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    IH-555S-21 - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo

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    • M
      maxpuissant
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      Thank you very much for the help.

      I've never seen a forum with so many nice people

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      • A
        akubolo
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        Hey guys,

        Thought i should share the updates of my 1 year worn 555-01 (1 year absence from the forum)

        Here is mine fresh from the 1st wash.
        Worn 3 days a week (approximate) since february 2014

        Ill keep mine posted after another wash!

        Sorry for the crappy quality btw

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        • neph93N
          neph93
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          Great looking pair! @akubolo !

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

          • Virginia Woolf
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          • David_pllD
            David_pll
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            Had mine for 7 months now, soaked in the sink at 4 months due to alcohol spillage…

            I'm tempted to throw them in the washing machine now, but not sure if it's down to boredom or them needing a wash?  😞

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              My guess would be

              @David_pll:

              them needing a wash?  😞
              [/quote]
              ???

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • David_pllD
                David_pll
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                Also means I can get them hemmed at Self Edge next week  😃

                Not 100% sure if the machine has a slow spin setting mind.

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  @David_pll:

                  Also means I can get them hemmed at Self Edge next week  😃
                  Not 100% sure if the machine has a slow spin setting mind.

                  Good luck…...

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • 501IH5
                    501IH
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                    I'm tempted to argue with Giles here (yeah, sir, I know your wrath…).
                    When in doubt, don't wash is my credo. So look at them, sniff them (when unobserved) and ask is it really necessary, and then postpone the wash.... 😞

                    Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      No wrath, but my credo (and it has served me pretty well for 43 years of wearing denim) is that if they're dirty, wash them.  I can't believe that after 4 months they don't need a wash…And if they are really dirty, it'll extend the life of the denim...

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • 501IH5
                        501IH
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                        Dear Giles, our difference then is likely in the degree of dirtiness that justifies a wash, where my threshold is higher than yours. The point of extending the life of the denim is very true, of course, only I find torn/destroyed denim so damn cool…..

                        Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                        • David_pllD
                          David_pll
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                          No slow spin, back to the sink.

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                          • ChrisC
                            Chris
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                            @David_pll:

                            Also means I can get them hemmed at Self Edge next week  😃

                            This alone would be reason to wash them, since the good folks at Self Edge don't want to touch your grotty jeans.

                            And I agree with Giles- 4 months without a wash means they're due.

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                            • 501IH5
                              501IH
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                              I know I won't convince you, but please allow me my "dissenting opinion".
                              My fave anecdote is when Denham had a pop-up repair shop, and I had two badly damaged jeans in dire need of repair. One of them was truly grotty, mostly from a previous owner. As they had old-fashioned metal tubs there, a wash on location would have been an option. But the true denimhead who did the repair (and became a friend later) expressed no disgust, but rather admiration, put on those thin surgical-style gloves and did the repair. I wore the jeans for quite some time as they were, and eventually tub-washed them (with me wearing them) last summer.

                              Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                              • David_pllD
                                David_pll
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                                I had already decided to wash them before posting on here, just thought I would join in.

                                3 months is enough for me to know that they need a wash, plus I wanted to get them hemmed again (and know that SE will only do that with clean jeans)

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                                • C
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                                  I rarely wash my jeans, and yes it sounds plausible that they don´t last as long as frequently washed jeans, BUT, i have 14oz Nudie jeans i have worn 500-600 days without wash and still holding on just fine. My jeans doesn't smell worse after 500 days without wash, compared to 8 weeks of wear without wash.

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                                  • Haddtoo 555H
                                    Haddtoo 555
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                                    I wash my work jeans….soak everything else or use a spray bottle to spot soak a baggy waist

                                    madmonday's retired….I'm just tired.

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                                    • DionD
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                                      Even if I represent a minority in this topic, I do wash every pair of jeans before wearing it at 30° (Celsius) gently in the washing machine. The raw ones as well and they're getting softer without losing any of their gorgeous appearance but lose the starch and the raw-odour. At first I was scared to do so but absolutely nothing happens and it increases the lifespam of the denim. Cheers!

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                                      • 501IH5
                                        501IH
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                                        Ha, the "raw odour" is something I particularly like about a new pair of raw denims. I often thought I could be an element in a new men's fragrance, marketed on the brand name of a good jeans maker…... Can I copyright this idea?

                                        Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                                        • DionD
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                                          Another point is the indigo-bleeding which I'm not a fan of at all. After ~ 2 washes it's almost gone.

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                                          • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
                                            Filthy2123ozjunkie
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                                            I've lost a ton of weight in the last 2 months. Any telling when these will be available in either a 33 or 34 again?

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