Washing pre-washed jeans.

[MikeN]

I haven't really worn anything by dry denim for the last year or so, and I basically never paid any attention to the threads about pre-washed jeans. But now I have an awesome pair of pre-washed Earnest Sewns. So the question is...how often do you wash your pre-washed jeans? Any special precautions to make? I'm guessing they aren't going to fade anymore then they already are (They are the Earnest Sewn Harlan Patriot selvedge, for reference), so should I not make a big deal about washing them? Thanks.

[minya]

Wash them however you want.

[Jetta]

I wash mine along with my regular laundry, sometimes after one wearing (if I wear them out and they smell of smoke, booze, whatever) or when they seem like they could use it.

edit: I wash my regular color laundry in cold water with a detergent that says it protects colors from fading (cheer I think, nothing expensive)

Over time they will fade more, but it is a long process and not something you will just notice. I have a few pairs of jeans that I have had forever that were dark, non distressed when I bought them and are now a light shade of blue from fading over the years, but they fade evenly, not like raw jeans where you get the wear lines, honeycombs, etc...

Edited by Jetta on May 19, 2006 at 02:00 PM

[PG2G]

wash them when they are dirty.

[Yet Fung]

Febreze. Even pre-washed denim can afford to look a little better with time.

[cultpop 0217]

they will continue to fade they have just got a head start. but all jeans will continue to fade, even prewashed ones.

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[obsessis]

i only wash my jeans when needed, dry or not. regular 'distressed' jeans get washed with the same frequency as dry ones.