Indigo Invitational Y3

[Oaktavia]

I entered last year and crossed the finish line with a pair of Naked and Famous Elephant 8 21oz. I wore them 300-310 days out of 365 but didn't even make the top 100. I was kind of surprised…the way they did it was top 50 plus 50 more honorable mentions. I thought I would make one of the lists but did not. That is not to mention the abundance of excellent fades from competitors. I just thought mine would make the cut!...

It was still fun to take photos and submit them with my friend who entered with a pair of 77721oz who lives in my town each end of the month. He ended up quitting 7 or 8 months though...

I have an Indigo Invitational pin that I am willing to trade for something small if anyone is interested. It's a blue logo'd enamel pin that came with the Y2 shirt. Let me know if any of you are interested...

[popvulture]

@Oaktavia post a pic of those Elephants! I have the 8 too, but got distracted by some other jeans (IH no doubt) and didn't wear them past a certain point. I might go back to em eventually — I liked the denim.

[Nik]

Maybe I should have waited to start wearing the stubby type 2 until April. Eh.

[Daniel San]

@Oaktavia
Wow that sounds like a tough competition.
I am sure your pair looked great ! As everything I saw from you so far.
I have no idea how many competitors take part

[popvulture]

I've half a mind to pick up a pair of 666XHSib but man, the Texas heat that lasts basically all the way to (or through) October would make it tough. Plus I don't think I have the commitment to wear the same pair every day.

[Daniel San]

Thinking of 25oz in Texas makes me start sweating immediately
I will try to wear them as much as possible at work.
And my others after work and on the weekends.

[Jcaz6996]

I entered Y2 with 555xhsib first pair of denim I’ve ever faded
Wore them 365/365 even kept a note of the amount of hours worn
Made the Top 50 but that’s as far as I got.

[Oaktavia]

This is my pair of Elephant 8s from Y2.

They were featured in a Fade Friday last summer:

https://www.heddels.com/2021/11/fade-friday-naked-famous-elephant-8-11-months-10-washes/

[Jcaz6996]

@Oaktavia
Steven they look great mate well done.
Shame they never made it any further.

I’m considering Y3 haven’t made my mind up yet got a pair of a 555XHS in my draw .

[Daniel San]

@Oaktavia
looking great , unbelivable that you did not enter the Top 100

@Jcaz6996
wow 365 days of wear , have you ever washed them  , do you have pics ?

[Oaktavia]

I'm thinking maybe the photos I submitted were of lower quality than the ones I posted here but it's whateves.

When does this start? April? I will be cheering y'all on dudes!

[popvulture]

Man @Oaktavia those things look great. I’d be curious to see the other photos that made the top 50. Call me cynical but I see a lot of people juking their Lightroom sliders — yours could’ve been too honest

@Jcaz6996 I also would love to see yours!

[Oaktavia]

@popvulture:

Man @Oaktavia those things look great. I’d be curious to see the other photos that made the top 50. Call me cynical but I see a lot of people juking their Lightroom sliders — yours could’ve been too honest

I often wonder how much some photos were/are edited when folks take of their denim. I learned in my non-major photo class that if the viewer can tell the photo was altered, you've gone too far.

[Jcaz6996]

Non edited pictures.
5 soapy soaks in the tub.
4980 hours worn 365/365

[Oaktavia]

If you use the natural light of outdoors on a nice day at the right time, the photos need no altering! Perfect example of this. Crazy as shit to me these used to be dark dark dark indigo/black. Nice work indeed.

[Jcaz6996]

Looking back at it now there’s a few things I would change first do a initial soak.
Remember the first couple of weeks were brutal. Waited 6 months before doing a soapy soak
And washed 5 or 6 times in the year, would just hold off now and wash them at the end.

[Daniel San]

@Jcaz6996
They look fantastic !!!
What have you done to keep them "fresh" ? There must be a point when they start smelling, or not ?

[Jcaz6996]

@Daniel San cheers
i soapy soaked them in the bath 4 times in the last 6 months going through the summer months they were a struggle to work in but never really got to a point where they  smelled .

[Jcaz6996]

This is the worst they got with salt patches on the shins from sweating.

[Daniel San]

so cool !