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IH-526J-SLB
IHSH-62-IND
IH-633S
Redwing Blacksmith Copper

Sporting my new IHJ-142-IND with the IH-633S-II, no sun but the Indigo still pops!

SEXIH25 CPO IND
Wonderlooper Double Heavy Tee-Khaki
IH 888S -OD 21 oz
Red Wing Blacksmith Copper R&T

Well the day has come, and so damn quickly I might add; on Monday evening, I confirmed my snap upgrades and a last-minute size change (thanks again for the patience Graham and Bailey!), and it arrived In San Francisco today! Got home late from work and not the best lighting, but here are some initial pics. Cant wait to get this piece in the sunlight, because the deep indigo is so gorgeous! I’m stoked on my size adjustment from original order of Medium down to a Small after careful consideration of how I wanted to wear this, which was as a lighter spring coat, that I could layer if needed but wanted a slimmer, more fitted look. I’m 5’8, 156, 39.5” chest, and this small fits perfect. I layered easy with a thick samurai tee, and a decently thick hoodie. The copper snap upgrade was something I was eager to see, and it’s even better than I hoped. Don’t sleep on this piece yall!! Thanks again to IH for a beautiful new jacket!

I’ve lived here 10 years, but took the scenic route to work today on the Vespa to give the new OD the tourist tour of SF. Beautiful morning here. This city never gets old. Even got to stop by Arsicault Bakery in my neighborhood, and digging their Pride spirit️

What can I say, this Denim is amazing and I’m so stoked to have been able to snag a piece in each the indigo and the overdyed varieties! I was initially most excited about the CPO, and don’t get me wrong, It’s incredible, but the OD type iii is so freaking sleek! Here are some photos of each individually, and layered to see both together! Also curious if folks can comment on how much the CPO will shrink in a cold soak. I gambled on the size, and I was fine with it being a little large and wearing it like a shacket, but the length is definitely something I would like to see shrink a little bit. Short torso guy here, so it’s just an issue for me, but a very small one at that! I love these pieces!

Well, a bit of a wild update here! Per my earlier post in this thread, the XL I thought I had tracked down through a seller on Facebook Iron Heart marketplace, which ended up ultimately being a purchase through eBay with the seller, was coming from a retailer in China he had tracked down, and after about three weeks of highly anticipated waiting, and like a young child on Christmas, I tore through the packaging only to find that the IHSH-368 was staring me in the face.. needless to say, I was pretty crushed. Apparently, there was a mixup somewhere along the way, and after many apologies from the Facebook seller, we set up the return process, and aside from some hurt feelings on my part, there was no damage done.

When I tell you I have been on the hunt for the shirt for the past eight months, I mean it! I went through all of the retailers posted In the original post, searching far and wide! And as you all know, this baby was sold out.

Ever since then, I have been checking in several times a week on all of the marketplace to see if one was popping up for sale. I thought I was being very diligent on the marketplace here on the forum, but two weeks ago, I stumbled across a post that I clearly missed from @Miiks back in October that he was selling his. I had very little faith that it was still available, but you never know, so I hit him up. Low and behold, he informed me it sold quite some time ago. And then a few days later, this SAINT of a man hit me up, saying that he stumbled across one for sale online, and he sent me the link. I couldn’t believe my eyes ! When I got onto Pinkomo’s site and saw that they had a medium still available! Are you freaking kidding me?!? The exact size that I have been hoping and praying for all these months, was still available!? I don’t think I’ve ever so frantically purchased an item before my life!

After my last experience, I was still holding my breath a tiny bit (unnecessarily, as Pinkomo is a pro-status shop). It arrived yesterday in pristine condition, in a beautifully wrapped box, so a massive shout out to the boys over at Pinkomo!

And so this, thanks to @Miiks and Pinkomo, is how I was able to track down, what I believe to be, maybe the last one of these for sale in the world!

It just goes to show that with a little bit of luck, persistence, and the wielding of the Almighty power of Iron Heart Forum, pipe dreams can come true!

Sunshine saturation, this thing rocks..

@Gianny-Boy great to see the Indigo version up on the thread.... the OD is getting the attention it deserves, but the Indigo is right up there with it so thanks for sharing!!

Looks so good! This is the phase I see it most similar to the SEXIHPOOD, but texturally more of a matte finish.

SEXIH25 CPO IND
Wonderlooper Double Heavy Tee-Khaki
IH 888S -OD 21 oz
Red Wing Blacksmith Copper R&T

Sunshine saturation, this thing rocks..

@DeeDee85 there is a size large still available with that seller on eBay! Not sure what you’d need, but with a coupon they have going, total was $275! I’ll report back once it arrives, could take a minute though!

Just picked this up on eBay from a Japanese seller that I've purchased from before. NWT. Hoping it's a sweet as it seems. Not a lot out there on the internet about this piece, and this is a surprisingly short thread for it. I'll help add to it:)

@Oaktavia agreed. I was planning on begrudgingly dodging the 292 release since I just snagged the IND CPO, but now you’re making me feel like I should grab one so I can take the side-by-side photos. I’ll think of it as “taking one for the team”.

@DeeDee85 heard that! I convinced myself the same...the 293 is "too similar", so I went with the Indigo CPO and the Type iii OD which did fill a gaps in my lineup. But man, the OD came out so nice, and I'm kickin' myself slightly for not just scoopin' up the OD too lol. Oh well, my wallet is thanking me. Plus, after browsing some photos of the 293 throughout break-in process, it does seem like the 293 will lighten up in color and eventually resemble where this OD is at now.... but there are for sure clear differences.

@Nobunaga thanks for the detailed response! It’ll be very interesting to see how this evolves and changes over time, both with my personal experience, and everyone else out there! Cheers!

@Nobunaga stoked for you! In your opinion, you’re saying this will stretch a bit if it behaves like the 292? Then shrink some with a cold wash, but ultimately stretch back out to initial measurements, or post-wear-stretch measurements? My first non-OD CPO and unsure what to expect..