxRocks86]

@catdad1 Negative. Never ended up pimping any shirts with brass snaps, but thanks for the reminder

[Tago Mago]

@jimcord yes, but no specific date at the moment

https://forum.ironheart.co.uk//post/959813

[jimcord]

Thank you for the info

[Accuria2]

I was lucky enough to find one of these on Ebay. It has never been washed and only worn once, but the dude before me wore A LOT of perfume, so it honestly stinks. I have had it hanging outside, but I cant lose all the smell. Is it OK to wash it even though it has basically seen no wear so far? I know the guy before my soaked it once. Thanks!

[hjl360]

@Accuria2 It will be totally fine!

Although you could go roll around in the mud in it first if you are concerned

[AdamJ]

@Accuria2 absolutely fine. Soak it/ get wet through in a sink before you put in the wash to soften it up. Should prevent creases forming

[bwscott]

@Accuria2
Lay the shirt flat in barely warm water in a bath tub with some Woolite Dark, leave for half hour or so, rinse in the tub with cold water. Drip dry outside. Smell gone but the denim shouldn’t look prematurely machine washed, hopefully retaining some of that new sheen.

[Giles]

Wash it, you will do zero damage if you follow our washing instructions. I'm pretty sure cowboys did not/do not discuss how to wash their denim around the camp fire, and in most cases the fades they achieved is what we are after.....