101J, UES flannel, 555-XHSib

3 November 2019:

4 November 2020:

4 November 2021:

11 November 2022:

Same jeans but different shirt and jacket, as my 101J was being repaired at IHUK at the time.

3 November 2023:

Here's my yearly update:

5 November 2024:

For comparisons 2019-2023, see https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/topic/44/the-evolution-of-iron-heart/3748

Some details on my 555XHSib at the 500 wears mark:

Does what I was wearing in October 2022, according to Google Streetview, count?

I haven't looked or posted here on WAYWT in ages--sorry. But feeling bored, I was playing with Google Streetview, and remembered seeing one of their cars when I was biking around with my kid some time ago. So I found myself on Streetview, and just had to share with the Forum.

Pretty sure I'm wearing the lefty trucker, IH-825-IND, and Custom Wescos.

Fresh after a wash:

Great fit @Rangadello!

Here are some pics of my pair after 500 wears @twin

Here's my yearly update:

5 November 2024:

For comparisons 2019-2023, see https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/topic/44/the-evolution-of-iron-heart/3748

It's been a few years since I last ordered with UES directly from Japan, but this time I got hold of their hickory traveling shirt. Ordered on Tuesday, delivered to the Netherlands on Friday, pretty amazing. Very happy with shirt, and also with the handwritten card and goody!

I'm pretty sure it's a 777. The denim I would bet is the 21 oz. Or possibly the 18 oz vintage. But others here will know better.

@Oaktavia wow, that one is coming along very nicely! Do I see some indigo coming through or is that an effect of the sunlight? My jacket seems to fade to grey.

It's been a few years since I last ordered with UES directly from Japan, but this time I got hold of their hickory traveling shirt. Ordered on Tuesday, delivered to the Netherlands on Friday, pretty amazing. Very happy with shirt, and also with the handwritten card and goody!

@chillmonroe Don't worry! If you got the right fit, they'll feel comfortable soon enough, though it does take longer than with the 21 oz denim. Congrats on snagging a pair of great XHS!

@twin thanks so much!

@Oaktavia, definitely one wash, but the number of wears I'm less certain about. As a ballpark figure I'd say about 300 days of wear.

Sorry, I have the regular lefty, but not the OD version.

@Oaktavia I'm stoked to see what you'll do to this jacket!

I've had mine for almost 5 years. My experience so far is that it doesn't really fade, or at least not like the OD lefty. It does develop a nice patina. I'll post a pic of mine later...

@Gavin666 mine was a bit large on me when I first got it, so I gave it a hot wash ( 40 degrees Celsius). There was some shrinkage--just enough for me--but not yet half a size if I remember correctly.

The 246-NIN is one of the shirts I wear the most and yet it stubbornly holds on to its color. That must be the natural Indigo...

Only the "edges" of the shirt and the roping show some more contrast: