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Figured i'd shoot some photos. Almost 6 years in my primary rotation.

I've been tempted multiple times over the years to add to my collection of jackets but had not pulled the trigger until this one came along. My IHJ-72 type ii, which ive been fading since it came out in 2018 will now take a back seat to this type i.

Very excited to see how the fading varies between both!

Decided my pair needed to freshen up. Quick evo shots after the first soak. About 3 months of almost daily wear in the Arizona heat.

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Quick snap, as I had no photographer til it got dark. Will try to get one tomorrow. Shirt, fit, and feel are fantastic. XXL for reference.

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Just wanted to share a photo of this jacket after several years of wear. Each photo has a bit of variance in the exposures and I removed the background. Still fairly difficult to capture as even these shots dont accurately capture the depth of the contrast. I'm very happy with the way this has evolved over the last few years. As you can see, the jacket itself still has plenty of deep indigo with nicely pronounced highlights.

In my case, I wear sz 34 yet the waist on 555s can be a bit oversized. I made sure to take two of the most important things into account; stretch on the waist and the thigh. The IH crew was very helpful in getting me a pair with the smallest waist with the biggest thigh. I was hesitant  since I'm comfortable at around 13in initially with a bit more give just in case, but my pair was at 12.5. I decided to go for it. And while it took a while they eventually stretched out to 13. As you can see from a few posts above, the thigh measurement is pretty snug, which to me tells me I just made the limit when it comes to stretch. As for the waist, as mentioned above, as long as you wear belts you won't see much of a stretch, I think mine stretched out less than half an inch.

tl;dr

Waist and thigh measurements are the most important imo. I got half an inch on thigh alone!

Alex and his droogs! 

It’s currently 108 degrees out but had to take some shots. Fantastic jacket with an awesome fit. Glad I pulled the trigger on this one.

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