Let's go!
Finally back in some black jeans after a few months of (glorious) XHS.
Excited to see how these develop over the next 12 months. Never seen a faded (or even slightly worn) pair of these before.
These have a rope dyed warp and a cheese dyed weft. Interested to see how they compare with the SBGs from last year.
Love the branding, logo and lightning bolt on these as well.
So much variation this Indigo Invitational, should be a good one.
Short jacket trifecta complete.
200 wears on these today. Love XHS.
These were washed at 50 wears and 122 wears. Won't be too long before I give them another wash, but will hold out a little longer at least.
Great to be back in XHS after a year of wearing SBG for the Indigo Invitational. That said, really starting to miss black jeans now. My love for black denim keeps growing stronger 
Been wearing these all day every day since the last submission, but no real observable difference. This is life for us slow faders 
If anything they've been soaking up some of the indigo from my 295-IB and are turning darker. Keep this up and I'll be back at square one once the competition is over 
Posting here as well, now that the Indigo Invitational is over.
Great pair of jeans!
333 Wears in total on these.
4 washes (At 117, 232, 295 and 333 wears).
First submission in the books. No days missed so far.
Love these SBGs.
(Do I miss the XHS? Maybe a little bit 
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My goal for the Indigo Invitational was to reach at least 200 wears.
That has now been achieved, currently at 203 wears. Still at only one wash. I'll definitely be continuing to use these going forward, but will be wearing some other pairs as well. The longing for XHS is strong 
Not a whole lot of progress since last month (despite wearing these more than I anticipated). Still only on the one wash, considering doing another wash soon.
First submission is in.
Not a whole lot happening just yet. Some early signs of fading around the front and back pockets and the back belt loop. Fading is always slow for me (despite typically wearing the jeans for 16-18 hours a day) and this time around will be no different.
Only 11 months to go! Looking forward to seeing your submissions.
(Posted earlier today in the Samurai thread)
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As usual I'm sure progress will be slow and unimpressive, but looking forward to it nonetheless. Really enjoy Samurai 25oz.
Happy to have this one in size 46, previously had a different Samurai 25oz Type I in 44, which was ultimately too tight in the shoulders/chest.
@Indigo-Alchemist Nice, have been eyeing those, love that moleskin.
Hey, tucked is a great look, I'm a student (again) these days so I'm slobbing it untucked every day
@AdamJ Would be good to have at least one decently faded pair of these out there!
@Indigo-Alchemist Nice looking coat. FOB Factory?
As for tucked or untucked, both seem to work well. (Personally I haven't tucked a shirt in years, unless I'm in a suit etc)
IGW-101B - These just had their second wash a 190 wears (first wash at 144 wears). I think I might try washing these more often than the SBGs I wore for the last Invitational, just to see how that works out. Ended up with a total of 4 washes for the SBGs.
@yannis said in IH-888-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo:
He just like lose jeans. Its preference. If what you wearing feels good to you who gives a feck what everybody else thinks. There is no way you are wearing 25oz denim and its too tight and somehow you are not aware of it.
Exactly.
(I find I generally agree with everything yannis says on here 
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@northsouthdenimguy Maybe part of it is the weather, extra nice with a cup of coffee on a chilly morning.
That said, I still drank a lot of coffee when I lived in Los Angeles.
On my second cup right now, a large one at about 24 ounces. To my defence I just got back from an 8 am physiology lecture (and will soon head to the gym).
Hoping for the "Iron To The Bone" mug to come back in stock.
As a Norwegian with a Finnish great grandfather I refuse to add up the yearly total 
For any coffee lovers visiting Oslo I very much recommend Tim Wendelboe. That's the gold standard in my opinion. Try both the filter (aeropress) and the espresso while you're there.
(Java is another excellent spot).
@Mizmazzle Looking great! (Love black denim!)
