I give them a wash when I first buy them, then never again unless they actually get something on them, which is very infrequent.
This question doesn’t apply to jeans you’re wearing to work in, and expect to get dirty.
I give them a wash when I first buy them, then never again unless they actually get something on them, which is very infrequent.
This question doesn’t apply to jeans you’re wearing to work in, and expect to get dirty.
I don’t think the original idea was to avoid ever washing them. You’d just buy them big and wash them yourself every so often, and the color hardly mattered at all. They would have held up better to hand washing and line drying anyway.
But yeah, preserving the exact fit and look of raw denim is where this idea of never washing jeans came from. It’s not my look or an area where I put a lot of my energy, but I get it, the process and the extra maintenance of some things can be worth it. I have fountain pens for god’s sake, LOL. That said, if you aren’t willing to trust the gentle cycle with Woolite three times a year, maybe raw denim is not for you, because I will die on the hill that never washing your pants is gross.