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I'll add this that I've noticed. I bought one of the kick ass Drop Zone Recce Smocks from Farmboy (Brian reminded me of this), and one thing that might be mistaken as fading is the way cotton blend fabics are. Crye material doesn't fade, but the sharpness of a new garment will *soften* with a few washings, meaning that the colours are still there 100%, but the nature of washed cotton is that tiny little cotton fibres create a slight fog on top of the material. Anyone who has tattoos will know what I am talking about, if you shave the skin over the tattoo regularly, it'll looks sharp and detailed as the day you got it (ok, not 100%, but close) because the tiny guard hairs on the skin will soften the look of the tattoo, making it look like it's fading. Same with fabric, tiny little fibres fuzz up and make the sharp contrast slightly subdued, but that shouldn't be mistaken as fading. My Recce Smock has been worn a LOT, has been rained on, has been washed a half dozen times, it's softening, but all the colours and contrasts are still there. IMHO, it actually looks a lot better like this than when brand new.
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