How soon can i wash my dry denim?

[Matay]

I just got a pair of Cheap Monday dry dark blue unwashed jeans. If i wash them right away, will they not fade?

I'm just worried about the blue rubbing off on tshirts and leather seats and stuff......if it does go on tshirts, will it come off??

i sound like a noob

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[ddohnggo]

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[adsurgo]

If you wash them they will stiill fade just not as much. Even without washing the fading won't be too much and if they get onto leather or your shirts you'll be able to wash it off right after.

[Matay]

Thanks you!

Lol. I can never find what i need when i search

That's very comforting that they will not permanently change the colour of my tshirts.

we are made of the sharpest things you say

[kiya]

don't wash em until they smell.

-k

[adsurgo]

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Thanks you!

Lol. I can never find what i need when i search

That's very comforting that they will not permanently change the colour of my tshirts.

--- Original message by Matay on Nov 1, 2005 01:46 AM

yeah the indigo isnt going to stain unless its like... alot. if some shows up from wearing a white shirt on dry jeans it wont be much if any at all, so youll be good.

[Corbin Law]

knowing when to wash your jeans isnt about time, its about fading on the front leg, once you get that fading going you should proably already have some defined creases by then. itll look much better than just automatically washing after 6 months regardless of how it looks

chwa?

[johninger]

corbin law i would be interested in your opinion regarding this point.

Have you read the perfect wash section under imperial is... of Imperial Brand Clothing's website? [url=" http://www.imperial.st"] <a href="http://www.imperial.st" target="_blank">http://www.imperial.st </a>

They seem to imply that waiting too long can be detrimental to the jeans due to abrasive nature of raw denim. They recommend 4-6 months depending on how much you wear them.

What do you think? It seems a funny point, i mean it makes sense as far as I know about denim but i have never heard a brand assert this in their care instructions before for raw denim.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[minya]

I think it's pretty silly too, john.

Isn't abrasion the whole point?

Regardless, I think there's no one "right" way to wash or not wash denim. I'm going to keep my Nudie Svens dry for about 8 months, but I'm washing my APCs every 2 - 3 weeks. I'm sure they're both going to look great.

[johninger]

yeah i thought so too. I didn't really follow exactly what they said my Duke's were 8 months i think before i washed them.

Does anyone else sit and look at their worn in jeans? Mine are so beautiful at the moment, would love it if they could stay this way forever.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[rnrswitch]

I like looking at nice crisp raw denim with the tags still on. I also like to look at my worn in denim.

[Corbin Law]

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corbin law i would be interested in your opinion regarding this point.

Have you read the perfect wash section under imperial is... of Imperial Brand Clothing's website? <a href="http://www.imperial.st" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.imperial.st" target="_blank">http://www.imperial.st</a>] <a href="http://www.imperial.st" target="_blank">http://www.imperial.st</a> </a>

They seem to imply that waiting too long can be detrimental to the jeans due to abrasive nature of raw denim. They recommend 4-6 months depending on how much you wear them.

What do you think? It seems a funny point, i mean it makes sense as far as I know about denim but i have never heard a brand assert this in their care instructions before for raw denim.

--- Original message by johninger on Nov 1, 2005 05:06 PM

most companys reccomend 8 at the longest 4 at the shortest and 6 normally. it is just pretty much coincidental that what i mentioned earlier, waiting until you get fading on the frontal leg usually takes 7 months 8 at max, so as long as you dont push it too far your in the clear and that constists of both ideas of how much wear...sort of. But ive seen people with 1 year jeans with no wash and they seemed to be holding up just fine, no rips or anythign, just an amazing look,.

chwa?

[johninger]

i have emailed the info on the site about this point, and they basically say that it depends on a persons body shape.

eg. if they have solid thighs then between the legs wears out cause of the abrasion that occurs when it is raw. Also, depends on the cut i suppose.

My feeling is companies when they are putting on wash instructions sometimes they cover themselves by putting on more careful instructions. Like some shirts should be able to be washed and tumble dried but to make sure none get returned they say only hand washed and line dried.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[XX]

yes - a pair of rigid jeans can give your white shirts a blue hue by the end of the day but it will wash out with no problem

if you could simply swipe a pair of jeans over a white shirt and permanently stain it, everyone would be doing indigo dying and it wouldnt be such a hard and time consuming process

[johninger]

lol all the laces of my shoes are blue.

and like my signature says i live in hope.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[Lex2]

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yeah i thought so too. I didn't really follow exactly what they said my Duke's were 8 months i think before i washed them.

Does anyone else sit and look at their worn in jeans? Mine are so beautiful at the moment, would love it if they could stay this way forever.

--- Original message by johninger on Nov 1, 2005 05:14 PM

I'd prefer a hot date (followed by sex) with that chick working just round the corner from my office (still working on this), but yes, I do sit and look at my worn jeans, usually with a piece of sandpaper in my right hand (for the jeans, that is).

[adsurgo]

you sand your jeans?

[johninger]

make sure you drop the sand paper before you get too excited...

ow.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[rnrswitch]

I personally don't think it matters how long you wait to wash the jeans. It depends on the wear. The eternal 811s and sugarcane 47s that are posted on the internet and that have great fading have been washed like 8 times a year. Both were washed within the first two months of purchasing.

[johninger]

perhaps, im not so sure though.

I think you will get a good fade no matter what.

But the longer you wait the more pronounced the creases will be.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[rnrswitch]

True

[johninger]

But like i have said on many other posts.

Some of the best washes i have ever seen are on super old normal run of the mill 501 levis on middle aged men who have had their jeans for years and years.

They obviously bought them as a one wash/rinse wash. And have just worn them like a normal garment for years, no special treatment, but i guess we are an impatient generation and would like the contrast to appear quickly.

Hence, much of what is discussed on this board.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss