how to repair incorrect washing at crotch

[robba]

I have a lovely pair of jeans. I bought two sizes and noticed something strange on both sizes at the crotch. the crotch was folded wrong. I didn't care and liked the jeans even though my fly was noticeable. see picture one. after a few washes the crotch is now shaped as seen in picture two. this fits much nicer but as you can see the washing did not hit this part of the jeans. my question is if someone has an idea how to make this dark blue stripe as unnoticeable as possible. thanks in advance!

 

[Keyboard Warrior]

Nice landing strip.

 

[robba]

I made it lighter with sandpaper

 

[alexanduh]

Originally Posted by robba

I made it lighter with sandpaper

nice fix. problem clearly should of been taken care of early rather than looking like a marsupial.