Washing raw denim?
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Also, some of you will think this is stupid, some of you will cry with me. I had to get my original pair of Nudie Slim Jim Dry Japan jeans fixed up at the cleaners; needed a knee patch. I didn't really wear them much anymore but as you can see in the photo they were really broken in nicely. Wore these for 16 months before ever washing with water, wore them in Iceland, Ireland, France and Italy and a few US vacations.
The tailor gave them to another customer by mistake. Said they'd wait 30 days to see if they were returned, or give me credit or replace them. On the upside, I'm getting a new pair of Nudies and gave her the option of getting me some new raw ones, or a more expensive pair that were already washed and broken in. So it's a total surprise to see what I'll get.
What sucks, though, is that I was going to send the old ones to Ruedi Karrer, founder of The Jeans Museum in Sweden. That would have been cool. But who knows if I'll ever get them back.
New Pair / Old Pair that was lost:
