IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo

[Oaktavia]

While I was walking my dogs this afternoon the sun hit my sleeves just right today. It's tricky taking a photo of your own elbow pit. My lady is too busy playing Skyrim to help 

[Oaktavia]

@LewisStonehouse:

Definitely glad I went with the soak and wear damn trick. Feels fairly well moulded already opposed to the cardboard box I put on initially

For sure man I noticed a huge difference the next day from intitlaly opening the package.

[LewisStonehouse]

Man yours looks awesome. Gonna be living in mine

[Oaktavia]

It won't be long for you now. With that perfect fit, it's going be rad as hell in a few months. Stoked to see your fade journey amigo.

[Oaktavia]

Here is a better photo in the sunlight.

[cityofdelusion]

Just wanted to contribute with some additional data. Here is (I believe it used to be called "Version I") my old 526L. I sold it a few months ago as it was too tight and instead purchased an IH-526PJ which, in my opinion, is by far (!) more comfortable and suitable for the warmer temperatures.

Worn every day and night for a year.

[Oaktavia]

@cityofdelusion that is a beautifully faded jacket. Do you mind if I ask how many washes/soaks? Machine or hand? I like the way the back is a bit marbled, which may sound like blasphemy 'round these parts.

[cityofdelusion]

@Oaktavia Thank you. I think I must have washed it more than five times in the washing machine and perhaps once or twice manually. I believe the marbling is due to sitting often with the jacket on as I do a lot of reading and writing.

Edit: I just noticed that mine was the first version of the unsanforised version of the IH-526L Mods, please feel free to move my post if necessary.

[Oaktavia]

Cool, cool thanks for sharing. Love that evo dude.

[LewisStonehouse]

@cityofdelusion current one is also unsanforized so I think you’re good (there’s only one thread, if you go back it covers the V1 and V2 - believe this is essentially the V2 but they just took it out of the title/reference)

[cityofdelusion]

@Oaktavia Thanks for the interest!

@LewisStonehouse Ah, very well then

[spitfiredealer]

Gave mine another wash

[AdamJ]

@cityofdelusion @spitfiredealer great work, such an amazing fader if you put in the work!

[LewisStonehouse]

@spitfiredealer youre a savage dude, that jacket looks amazing!

[dinobarnesberlin]

"Gave mine another wash"

In what? A cement mixer?

@spitfiredealer01.  That jacket is a testimonial to how hardcore that denim is man. Keep going !

[spitfiredealer]

yep this denim certainly gives amazing fades. It's a beast, still feels like armour after all this time.

[Oaktavia]

@spitfiredealer:

yep this denim certainly gives amazing fades. It's a beast, still feels like armour after all this time.

Holy smokes dude. That jacket is a work of art. How long have you been creating this monster peice? Machine washed? Lots of washes? Killer shit…

[spitfiredealer]

Thanks man. I think it’s about 6 or 7 years old. Only had 4 washes all of them in the machine. I tend to wear it under another coat so doesn’t get crazy dirty at work.

[Oaktavia]

Awesome dude thanks for sharing…seems like north of 5 years is the absolute sweet spot.

[spitfiredealer]

you just gotta live in it or be very active in it when you do wear it. I kept mine for casual wear for ages, but it was hardly changing so I thought fuck it and started wearing it for work.