The Evolution of Iron Heart
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I have a buddy who's been into raw denim for like 7 years, mainly somet, but also ROY and others. he's a cool guy too, and he swears to death to the not washing school of thought, he just likes the grungy look and feels its called dry denim for a reason, I disagree and like to wash mine here and there, this is a pic of one of his never washed somet.
To each his own I guess.
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Yea they are pretty amazing..I enjoy seeing pairs like that but like it when there's a lil more indigo left..a wash early on would have settled more indigo right?
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to each his/her own.
variety is the spice of life.
i make me sick, must go looking for a fight, someone post something that annmoys me
seriously, i like when folks do their own thing as i get to see what happens to the denim under circumstances that i may not put my own goods in. i wash as needed, just cause i have a sensitive nose & i tend to get in some really groudy situations where not washing denim for an extended period of time could cause my nuts to turn green & fall off. my nuts are my first priority in almost all matters.
there are no hard & fast rules, do you & flick your nose at all others
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It's folks that are new that usually worry about washing their jeans
I find it ironic that they search high and low for the best, toughest jeans in production and think that WATER will wreck everything
Personally I think if you're going to the effort of freezing your jeans, using Febreeze on your jeans, or leaving your jeans in the sun for a weekend to kill the smell, you're making your fading patterns as artificial as Diesel
Common things you'll hear
"I don't smell anything"
Scientific fact: you become acclimated to smells very quickly, and you can't smell your own body odor
"Nobody complains I smell"
They're just being nice. It's like homeless people in NYC, you don't tell them they smell, you just move away from them
To be honest, when I see someone with genuine contrasty jeans, I try to stand a couple yards from them. I just don't know what kind of ungodly things they've done in their jeans since they last washed them eight months ago
I'm giving my Ih-634XHS their first soak in water and Woolite Dark today after the longest six weeks of my life. If anyone has a problem with that, I have a shiny spot on my ass for them to kiss
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Set the fucking creases and wash as needed, nuff said.
this is the way to go imo…
i´m planing on wearing my 634s-raw as much as possible and as long as possible without washing, so the creases can settle and fade away...as soon as i think it´s "enough" they will go in the washer and from then on get washed whenever i feel like it! -
Btw, I nearly banned someone who asked "I'm not sure who puked on my jeans last night, but it's dry now and I don't think it smells, should I wash it?"
I didn't see them post after that, but if they did, I would either have left this forum or I would have banned them. I cannot be around the terminally stupid
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Set the fucking creases and wash as needed, nuff said.
this is the way to go imo…
i´m planing on wearing my 634s-raw as much as possible and as long as possible without washing, so the creases can settle and fade away...as soon as i think it´s "enough" they will go in the washer and from then on get washed whenever i feel like it!I think this is the way to go as well. Couldn't imagine going a year without washing.
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Set the fucking creases and wash as needed, nuff said.
this is the way to go imo…
i´m planing on wearing my 634s-raw as much as possible and as long as possible without washing, so the creases can settle and fade away...as soon as i think it´s "enough" they will go in the washer and from then on get washed whenever i feel like it!Agreed
When jeans are dirty enough with proteins and oils and salts, they start to feel "cold" when you first put them on. I wash my jeans shortly after that. Depends on how they're worn. I have a desk job, so unless I've been working on the house or vacationing in my jeans, I can usually go a few months before a wash. That being said, my 634XHS have seen Chicago, New York and NOLA in the last six weeks, lots of manual labor and hanging out in dive bars. Time for a wash
No matter how cool high contrast fades look, you don't look cool when you look/smell like a bum
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Couldn't imagine going a year without washing.
My SExIH07BK's have never once touched water and I purchased them the first day they came out a few years ago. However, I do not wear them every day and they do not smell. I also have pairs that I wash regularly. I just depends on the pair, type of denim, how I feel, the rarity of the jean model, etc.
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but i really don't smell anything
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Photo is from awhile ago, but worn for a total of maybe a year and a half total over the last couple years
Machine washed a total 3 or four times, soaked in water and Woolite Dark as needed (prob every 4-8 weeks)
Still plenty dark, some crease fades
I don't get a lot of compliments on them, I don't mind the fading pattern as it reflects my life. If anyone has a problem with them, I have an alternate shiny spot on my ass to kiss
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but i really don't smell anything
[/quote]Yeah, it's a conundrum. Because anyone I could ask to tell me honestly if I smell or not spends an exorbitant amount of time with me anyway, and probably wouldn't be able to tell either
Ultimately, wash your jeans as Chuck Norris would
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Those are almost 3 years btw, Finn I'm with you, I would like those fades better if they were cleaner but he likes that look. It's a little bit the unbleached weft as well, and dirty, indigo settled?
I mean if u wash ur jeans the indigo will stick better..if u wash its hard to get fades like when raw..Right?
