Posts made by pmadison95

I am entering this year with a pair of jeans from Naked and Famous MIJ13. It is a black by black 16oz fabric. I don't expect to place with them but I wanted to try to fade a black pair.

I may be able to make this one it is a little over a 4 hour drive for me as opposed to across the pond. I will have to see what I have going on next year.

I might have to pick up this next jean coming out it is the MIJ15 Hand Dyed Natural Indigo x Kakishibu Intangible Cultural Selvedge Denim. It has a hand dyed warp and weft and the fabric looks gorgeous. The price is kinda steep but alot of extra work goes into making these. https://www.nakedandfamousdenim.com/en/news/2025/7/11/mij15-hand-dyed-natural-indigo-kakishibu-intangible-cultural-treasure-selvedge-denim

@Giles thanks they are made by Renav Goods with dark brown shinki horsebutt. I was really impressed with the finishing and they go great with IH.

My jacket arrived awhile ago but I fi ally got around to taking some pics. I am glad I went with the large.

I grabbed one of these in size L from Iron Shop Provisions. I probably could have gone up to an XL but seeing how boxy this one is I went with an L. Also they were sold out of XL. Now the wait begins. I will try to take fit pics when this one shows up.

@Alex cool thanks for the update!

Is there and update on the restock for this?

17 oz brown duck and double indigo duck bibs...... also blanket lined chore coats in these fabrics would be killer

Here is my final update photos. I am going to keep wearing weather permitting.

We took a train ride on memorial day. It is cool seeing these old steam locomotives run.

@KA56 I didn't realize that the 888 was intended to be worn with a slouch. I have a pair in UHR and I like how roomy they are but didn't like those weird vertical lines. I just tried wearing them on the hips instead of pulled all the way up and that fixed it. Thank you for explaining this.

I have limited experience I really liked the 21oz ib I recently faded for the Indigo Invitational if you can find a pair. I do have a pair of the UHR that I really like but I haven't put in as much wear. They would be great if you want to try the whole shrink to fit experience but with a heavy weight fabric. I do want to try XHS/XHSIB/XHSBB and the 19oz LHT at some point.

@Hefner Thanks! I like the quilt lined sleeves they make it easier to get the jacket on when already wearing a long sleeved shirt. The quilting has some insulation but they don't feel quite as warm as the body does. How do u like the mariner? I was considering one and the ih n1 but ended up going with the RJ-2.

Also the Shinigami is a nice fabric I have a pair that I might use for the II Y5. I will be cool to see how those Elephants fade.

@mikebarhoot Here are some pics of the Mij10 s with 9 months of wear from before the last competition. I will get some at.the end of this month too. Yeah I agree that a pair of black denim will be harder to fade. However,I have never faded a black pair out and I want the challenge.

I am wearing a pair of weird guy MIJ10 as my bridge pair. They already have 9.5 months of wear. I am thinking about wearing a black pair for year 5 like the Shinigami or MIJ13. I have also heard rumblings a 32oz black maybe on the horizon they have some deadstock fabric still. Also on the look out for IH-XHSBB as a potential pair as well

I am liking this one. I have come to the realization that I need more short sleeved shirts and I think this one will look sharp. Hopefully I can grab one when they drop.

Threw together a mixed drink 1oz rye 1oz simple syrup top with ginger ale ice optional. Also for the simple syrup I used this ginger ale mixer I got for the holidays but I think a regular simple syrup would work fine. Side note: this was the drink I made post going out to the bar so it might need some more doctoring to make it drinkable if you know what I mean.

Congratulations to all those who competed. I am glad with how mine faded. 634S-21ib