preshrunk 501xx Q ....

[michaelC]

hi y'all,
first post here so please bear with me.

received a pair of preshrunk 501xx's as a gift and was wondering if there's any point soaking these? will they respond to any of the techniques used on raw denim? are they raw? selvage?

i have used the search feature (to the point of blury vision) and didn't see much applicable to preshrunk 501xx's sooo .....

thanks for such a cool forum and happy holidays to all,
mike

 

[darrell]

i thought levi's used "501xx" only for their dry denim?

 

[ang_kangkong]

They aren't going to shrink any more (a little, maybe), if that's what you're asking.

 

[DNW]

Originally Posted by darrell

i thought levi's used "501xx" only for their dry denim?

Yeah, they used to be dry, but have been washed.

 

[michaelC]

i assumed they were 501xx's as "xx" is on back patch.
preshrunk ='s prewashed ?
m

 

[ang_kangkong]

Originally Posted by michaelC

preshrunk ='s prewashed ?

Yup.

First wash/soak takes care of most of the shrinking. Minimal shrinking from there.

 

[ruben]

They'll shrink just a bit at first, but will just stretch out again.

If it was up to me I wouldn't soak or wash to start.

Prewashed 501s are cool, I like their color.