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decided on a pair of raw Pure Blue Japan as my first pair. I want them to shrink a lot but the other sanforized/one wash pairs I tried on bunched quite a bit at the crotch. plus my knees seem to be too pointy according to my other pairs of jeans so i'm also afraid of baggy knees; would wearing them in the tub as they soak help avoid the crotch and knee woes?

also, i heard the leather patch gets too much of a beating after a boiling soak, will it turn out alright if it's just warm/hot water or should i just be extra safe and pick up a case of obenauf's leather oil?

Hi guys

Picked up a pair of PBJ indigo-purple stretch denim jeans (the purple is absolutely lovely)

First pair I tried on fit perfectly but I was afraid they would eventually stretch too much so I went a size down.

While the true size just had the right amount of slim/tightness and crevices (I'm really skinny), the size down is a little skin tight (still comfy though).

I really don't know enough about stretch denim to say, so should I just go back and get the true size or did I make the right choice?

Or hell, should I just return it and go for a raw/once washed pair? They were okay but scrunched up at my crotch.