Short jacket trifecta complete.

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

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

First submission in the books. No days missed so far.

Love these SBGs.
(Do I miss the XHS? Maybe a little bit )

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.

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

333 Wears in total on these.
4 washes (at 117, 232, 295 and 333 wears).

Overall I enjoyed the experience a whole lot more than I thought I would. I imagine I'll join the next one as well.
Highly recommend giving it a go if you've been contemplating it.

@Gammaman Entering with bibs is awesome.

@Jcaz6996 Nice, will be another amazing pair I'm sure.

@gouki74 Cool, hard to beat XHS. Not sure I could go a year without washing, but looking forward to following along.

Decided to go with the SBGs in the end. This will be the year of black jeans.
Not looking to win, but would like to reach at least 200 wears.

Just submitted Raw Proof:

These needed another another wash. Currently at 295 wears and 3 washes. No change

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I thought they looked rather good hanging on the door though:

Time to put this to use.
Just put it on and, wow, these are good.

Fading is always super slow on shirts for me, but will definitely enjoy wearing this one

@RoxRocks86 Looks great!

(At some point I'll need to try out some bleaching myself)

Aitora actually has the IHJ-109-BLK in stock in XL and XXL. On sale even.

@AdamJ Nice keyboard

@Giles said in How Did Iron Heart 14oz Come About:

I started to understand that people were buying us as much, if not more, for our quality than for heaviness of our fabrics.

This is 100% true in my case, and what puts Iron Heart in a league of its own.
(I do love the heavy fabrics, but the main point for me is the overall quality)

@twin Legendary jacket!
(Remember looking at pictures of this one here on the forum before I had any IH pieces myself)

Never washed, right?

@TheChef17 How are you finding those black SSTs?

@CosmoSix5 As a big fan of the shorter, classic (and pocketless) jackets, I say keep it!
The whole jacket feels a lot lighter as well imo, without all that extra pocket fabric.
Mine is definitely not going anywhere.

@Mizmazzle Yeah, we need a pic of the whole lineup! @Daniel-San

I Was looking at these Addict boots on the DC4 page btw, great looking boots

@j3butch1 I know what you mean regarding the 666. In my experience sizing up in the 666 is one way around it, or going with a different cut. Personally I typically prefer the 777 or 555, neither of which feel constricting in my experience. (Keep in mind body shapes vary wildly. Looking at the pictures I'd say we're not that far off though).

You could go for the 888, but personally I find that cut to be a little too generous in the thigh/crotch/rear area. (I sold a pair of 888-XHS for that reason). 777 or 555 seem to be just right for me, or the 634 if you want a straighter/less tapered fit.

As always, hard to make recommendations when we all vary in both body shape and how we like our jeans to fit/feel.

@Tobi Very nice, and Nyhavn is great.