By his own admission, Heddels reaer, Zin, spends most of his time either sitting on his bum in front of a computer (he’s a verification engineer) or on his knees playing with his two children, which explains the killer knee and pocket fades he’s been able to get on his pair of Iron Heart 666S.

As an older issue of the IH-666s-18, this pair is crafted from 18 oz. unsanforized Japanese indigo raw selvedge denim. While the brand has now switched to a sanforized fabric which can yield killer fades of its own, these fades are a throwback, for sure. After putting in 254 days of wear, 5 soaks, and 1 wash, Zin’s results are clearly worthy of Fade Friday fame. But what really pushed the jury in favor was the fact that he spelled out “Iron Heart” using his own pair of Iron Hearts.

If you’re the social media type, you can check out Zin’s archive of beautifully faded denim garb on his Instagram.