Washing raw denim?
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- BaskerviIle0
I buy Levi's vintage jeans. They're exact replicas of the original designs and denims. If you buy an unwashed pair and don't wash, they age great. And the ones they pre distress are done extremely well, based on pieces from their archive.
Levi's were the first jeans, no beating them for heritage and design IMO, everything's there – the rivets, the redline selvidge, even in the coin pocket, the 'big E' red tag etc.As a website summarises:
"Levi's Vintage clothing keeps the 133 year old history of denim alive by creating exact reproductions of original jeanswear from their San Francisco archives. Focusing on authenticism, Levis Vintage 501 denim products are made with historic quality selvage denim, from original narrow looms and non denim pieces are exact sourced reproductions."
http://www.oki-ni.com/Mens-Jeans…
http://www.asos.com/Levis-Vintag…
Not sure if it's still true but they used to be made in the USA
- graffusg0
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- e-pill0
20 minutes in a steamy bathroom held on a hanger inside out. and hang dry.. thats it.
- for wear and tear let it sit in the steam longer. then wear it and repeat.. steam again..e-pill
- you will see wear and tear much faster. but if you want to do it yourself.. get this book..e-pill
- found on the Denim Design Lab website.. http://www.denimdesi…e-pill
- you can customize a pair of denim for your body..e-pill
- DrBombay0
fancypants dandies
- fooler20
you have worn a pair of jeans for 8 months without washing them? Do they not smell like ball sweat and farts yet?
- you can't smell your own scent :)ifeltdave
- SERIOUSLY!monospaced
- I can smell your taint from here.monospaced
- I've been eating lots of curry lately, I smell like I want to eat me. Seriously though, 8 months? Put them in the freezer for 2 days, kills all the bacteriamoldero
- For 2 days, kills all the bacteria.moldero
- callitropsis0
I love this thread and how completely ridiculous it is. Being convinced to spend loads of hard earned cash on clothing that can't be cleaned is hilarious.
- SteveJobs0
first off, that's gross. but won't dry-cleaning solve this problem?
- lukus_W0
Can't you dry clean them?
- cerberus0
You are fucking kidding me right? This thread exists?
- Peter0
Buy a new pair, but get the worn model.
- GeorgesIV0
I want to recolor my jeans,
anyone done it before?
- CuriousGeorge0
apparently this thread is lost and way over the heads of everyone other than e-pill. thanks dude.
- SteveJobs0
i heard cold washing them inside-out helps and hang-drying them. but i don't know, this kinda jean fad is beyond me.
- MHDC0
- inkpink0
never invested in raw denim for this reason. i need to wash and tumble dry my jeans so they fit proper. after a week of wear they get all sloppy and need some shrink. don't your raw skinnies turn into baggies after a month of no wash and dry?
- nope. thats why they are still "raw"e-pill
- so the shape of raw doesn't give any with wear?inkpink
- I always thought the dryer destroys the fabric making it harder to hold it shape, ie baggier.voiceof
- oh that makes sense and is probably why all my jean last no more than a yearinkpink
- It's supposed to stretch with your body as you wear it, and then if you put it in the washing machine it will shrinkJaline
- Brownjohn0
LOL