IH-555-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo/Black
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I have a question for all of you who don't wash your jeans. What's your strategy? When you get a stain do you just ignore it? I'm ordered three days in and have several food stains.
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As a father of two, I do not share your luck in that regard.
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My daughter routinely uses my jeans as a napkin. I have given up not washing my other jeans. I'll wash them when dirty now, even if it's been recent. I just see most of you all not washing and wondered how much it makes a difference.
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I will usually spot clean the area with warm water and a wash cloth.
During my last blunder I spilled a considerable amount of soy sauce on my pant leg. It helped that it did not absorb right away and that the denim is dark enough to not be noticeable. I was fast enough with initial clean up that it didn't seep through to my skin and when i got home i dabbed it with the warm water/cloth and its as good as new.
This was particularly maddening as it had only been 2 months since they had a wash and I wasn't about to wash them again so quickly.
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I just see most of you all not washing and wondered how much it makes a difference.
The grind is real! But at the end of the day, you either have to be a dirty skank or wash your jeans. Baby food can look nasty, accumulate quickly, and make it very obvious that you’re a dirty skank.
I think you have to be extremely careful with spot washing and use it sparingly if at all. The risk is you will have to spot wash the area with a degree of friction that ends up in little light patches where the indigo has been rubbed away. I’d rather just clean my jeans than end up having leopard pants.
I’d suggest a gentle water wash in the bath with a little detergent as a happy middle road. It should get out the food and will not retard fading. Wear creates fading more than washing retards it. I wash my jeans when they get properly dirty, sometimes that takes a couple of months, sometimes a couple of weeks.
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When my jeans are dirty or small, I wash them. I am not renowned for my crap fades…
When they are small? Thought washing will shrink denim
So do I. I hate the smell and the touch of denim being worn and unwashed for al longer period especially in summer… so no amazing fades with me too. -
@neph93 That's the issue I've had with spot washing. My OCD won't allow that.
I already notice a lighter patch and it's driving me bonkers. Next time, I'm just giving them a wash.Anyway, thanks for all of your input. With my pair of Ooe Yofukuten's jeans, I've just done a quick bathtub soak and that's worked. It might not produce the best fades but it works with my lifestyle, aka having food dropped on me by small children. (Just last night, my daughter rub in a glob of sticky rice into these jeans.)
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It might not produce the best fades but it works with my lifestyle, aka having food dropped on me by small children.
That is key mate. No point treating your clothes like someone else lives in them.
I see some great looking jeans that haven’t seen water in 6, 8, 12 months and I think about what mine would be like if I did that. They would stink, probably be mildewed, and be covered in all kinds of crap. Why would I do that?
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It might not produce the best fades but it works with my lifestyle, aka having food dropped on me by small children.
I see some great looking jeans that haven’t seen water in 6, 8, 12 months and I think about what mine would be like if I did that. They would stink, probably be mildewed, and be covered in all kinds of crap. Why would I do that?
I've seen some.great looking jeans that have been washed also. I think there is a mental stigma about losing indigo after washing. Honestly, I was my raws about every 2 to 3 months. The fades are there, the dark indigo is present and my jeans are clean. Washing also prolongs the life and prevents premature holes. Especially with this pair of XHSib, I have not noticed even a tinge of indigo loss after 3 hot washes. They are still super duper dark on the front of the calf, and if anything the bright whites pop more afterwards. I can't express this enough, washing is a good thing, boys.
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Why do you think that myth exists @giles? I've seen it many times all over the internet.
