Washing Jeans?

Melon Tea · Star Player Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 1528

How many times do you wear your jeans before washing them? Kinda random but I'm curious. I wash them once every week.

NappyFox · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject:

Same here, once a week. Hate the feeling of washed jeans....doesn't feel right.

Omar Little · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject:

Twice, unless I spill something on them.
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Exick · Site Staff Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 15880

I can usually go 3-5 times before a wash.
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Socks · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject:

Only if I they get stained somehow or they're sitting close to the washing machine and I have some extra room for the next load. So yeah, anywhere between 3 - 5 sounds about right.

prisma8slg · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject:

that depends, if I wear them ALL day -- probably 2-3 times. if I'm just wearing them for half the day, 3-5 times. and if I wear them out to the bar -- one and done.
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Omar Little · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject:

Wow, I shudder to ask how often you guys feel the need to bathe

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TACH · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:

After two 'wears', they get washed... typically....

But it really depends if I'm going 'commando'....

Chrome Hearts · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject:

Never. I have pairs that I've never wash since purchasing 5 years ago. Now to think of it, I haven't had any pairs of jeans washed for the past 6 years (since graduating from college). Own close to 40 pairs. But only wear about 5 at any given moment. If you'd like more info on washing jeans, I refer you to Supertalk click Superdenim. Do a search. There should be a thread dedicated on washing and caring for jeans.

Reason why some people don't wash their jeans is because they want the indigo dye of the jeans to fade naturally. Creating a natural "washed" look. But it takes time to "break-in" the jeans.

It's all a matter of preference. If somebody pays 1500+ for a pair of bespoke jeans from R by 45 Rpm, they wouldn't want a machine to wash off the natural hand dyed indigo.

All in all, I refer you to that forum because there are plenty of denim fanatics out there for almost every brand. Though most of the threads there are dedicated to Japanese denim. Enjoy.
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chef · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject:

until they stink.

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TooCool · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject:

I have about 8 pairs of jeans, but I seriously only use about 3-4 pairs. The other ones rot away in my drawer until I get too lazy to wash the ones I currently wear.

But I usually rotate the 3-4 pairs every day... so I wash them every 2 weeks. But yeah, also like chef says. If they stink early somehow, then I won't wear them until it's washed.
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LuxuryBrown · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject:

Damn. I take my jeans to the cleaners. Is that just a "Black" thing?

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PLATNUM · Star Player Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 7233 Location: L.A.

I usually wash them after about 3-4 wears. Sometimes they knee area gets a little loose and baggy looking from sitting or whatever... so I'll toss them in the washer to 'tighten' things back up again. Make sense?
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methdxman · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:52 am Post subject:

Jeans last a long time if you wash them in cold water and you hang dry them. The dryer will just destroy a pair of jeans.

TACH · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:55 am Post subject:

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ocho · Retired Number Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 53856

about once a week.

i've never heard of dry cleaning jeans.

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LA NATIVE · Starting Rotation Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 519

Much like the dancing bananna, I don't wear pants.

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