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CatLikeFelix
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Nov 23, 2017
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I'm a little confused with the whole unsanforized, first wash, first soak, don't wash thing, sizing thing. Hope I've ordered the correct size. I wear 32" jeans. I have always washed my jeans after each time I wear them for a few days. Now I'm reading that in fact (especially with raw denim) it's better not to wash them at all! Or at least not for the first several months. Now I've ordered the 32 which has a waist size of 34....does this mean I have to wear too big jeans for the first few months until the first wash? Confused πŸ€”
Nov 23, 2017
Setanta
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Nov 27, 2017
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CatLikeFelixFor your listed "32" jeans, put them flat on a surface, line up both front and back waistband, then measure across, double this measurement and that's your *real* waist size (at least 1-2" larger than the "listed" size - which typically is the size of your midsection around your belly button...) TLDR - you may have ordered a bit small, definitely only wash in cold water and it'll really depend on how it fits when you get it...
Nov 27, 2017
CatLikeFelix
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Nov 27, 2017
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SetantaThanks :)
Nov 27, 2017
Rexford
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Nov 27, 2017
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CatLikeFelixYo, duuuuuuuuuude, I see someone else gave you some sizing instructions, but as for the rest of your question regarding washing your jeans...just remember that they will be your jeans. You can do whatever you want with them. If you want to wash them every day, do it. If you never want to wash them, that is cool, too. I am sure there are many webpages that will give you advice on how to live your life and wear your jeans, but do what you want. Go check out many websites and read about other people's experiences and advice and find use some of those pieces to make something that works for you. I live in a sweaty place and have to wash jeans sometimes. Plus, dirt and ball-sweat and stuff will make the jeans more abrasive and cause a crotch blow-out faster...in my opinion. All of this is debatable and this is the internet, someone out there will debate you (correction: tell you that your opinion is wrong).
Regarding not washing jeans, it is my understanding that this is how you get "high contrast" fades. With every wear, your jeans will fade at the wrinkles, stress points, and abrasion areas. If you wash them, the jeans fade more evenly all over. So you will lose those "high contrast" type fades. Maybe that doesn't matter to you. I would recommend washing them by hand in a bathtub and hang them dry. I use S-hooks to hang them from the belt loops...but that is what I do. Sometimes washing machines wrinkle the jeans funky, so I avoid it.
But, since you asked, I would put those jawns on and either soak in the bathtub or shower. Then wear them around until they dry a little. This will get that initial shrink/stretch out of the way. It will also eliminate some of the starch. Wearing them during this process helps stop them from probably shrinking too much. Oh and some people like the starch, it helps make high contrast fades faster.
Furthermore, the world of raw denim is a weird and fascinating place. You went even further down the rabbit hole and got loomstate denim! UNSANFORIZED! Man, way to jump in the deep end. mail ordered without trying on! It is all part of the adventure. I hope the experience is a good one for you and they fit well and you find a wash/wear routine that makes you happy. And if they don't fit, maybe fund a buddy who they will fit. Make a trade, make a sale. Share the adventure. And maybe you will have fun and then end up with a pile of denim, leaving rambling posts on message boards, telling anyone who will listen about how special your jeans are. They won't care. They bought their jeans at Costco...nothing wrong with that...it is just that they will not care that your jeans are 19 oz loomstate selvedge denim. No, they don't want to hear about what makes a shuttle loom so special. But you will tell them anyways because you will have become the denim demon...the oni. (shout out to Oni Denim! I been wearing my onis the past week and they are coooooooooool)
As for me, if these fit well enough out the box, I am going to put them on and take them to the ocean for my initial soak. Some jerks do that...then they rub sand on the jawns and create their own fades. Is that cheating? Maybe...but who cares? Live the dream, dude!
Nov 27, 2017
CatLikeFelix
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Nov 27, 2017
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RexfordπŸ˜‚ perfect! Thank you for all the info πŸ‘πŸΌ I'm confident they're gonna fit perfectly and I'll find a washing system that is the best out there. πŸ‘–β˜€οΈ
Nov 27, 2017
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