Big rockabilly vibes today with IHJ-86-BLK and IH-666S-UHR. Fall has hit Chicago and I’m so stoked to bust this jacket back out!

in a previous like i was a bike messenger in chicago, “indigo” was my radio handle. seems oddly fitting here now. that life gave way to a professional cycling career eventually where i raced all over the world with a red bull helmet on. these days i still race, but less competitively and work in marketing for a cycling component company. in between race seasons i toured extensively playing guitar in a rock and roll band, and on occasion still make noise in front of an audience. i have great admiration for makers of quality things, which is how i wound up here.
Big rockabilly vibes today with IHJ-86-BLK and IH-666S-UHR. Fall has hit Chicago and I’m so stoked to bust this jacket back out!

Filming a cycling video today for work! IH Fall Fit Edition with IHG-081-ORA, IHJ-86-BLK, and IH-666S-UHR.

634s-uhr on the cyclocross podium 

Le Laboureur chore coat, Breton Shirt Co long sleeve shirt, IH-666S-UHR, and my trusty Red Wing 875. Bonus for my fresh Ahlem glasses cos I’m blind.

Fresh pair of 555 XHS and IHG-081-ORA. Posted in the 555 XHS thread for fit advice but after a wearing around the house for a spell I think these are perfect.

finally, the temps in chicago are perfect for the ihj-114-blk. also day 39 of the ih-634s-uhr.
20 days in on mine! It’s basically a shirt at this point. I’m so happy that it is finally getting warm in the Midwest, but I’m not trying to rush the heat so I can get as much wear as possible! 60 days on 555 XHS and an unknown amount of wear on my beloved orange beanie.


364 days since the initial soak/machine wash. Roughly 300 wears? Lost count once it got hot out, but that’s a safe estimate. Denim is probably slightly damp in these pics from yesterday’s soak/machine wash. Thought the wash would take more indigo out of the denim tbh, but I don’t care… I love these so much. Stoked the temps are cooling off in Chicago and I can get back to daily wear.

@Davids_denim awesome. I was thinking 3-4 months before the first one, thanks dude!
@Davids_denim these look killer! Did you start the monthly washes after the first month or let them go for a bit before wash number one? I’m about 50 wears in on mine and the combs and whiskers are starting to show up…
Filming a cycling video today for work! IH Fall Fit Edition with IHG-081-ORA, IHJ-86-BLK, and IH-666S-UHR.

Big rockabilly vibes today with IHJ-86-BLK and IH-666S-UHR. Fall has hit Chicago and I’m so stoked to bust this jacket back out!

@Indigo-Alchemist thanks dude! My coworkers said I look like the art teacher and they’re not wrong haha
Le Laboureur chore coat, Breton Shirt Co long sleeve shirt, IH-666S-UHR, and my trusty Red Wing 875. Bonus for my fresh Ahlem glasses cos I’m blind.

So cool to see a spotlight on Iron Heart and the subculture within the subculture that exists on this forum 

man. might have to cop and hold for a while because I’m like, 5 days into my UHR.
@worn2fade if the 684 drop in a 16oz slub before April, I might jump in. The 666S UHR I’ve been sitting on for Y6 got their first wear yesterday after learning Y6 doesn’t start in Sept like I thought it would.