Would you wear a pair of jeans 100 times before washing them?

[Cary]

Denim heads will understand.

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[brush]

1. Does this have anything to do with how jeans used to shrink...

when you washed them back in the day? I thought denim manufacturers had solved that problem.

[Cary]

9. The Japanese took over the old shuttle looms

The Japanese take things from other cultures and perfect them. They have done this with denim. Companies like Pure Blue Japan, Naked & Famous, Oni, and Iron Heart are creating incredible denim.

The idea is for them to break in and you get unique fades and fit.

[Thyla]

2. Not 100 times

But once......

For 100 days.

[LeftInTX]

3. I recently washed my jeans

I bought them in 2018 and this is the second time I've washed them!

[hedda_foil]

5. Didn't they STINK? Did they stand up on their own?

[LeftInTX]

8. Nope!

I febreezed them a few times. I don't do any outside stuff in them.

[Niagara]

21. They can be placed in zip lock bags and put into the freezer for a few days as well.

Placing jeans in the freezer kills germs and smells.

[LeftInTX]

32. Great tip!!

[Cary]

10. What brand?

And which style?

I have these. I love them! Can't wait to see the fade.

https://mildblend.com/products/pure-blue-japan-xx-013-wid

[LeftInTX]

11. LEI stretch jeggings from Family Dollar

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRN2ZPL/ref=twister_B07GRNDJ15

They fit tight, so that's why I don't wash them frequently. I have to re-stretch when I wash them.

[Cary]

15. Mine are limited runs.

PBJ seems to not repeat. They will last a long time, regardless. They are not supposed to be comfortable until broken in and they aren't.

[wnylib]

24. I've got a pair of those and love them. But

I don't worry about needing to stretch them again after washing. I just hang them on a bathroom door hook until they dry instead of putting them in the dryer. They stay tight enough but are comfortable, too, when I put them on. Going to get more of them.

[LeftInTX]

12. Cheap brands always get D/C ed

I got them from Family Dollar and there were only a few there. Cheap brands always get discontinued, so I'm conserving them.

They are the only skinny jeans that I can wear! I tried on numerous brands at more expensive places and I couldn't get them over my hips. These look nice and are very comfy. I have to wear elastic waists due to a herniated disc. Other elastic waist jeans look frumpy on me.

[Cary]

13. Ah.

This blog post might be helpful.

https://www.heddels.com/2014/10/6-signs-you-should-probably-wash-your-jeans/

[cutroot]

4. After one semester of Microbiology, I never wore clothes twice again.

[backtoblue]

20. Lol

I had Microbiology and Pathology in the same semester...

I also had CJD and schistosomiasis for that semester...

[Hoyt]

28. No joke, but maybe a few days if necessary.

[Fla Dem]

6. No, no and no.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Ick, no!

I wash them often, usually no more than every 2-3 wearings.

[doc03]

14. I have jeans probably 40 years old. I have

several each of 40s 38s and 36s. Currently I am wearing 38s and will probably never fit in the 36s again. I do wash them more often than 100 times though.

[Cary]

16. Vintage denim can he valuable

[doc03]

17. I still have some bell bottoms. nt

[Cary]

18. Nice!

[Niagara]

19. I passed on the poll

I like to preserve my jeans for as long as possible.

If I spill something on them, they go right in the washer. If they've been worn, I roll them up and place them in in a zip lock bag and keep in the freezer for a few days, this kills germs and smells that are on the jeans. I probably wear my jeans roughly 10 times before actually throwing them in the wash.

I always air dry my jeans as well. In fact, the jeans I'm wearing at this very moment are roughly 6 years old and do not have any fraying on the hem. There is fraying and thinning of material going on inside the inner thigh, which is what happens with so much wear.

Additional info: I don't wear my jeans mowing the yard, weeding, chopping firewood, outdoor paint projects, etc. etc.

[TexasBushwhacker]

22. Anderson Cooper washes his by wearing them in the shower

[lastlib]

23. Do I look like Ted Nugent to you?

(Sorry I had to inflict that image on everyone here at DU! Admins, pls put me in jail!)

[wnylib]

25. 100 times? OMG no.

A couple times only, depending on how long I had them on and where I wore them. I always air dry them. Never out them in a dryer.

[Lunabell]

26. Gross

The smell must be quite, em, pungent?

[Cary]

33. Actually, no

They don't smell at all.

[Rorey]

27. I'm a laundryholic

And I'm never going to change. I'm not even going to try.

[demosincebirth]

29. During the fifties, we nevr washed our Levi's. If mom washed them we never wore them again.

[tirebiter]

30. Tradition

Then you work on your car and roll around in the dirt. Just another part of the return to normalcy

[50 Shades Of Blue]

31. Hell no. I won't wear anything but clean clothes.