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Hi All,
Surely the topic has been discussed one way or another...but can't find the answer to my question.
I found Edwin ED-45 is pretty much what I look for, relaxed, tapered, raw denim, good value.
The question is sizing though: I seem to be in between W31 and W32. My personal taste is for the right fit, so not skinny, and not baggy. Just enough room to move in it.
W31 fits pretty snug, not uncomfortable that I can't wear it, but not so comfortable that I can do gymnastics in it . The fit would definitely benefit from loosening up a bit.
W32 feels comfy, not huge, but it would benefit from a post wash shrink, as on the legs you can see that there is a bit too much fabric, and the waist could be easily smaller.
Edwin suggests that being their denim sanforized, a shrinkage of 2-5% is to be expected. This is really the difference between W31 and W32, or W32 and W33. However, I know that raw denim is stiff at first and it is meant to be broken in before it gets looser and molds on you.
My question to you is the following: after all the stretching and shrinking is done, after I wore it for 1 year and perhaps washed it twice, should I expected the denim to be a bit looser, or a bit tighter than what it is brand new? In other words, is the net effect of loosening and stretching a stretch or a shrink?
I am not so worried about the lenght here, but about the width.
Thanks guys!
whether the jeans get larger or smaller is not what bothers me. it's that some people wash them 2x in a year of wear. it must be uncomfortable to be near those people.
I think the trick to not washing them as often is to not wear them in summer when you're sweating your arse off. It's the sweat and oils that stink them up real fast. but in saying that, regular washing of denim is good for the material and extends its life.
Can you define “regular washing”? I actually am lucky enough to work for a company that allows nice jeans. I work as a Energy Auditor in the Tri State. Summer months consists of painfully hot & humid days humping it out in hot New York Subways and city streets, only to spend 4 hours on my feet running up and down high rise hotels. All this in Denim. I wouldn’t say I’m soaked in sweat, but I certainly to break one out. I usually step up my tub soaking to 3 months at a time.
This denim kingpin is suggesting otherwise, as well as Tommy Hilfiger. I use to wash my denim weekly and I always felt like they never felt right afterwards; hence the tub soaking. This method takes awhile though (a full day)
https://levistrauss.com/unzipped-blog/2018/01/25/no-dont-wash-jeans-really/
“sick fades bro”.