Posts made by Lowlander

@americanathreads Yes I did. For the hickory shirt I had to cough up just over 50 euros on customs duties. Annoying but inevitable...

@CosmoSix5 I think it was mentioned here recently that this is one is only for the international market and not released in Japan. But somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Wow! Looks like one of those battered pieces scavenged from a California gold mine!

Faded by the sun....

The stats: 641 wears, 6 washes

Photo bomb:

@natefreezy I've machine washed mine at low temperature and no spin. That went fine: no marbling or shrinkage whatsoever

I'm pretty sure it's a 777. The denim I would bet is the 21 oz. Or possibly the 18 oz vintage. But others here will know better.

@Oaktavia wow, that one is coming along very nicely! Do I see some indigo coming through or is that an effect of the sunlight? My jacket seems to fade to grey.

It's been a few years since I last ordered with UES directly from Japan, but this time I got hold of their hickory traveling shirt. Ordered on Tuesday, delivered to the Netherlands on Friday, pretty amazing. Very happy with shirt, and also with the handwritten card and goody!

@chillmonroe Don't worry! If you got the right fit, they'll feel comfortable soon enough, though it does take longer than with the 21 oz denim. Congrats on snagging a pair of great XHS!

@twin thanks so much!

@Oaktavia, definitely one wash, but the number of wears I'm less certain about. As a ballpark figure I'd say about 300 days of wear.

Sorry, I have the regular lefty, but not the OD version.

@Oaktavia I'm stoked to see what you'll do to this jacket!

I've had mine for almost 5 years. My experience so far is that it doesn't really fade, or at least not like the OD lefty. It does develop a nice patina. I'll post a pic of mine later...

@Gavin666 mine was a bit large on me when I first got it, so I gave it a hot wash ( 40 degrees Celsius). There was some shrinkage--just enough for me--but not yet half a size if I remember correctly.

The 246-NIN is one of the shirts I wear the most and yet it stubbornly holds on to its color. That must be the natural Indigo...

Only the "edges" of the shirt and the roping show some more contrast:

@Mister_Brue said in The Evolution of Iron Heart:

@Oaktavia Looking forward to your five year update in November 2029!

LOL, me too! Cool you're starting on a new XHSib! They're so much fun to fade.

@Oaktavia cheers! Yes, I do love these jeans! And also, they're holding up really well! I wouldn't be surprised if I'm still wearing them in another 5 years. In any case, I'll keep you updated.

Here's my yearly update:

5 November 2024:

For comparisons 2019-2023, see https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/topic/44/the-evolution-of-iron-heart/3748