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

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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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                          • DionD
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                            Go for the 777, @FilthyBloodJunkie, they have nearly the same fit but a better fitting top-block. The awesome 21 oz denim is the same.

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                            • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
                              Filthy2123ozjunkie
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                              Thanks. But I kind of like the top block on the 555,and the navy arcs, hence why I wanted them over the 777.

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                              • DionD
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                                I liked the stealth-arcs as well but had to sell my 555-01 because it became way too big in the top (the diaper butt got only bigger). I'm still mesmerzied by the denim though.

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Restock 8-10 weeks

                                  "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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                                  • MiiksM
                                    Miiks
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                                    I suspect that this has might have been covered in this thread before, but heck.. Ever thought about overdying some 555-01's, IH-crew?

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                                    • GilesG
                                      Giles
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                                      I think about what to overdye all the time!!!

                                      "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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                                      • MiiksM
                                        Miiks
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                                        That's what I like to hear..

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                                        • J
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                                          Somewhere around a 2 years of wear. Not sure how many washes….




                                          ❤

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            ^ beautiful

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

                                            • Virginia Woolf
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