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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.

@Denimhead-0 no worries! It was worth a shot.

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@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.

@Oaktavia so damn beautiful! I was gonna post my pair for the ones that scored a pair today. Tough act to follow.

Cross-posted in the Indigo Invitational Y5 thread, but also posting here for those interested in seeing how this beautiful denim fades. This is after 6 months of daily wear. If you’re on the fence, don’t be!

Sixth monthly check in for these SEXIH25-633. Half way! Based on my past experiences, I find that the jeans really start to shine at the six months mark. Overall, the jeans have really started to lighten up. I’ll be giving them a nice soak and machine wash today, and I’ll post some post-wash photos. Six months down! Six more to go.

Fifth monthly check in for these SEXIH25-633. The texture is really starting to shine through all around, but very clearly on the thighs. I did some pre-spring spring cleaning around the house with my kids and their toys. So lots of bending down, crawling around, and playing the usual. As you can see, the knees are definitely getting some wear and tear. Fortunately, there haven’t been any tears. I’ll continue to monitor it though. The plan is to give these a nice machine wash at the six month mark. Five months down! Seven more to go.

I finally had a chance to rock this hefty piece today for a little date night with the missus. I haven’t had a chance to really wear it, so it’s still a bit rigid. It hasn’t really molded to my body yet compared to the broken-in one I tried on at Self Edge. I’m sure that’ll take some time, but for now I’m enjoying the weight of it.

@cyclops a couple of pieces with the same denim with different states of fades. The jeans and cell phone case have been worn/used daily for four months. As you can see, the cell phone case gets a lot more wear and tear. The CPO has been worn intermittently for about six months. It’s a beautiful denim that drapes very softly. Doesn’t feel like 19 oz at all. Hope this helps!

@weftyarn thanks! I’m trying to get my SBG to a nice faded grey like yours.

@Oaktavia yea, I’m trying to be more active on posting updates here and on IG. While I was making the post, I couldn’t help but notice that the whiskers and honeycombs are pretty consistent on all three pairs. Then coincidentally, I saw someone else’s post on IG mentioning that fades could be unique fingerprints to us. I thought the at was pretty cool.

@Oaktavia thanks man! Trying to build my faded arsenal, one piece at a time. I realized I made a detailed post on IG, but not here.

I pretty much wore each indigo/black for a year straight. I only washed once at the one year mark. When I move on to another piece to fade, I semi-retire the previous one. I’ve worn the 21ib a handful of times since I washed them, but the XHSib has been stored away while I worked on the SBG. But now all three are stored away so I can focus on the 633 Self Edge collab for the II.

888S-21ib - 888XHSib - 888SBG