Don't wash Raw Denim?

[duck sauce]

Originally Posted by otc

My RRLs are starting to get smelly (there is a specific classroom that I am in 1-2 days a week where it gets hot and I start smelling my pants...) and they have been worn pretty consistantly since mid december. Leaving them outside overnight in the frozen chicago winter seemed to freshen them up a bunch a few months ago. Putting them in a bag in the freezer did not replicate that freshnesss...
looks like someone took them and washed them for you...

 

[otc]

I've seen the freezing mentioned here before. The freezer didn't work (maybe it wasn't cold enough/didnt leave in long enough for the temp) but airing them out in temps in the teens was quite nice.

 

[nocoolonesleft]

Wash your jeans if they are dirty or smell. The end.

 

[otc]

Wearing white jeans may make you rethink how often you should wash...

amazing how much they pick up visibly (even compared to khaki colored jeans)

 

[tonio028]

Originally Posted by otc

My RRLs are starting to get smelly (there is a specific classroom that I am in 1-2 days a week where it gets hot and I start smelling my pants...) and they have been worn pretty consistantly since mid december. Leaving them outside overnight in the frozen chicago winter seemed to freshen them up a bunch a few months ago. Putting them in a bag in the freezer did not replicate that freshnesss...

I ate at a flat top grill the other day and on the back of the menu they suggest spraying clothes with vodka so you don't have to wash them. Vodka kills all the smelly bits but evaporates to leave no odor. I tried it but don't think I used enough vodka...

That's because you waisted your vodka on your clothing as opposed to consuming said vodka. Rookie mistake. Live and learn.

To the OP. Some crazy raw denim afficionados enjoy to do every day activity such as sleeping, riding bikes, climbing moutains, working out, running, jumping, showering, and all other type of hardcore **** with them in the jeans to give that advance wear and ultimately that faded and personalized result after prolonged washing. That's why those jeans get smelly as a pig in ****. I am not so crazy about all that and wear them normally. In all my time owning jeans raw or otherwise though, I have only washed a handful of times. If they ever got funky from wear in the summertime, I just Febreeze them and call it a night. My 2 cents.

 

[Mazda]

Originally Posted by otc

My RRLs are starting to get smelly (there is a specific classroom that I am in 1-2 days a week where it gets hot and I start smelling my pants...) and they have been worn pretty consistantly since mid december. Leaving them outside overnight in the frozen chicago winter seemed to freshen them up a bunch a few months ago. Putting them in a bag in the freezer did not replicate that freshnesss...

I ate at a flat top grill the other day and on the back of the menu they suggest spraying clothes with vodka so you don't have to wash them. Vodka kills all the smelly bits but evaporates to leave no odor. I tried it but don't think I used enough vodka...

Wash. Your. Jeans. You. Smelly. ****.

 

[TyCooN]

I have a pair of jeans that I haven't washed for 16 months. It finally started to smell at 15.

 

[Kregg]

Yawz sum grimey folk.

 

[otc]

Originally Posted by Mazda

Wash. Your. Jeans. You. Smelly. ****.

I retract my previous statement. I was in the classroom in freshly washed jeans and the same smell was present. Must not be my fadestench

 

[XenoX101]

Originally Posted by Coldsnap

this guy was really helpful in the eyeglasses thread. you guys need to chill

+1, very helpful and genuine


Whilst it may be dead obvious to us, it isn't so obvious to others, maybe a search was in order but there's no harm in asking a question that can spark some good conversation.

Out of curiosity is there anyone of us out there that washes their raw denim regularly/semi-normally?

 

[duck sauce]

Originally Posted by XenoX101

+1, very helpful and genuine


Whilst it may be dead obvious to us, it isn't so obvious to others, maybe a search was in order but there's no harm in asking a question that can spark some good conversation.

Out of curiosity is there anyone of us out there that washes their raw denim regularly/semi-normally?

hand wash every month

Originally Posted by BrettChaotix

I wash all my raw denim for 6 months before my first wear

lol i caught that

 

[AR_Six]

My longest running pair are about 13 months now, no washes. However I haven't been wearing them much recently.

 

[aging in rhythm]

Originally Posted by dubcbadass

if this is a joke, then this is the funniest reply.

 

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Caveat

The real question is now that I'm wearing raw denim and not washing them and feeling great about it...why should I wash my other jeans? Seems like a waste of time/effort.

Why wash any of your clothes? They'll just get dirty again. For that matter, why wash your dishes? Why bathe?

 

[clarity]

Originally Posted by otc

I retract my previous statement. I was in the classroom in freshly washed jeans and the same smell was present. Must not be my fadestench