First submission in the books. No days missed so far.
Love these SBGs.
(Do I miss the XHS? Maybe a little bit )
First submission in the books. No days missed so far.
Love these SBGs.
(Do I miss the XHS? Maybe a little bit )
@Gammaman Entering with bibs is awesome.
@Jcaz6996 Nice, will be another amazing pair I'm sure.
@gouki74 Cool, hard to beat XHS. Not sure I could go a year without washing, but looking forward to following along.
Decided to go with the SBGs in the end. This will be the year of black jeans.
Not looking to win, but would like to reach at least 200 wears.
Just submitted Raw Proof:
I've been ruminating hard on which pair to go with A full year in the same pair is a long time.
I think I will go with these instead. Have been loving the 526L, dig how crisp, tight and hairy the 19oz lefty is. Need to get them hemmed though.
Combs are coming along ok, and some first small signs of fading at the back pockets.
The lighting makes it appear a bit more prominent than in real life I'd say.
Haven't missed a day so far. Great jeans.
A bit hard to photograph in a way that's faithful to what you see in real life, but here are a few shots.
February submission in the books
Still no days missed. No washes yet, and at over 60 days this is the longest I've ever gone without washing. (Previous "record" was 50 wears). Zero need for a wash so far though. It's been a fairly cold and long winter so that helps.
And after seeing some not so good results from washing SBG early on (severe marbling etc.) I want to hold out as long as possible.
March submission in the books!
Still no days missed, and no soaks or washes yet.
Will be alternating with some 777-XHSib when they arrive.
I have som fraying going on on the upper left leg, where I must have scraped against something, leaving the fabric pinned between the phone and whatever I scraped up against. This happened in the first couple weeks and is visible in the first submission pics. May have to do some repair/darning at some point. We shall see.
(Right click "Open Image in New Tab" for bigger version. Should have dusted these off )
Came across this today.
New IHUK guerrilla marketing?
Or perhaps just the universe mocking me for not picking this one up?
101 wears. Dig XHS.
Progress seems slow when you're wearing these every day, but comparing day 1 and approximately day 90 (a couple weeks back) at least something seems to be happening.
I'll post another update/comparison in a few months.
Some after pictures.
Overall pretty happy with how they came out.
Time to put them on and keep going.
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Decided to go for a first wash. Longest I've ever gone without a wash, by far, at 115 days.
They were getting that slick/greasy feel which I can't stand. No smell though. They also have the beginnings of some crotch blowouts, which is quite unusual in my case. Worn through the back belt loop as well. Seems clear to me (and seems to be common knowledge) that wearing a pair for this long without washing takes more of a toll on the denim.
In the machine now. 40C, no spin, inside out, with some Woolite Dark. Did a fairly long, warm soak first, trying to avoid marbling if I can. The water was surprisingly clear after the soak, and no funny smells
Here are some before pictures. Will take some after pictures tomorrow.
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@olblue These are looking great, come the end of the year and they will be absolutely stellar. Nothing beats XHS in my opinion.
@Oaktavia Jacket looking amazing.
@Dmart Enjoyable report, thank you. Nice going, and good luck on the next one!
@Luijim78 Thanks for the update, looks to be an excellent denim
@AdamJ That was my favourite as well.
@mclaincausey Great fit man, and that initial stiffness is part of the fun, for me at least. Love XHS (and XHSib/XHSbb).
And now I want some IH-2634 , didn't know about these.
@WhiskeySandwich Totally agree with that. I was surprised how soft the 292 was when I first got my hands on it. The 16oz SBG has a very tight weave, probably the least breathable and most hardcore denim shirt I've come across yet.
(Interested to see how the 409 stacks up when it arrives)
@Yoprst Nice photos man!