Any of you mingers still walking around in jeans caked with your own filth?
🙂
This was a big thing on here a few years ago, I seem to remember.
Have you all seen the light and washed your £200 jeans in your artisan dolly tubs, or are smegma and skid marks still cutting it in hipsterville?
After 18 months my jeans become a self-regulating ecosystem.
Ha!
I'd often wondered. Both about the not washing as much as the price in the first place.
Isn't there a similar theory about armpits?
My cousin owns a company making expensive jeans. Offered me a pair at cost price. £130!!!
I wish I'd asked him about not washing them: he is from Liverpool though so may have different ideas to us southerners! 🙂
I don't wash jeans until they get properly dirty, every 6-9 months probably. I think my Rapha jeans have been washed once since last Christmas. They're designed not to be washed. Unlike me, and I wear underwear. I can honestly say that I've never ever had skidmarks on my trousers, I'm worried that you're judging others for being dirty...
...designed not to be washed.
How are they different to any other jeans in resisting dirt and sweat?
I can honestly say that I've never ever had skidmarks on my trousers
You're simply not trying.
I'm worried that you're judging others for being dirty...
Not in the slightest.
I sure you're perfectly clean.
Your jeans, however, have 6-9 months of your crotch sweat embedded in them.
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njee20 - Member
I think my Rapha jeans have been washed once since last Christmas. They're designed not to be washed..
Hmmm, not too sure that's correct.
"I can honestly say that I've never ever had skidmarks on my trousers"
Not even when you properly scratch your arse. Like, really hard? Posh!
njee20 - Member
my Rapha jeans...
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I wash my axe every day.
Smell test for washing jeans. Pick them up, smell the crotch area and take it from there 😉
They just get comfier the longer you wear them for. Freshly washed jeans feel awful.
[quote=njee20 ]I don't wash jeans until they get properly dirty, every 6-9 months probably. I think my Rapha jeans have been washed once since last Christmas. They're designed not to be washed. Unlike me, and I wear underwear. I can honestly say that I've never ever had skidmarks on my trousers, I'm worried that you're judging others for being dirty...
Aye but your arse crack is still sweating into the crotch and that wont smell nice
I feel like I've been watched... 😕Pick them up, smell the crotch area and take it from there
Smegma, sweat, arse fog particulates, mud, road crap, animal shit....just sayin'
My current No1 jeans have been washed once I think, I've had them about a year.
The dye has faded over the left pocket into the exact shape of my phone, which is odd, because according to my wife it's always in my hand
WTF do you get up to? 😯animal shit
Indeed, crotch area is the first indicator that its time to wash them. So long as you wash low and hang to dry they will last. Mine last a week. But then I'm a cheapskate and wear Uniqlo or Muji.
Stick em in the freezer apparently (in a bag obviously).
Smell test for washing jeans. Pick them up, smell the crotch area and take it from there
thats about right, the GF would say something if they hummed. having 5-6 pairs on rotation probably helps and they do get a short cold wash when they need it.
wearing the same pair for weeks? no, thats just sociopathic.
What is so delicate about expensive jeans? I buy cheap ones and they last ok. Not as good as expensive work rang jeans but ok. Are designer jeans made of rubbish material?
I think my Rapha jeans have been washed once since last Christmas. They're designed not to be washed.
What do you mean by 'they're designed not to be washed'?
Wouldn't go more than a week in mine without a wash - not with my Betty Swollocks.
Still, I still wince at spending £80 on Howies jeans, most of mine are from Nex
I think I must not be fashionable enough for this thread.
Jeans cost ~£30, get washed every week and last a good 5yrs or so..........
fifeandy - MemberI think I must not be fashionable enough for this thread.
Jeans cost ~£30, get washed every week and last a good 5yrs or so..........
I'm with you there... I get mine from Next... wear wash wear wash.
On the washing thing, I have a few pairs of jeans and don't wear them that often, maybe a couple of hours at the weekend, so I don't wash them very often.
I'm happy to accept they don't need washing as frequently as you might think, assuming you don't spill your curry over them or something. Months and months is a bit of a stretch though for me.
They're designed not to be washed.
Any other marketing BS you'd like to share? 😆
I live in them. I have 2 pairs of next jeans in rotation and they get washed after a week (each) of wear usually. Maybe 2 weeks max if they haven't acquired too much crap. 1 pair is usually ready for the bin after a year. Next jeans are £30-40, so that's it for an annual jean cost. Seems reasonable to me.
Yeah, I hardly ever wear jeans, so they probably go a few years between washes.
My work trousers stay rolled up in my locker for a good few weeks before I remember to take them home and wash em too (well, I wear them between rolling them up and shoving them back in the locker.. ) 🙂
I buy next jeans but the £20 same jeans as twice their price on the next hanger but not paying for the naff belt. Its all about fit for me the fit like a glove no adjustments just leather belt 32 reg perfect leg length.
What a manky minging thread this was to start with as i eat my 10am peece
Jeans cost ~£30, get washed every week and last a good 5yrs or so.......
So hundreds of hours of wear over 5 years and 250 or so washes? Hmm.
[url= http://welldresseddad.com/2013/10/21/the-denim-guide-part-1-history/ ]Well dressed dad for all your sartorial advice[/url], jeans especially. Uniqlo actually get a good review for their jeans though most of the content is for heavy/expensive stuff like Iron Horse.
how sweaty do some of you lot get !!
I wash my raw denim jeans by wading into the sea at dusk while wearing them (best done at neap tide). If I time it just right, the jellyfish tentacles will clean them for me - lasts 6 months.
So hundreds of hours of wear over 5 years and 250 or so washes? Hmm.
Pretty much, is that not what jeans are all about?
johnners - MemberJeans cost ~£30, get washed every week and last a good 5yrs or so.......
So hundreds of hours of wear over 5 years and 250 or so washes? Hmm.
I suspect he's got more than one pair.
Mingers!
But then if you only pop down to the local artisan coffee shop your jeans won't get mucky!
Not washing them means that when you do (for raw/selvedge) you get better fades.
I like the Levis engineered jeans - The twisted leg ones.
I bought some limited edition 10 year anniversary ones in 2008.
Ask me if I've washed them ..... go on I dares yeh. 😆
I'm currently breaking in some selvage ones that will get their first wash after about 9 months of wear.
Some of you are clearly dirty ****ers 😆
My daily jeans - see other thread - get washed when dirty though.
This thread is quite worrying, apart from the not washing thing, which is quite trivial really, it seems that, given the STW demographic, many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!
many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!
It's fine as long as you don't have a gut that hangs over your belt.
It's fine as long as you don't have a gut that hangs over your belt.
and you don’t wear scuffed pointy crappy shoes or trainers designed for teens.
many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!
Another fashion guru on the 'what jeans' thread said 'no jeans over 25'.
If I was worried I'd be confused about who to believe.
No, not even in those circumstances. [b]Never[/b]
you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not [s]wear jeans[/s] give a toss what other folks think.
you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty give a toss what other folks think.
Oh, I'm quite aware of that, and the extent to which that statement is true but this isn't about that
So hundreds of hours of wear over 5 years and 250 or so washes? Hmm.Pretty much, is that not what jeans are all about?
I only wish mine were. Maybe my washing machine is uncommonly brutal.
makecoldplayhistory » I'd often wondered. Both about the not washing as much as the price in the first place.Isn't there a similar theory about armpits?
My cousin owns a company making expensive jeans. Offered me a pair at cost price. £130!!!
I skim read this post and come away with the impression that armpits could be had for £130 a pair.
Bargain...!
We don't all look like Jeremy Clarkson you know!many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!
We don't all look like Jeremy Clarkson you know!
Perhaps not, but therein lies the issue. Jeremy Clarkson doesn't realise he looks like Jeremy Clarkson.
CharlieMungus - Membermany of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!
Bruce Springsteen. Your argument is invalid.
40+, you get to wear what you want. It's only kids that have to be dicks about clothes.
So if you're only a month into 'wearing in' a pair of fancy pants selvedge jeans or what ever they're called, and you went out for a couple of craft beers and someone bumped into to you at the bar and half a pint of la de dars beardy beard & co's finest porter goes down your leg. Do they get wahsed or are they designed for this in some sort of Marty McFly's self drying jacket sort of way??
46 with jeans, skate shoes, t and hoody since I was a kid, and don't give a toss...Super smart with Dad clothing for work though 🙂
Bruce Springsteen.
Just compare to Bruce under 40, in jeans
[i]many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should [s]not wear jeans![/s] go on STW and be a pretentious pillock[/i].
It would be awfully quiet
CharlieMungus - Member
many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!
My dad is 86 and still wears jeans maybe i should tell him its against the rules......
Then again maybe it would make me sound like a dick 😀
many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!
As stated yesterday, I moved into old man jeans this Christmas from M&S, with stretch. Old man jeans?
Simultaneously I rediscovered Rohan, so am sat here today sporting some Fusions.
The move away from jeans started here. Aged 42.
49, rapha jeans today at work, agnes b shoulder button jumper & Diemme leather mid-top sneakers.
That's me out then, although I have now worn the jeans for 6 days without washing them.
Ah yes my dad is well into his Rohan as well!
Then again maybe it would make me sound like a dick
I'm sure it wouldn't affect anyone's opinion
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[b]DezB[/b]
Sometimes I worry if I simply follow you around on STW and stroke your ego, but you've nailed it again.
[b]Matt[/b]
You haven't discovered "maternity" jeans then?
The only wash of any significance is the first wash. Wearing the jeans for some time before the first wash causes the dye to fade in a way that highlights the creases etc. If the denim is washed while it's still relatively new the dye will fade uniformly
The whole point of not washing them is so that the indigo fades more on the places that you want distinct fading (the places where the fabric naturally creases, pockets etc).
If you are not bothered about the jeans showing wear in this way and want the jeans just to fade all over then regular washes are fine.
[u][b]Because Science:[/b][/u]
The only wash of any significance is the first wash. Wearing the jeans for some time before the first wash causes the dye to fade in a way that highlights the creases etc. If the denim is washed while it's still relatively new the dye will fade uniformly
So sitting in a warehouse and a shop for months doesn't prevent this but waiting a week or so after you bought them does?
The only wash of any significance is the first wash. Wearing the jeans for some time before the first wash causes the dye to fade in a way that highlights the creases etc. If the denim is washed while it's still relatively new the dye will fade uniformly
I am not sure this is right as I have found the more you wear a pair of jeans between subsequent washes the more pronounced the fading is. But the first wash is definitely the only one I would bother delaying if you want "wicked fades" or whatever ****y name they have given it.
Once people start putting their jeans in the freezer then they have too much time on their hands....in my opinion of course.
Well as someone that is 42 and wears casual clothes all the time, what am I meant to wear if jeans are banned? Cords or chinos?
I'll add all of the dirty bastards to my list of dirty bastards.
I'm 48 and share my casual trouser time pretty much evenly between jeans, moleskins and Endura Humvees. All of which get washed.
doesn't prevent this but waiting a week or so after
Week ? who said owt about a week ... try a year 😀
Chinos.Can I suggest Primark?
Clarks for shoes.
Next for shirts.
You're welcome.
have you thought of starting a style blog?
who said owt about a week ... try a year
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[b]Mr Smith[/b]
Yep. It'll make my fortune.
RH chino leg tucked in to socks to avoid chain oil marks will be my trademark!
Not washing them means that when you do (for raw/selvedge) you get better fades.
This, it's all about the epic fadez.
Knowing my luck, it'll just look like I'm sitting cross-legged all the time.
I bought a new pair of jeans in June or July. Other than when it was warm enough for shorts, they're the only trousers I've work, work and home, seven days a week, 13 or 14 hours a day. Including cycling to/from work.
I washed them for the first time over the Christmas break when they were about 6 months old.
Well as someone that is 42 and wears casual clothes all the time, what am I meant to wear if jeans are banned? Cords or chinos?
hey, we're all IT specialists here. Just wear your black combats with extra pockets 😉
Bugger. From the horses' mouth.
"Only if it's raw Selvedge denim then wash them cold inside out about once every 6 month"
Not saying they're right, but they do know their stuff...
I have some Hiut denim upstairs which I've never washed, had them over two years.
Those fades are going to look orsum if I ever do get round to running them through the machine.
rocketman - MemberThe only wash of any significance is the first wash. Wearing the jeans for some time before the first wash causes the dye to fade in a way that highlights the creases etc. If the denim is washed while it's still relatively new the dye will fade uniformly
Depending on the dye etc. some will continue to fade over several washes, making them far lighter as the (I think?) weft comes through.
I've just been told about "jeans spray" in my FB conversation.
Can I recommend Persil?