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@AskAxel I was on the fence, but I think you just pushed me over the edge on some engineer boots. These are beautiful!

Love seeing all the beautifully faded pieces here! Congrats to all those that finished. I was leaning towards more of a vintage vibe, so I washed these jeans more than any of my other pairs. I’m happy with how they turned out.

@Noahf I made it using an old phone case and extra denim from when I got my jeans hemmed. I used some fabric glue and glued the denim on the phone case.

@Vincent-Vega @WithBongInHand I’m in the same exact predicament with my 888 UHR. Gonna be hard keeping that on ice until April. 🫣

@AdamJ thanks! I appreciate the kind words.

OD certainly take a bit more effort and wear to fade, but it’s so rewarding once the fades start coming in. I really need to add some more OD pieces to my small collection. This is my only OD piece.

The texture is amazing, and gets better with time.

@Pointman I had the same thought! I’ve got one with pearl snaps incoming tomorrow. I’ll post some photos once I receive it.

@goosehd great! Thanks for the quick response. Gonna check place an order and keep on ice for next Indigo Invitational.

Quick question regarding this denim. I think I know the answer already, but just looking for some feedback before I pull the trigger on getting a pair.

After the initial soak and wash, will the waist stretch back out to the original measurements? I.e., original waist is 31”, post soak is 30”, after some wear ~31”. Is that relatively accurate?

I need to do a better job of posting more photos of this beautiful denim. 11 month submission for Indigo Invitational. Final sprint to the finish!

I need to do a better job of posting more photos of this beautiful denim. 11 month submission for Indigo Invitational.

Excited to finally land one of these after years of drooling over all the amazingly faded ones on here. My only other CPO is the SExIH collab. I got that one in X-Large due to mainly wearing it as a light jacket. I went with a Large with the 409 since I’m planning on wearing it as an actual shirt.

Did any of you upgrade the snaps? I went with the pearl upgrade on mine. I think it’ll give it some nice contrast against the dark unfaded IB, then eventually blend together once it has been faded many years down the line.

Congrats to everyone that scored one!

Some updated photos of this beautiful denim. I found out recently that my wife and I are expecting a baby girl, and we’re beyond excited to add another blessing to our family. Our two kids got a little messy with the paint for our gender reveal. I thought it was a great opportunity to document it as part of my journey with these jeans. I’ll be giving it a wash today, so we’ll see if the paint stays or goes. The denim itself continues to soften and lighten up after each wash. I’ve got some very minor fraying on the knees. I was half-expecting to have a knee blowout at this point already, but it’s holding up pretty well. I may try some sort of sashiko reinforcement before the end of the competition. We shall see. One soak and three washes.

@americanathreads the fit looks great to me, to be honest. I think the hem length and cuff work well. Once the denim breaks in, it’ll be less rigid and drape quite nicely.

I’d say this is great news for anyone that’s looking to get the CPO with this denim. Pure speculation on my behalf though.

@jglatz I also like my waist measurement at 31.5”. That being the case, I went with a size 31 for both my 888S-21ib and 888-XHSib. They were both closest to the 31.5” measurement that I prefer. The waist does stretch out over time, but I wear a belt to minimize stretching in the waist (less tension, less stretch). Once washed, it will shrink back a little, but it will also stretch back out quite quickly. It was just a little uncomfortable at first. That’s due more so to it being so rigid/stiff at first, but it was comfortable once broken in. Mine were broken in within about 3-5 wears.

I sized for my preferred waist measurement from the get-go. I didn’t size down and try to calculate where it “should” stretch out to after some wear. I also didn’t size up in hopes of shrinking it down with a hot wash.

Hope this helps!

My apologies for being late to Day 1, but these jeans were my first IH piece. 888S-21ib

@SonnyTheElder thanks! I’m really liking how the fades are going. The texture pops more and more everytime I wear them.

@Davids_denim thanks! I’ve really enjoyed wearing them.

@Blanco thanks! OD takes a bit more time to fade, but they do eventually fade. Stick with it! You won’t be disappointed.