The Unbranded Brand Jeans

hastur · Feb 18, 2011

Originally Posted by roundabout

Mine came in the mail today, I like the fit of the tapered except the waist is about an inch too big (tagged size 32). If I hot soak these, will they shrink on down? Or should I send em back in for a 31?

Yes, they will absolutely shrink. My tagged 32 came measured a 34 (as I expected), and after a soak and a few washes, it seems to have almost permanently shrunk down to a 32 or 32.5. They say sanforized but they seem to have some permanent shrinkage like unsanforized denim.

modernART · Feb 21, 2011

51 consecutive days of wear: http://www.withoutwash.com/2011/02/day-51

modernART · Feb 27, 2011

After 56 consecutive days of wear:

Yesterday's day 57 outfit:

I've been on the fence about hemming these jeans. Should I wait a couple more weeks to see if they settle, or should i just hem them now? Or maybe hem them after the first wash (which will be after a full year)? I've been hearing a lot of different things, but a common rule of thumb seems to be that you should not hem your jeans prior to washing because of the shrink that occurs after washing them. Any thoughts on my situation?

jimmyfingers · Feb 27, 2011

I would avoid hemming. The stacks don't look bad on you.

notwithit · Feb 27, 2011

+1. Stacks look good. Wouldn't recommend hemming unless they're really bothering you for some reason.

modernART · Feb 27, 2011

jimmyfingers and notwithit - i appreciate the feedback! to give you a little history, the last 2 jeans i owned were APC New Standard and APC New Cure, both with a 34" inseam, i believe (btw, i'm 5'11&quot

. the skinny model from The Unbranded Brand has a 36" inseam and the additional 2" seems to be a bit bothersome to me. i might wait it out and see what another month will do to the stacks. as always, i'll keep you all updated!

adidasfan · Mar 3, 2011

Originally Posted by hastur

Yes, they will absolutely shrink. My tagged 32 came measured a 34 (as I expected), and after a soak and a few washes, it seems to have almost permanently shrunk down to a 32 or 32.5. They say sanforized but they seem to have some permanent shrinkage like unsanforized denim.

After the soak and wash did alot of the color leave?
Do they still have that new jean look or do they look used?

Cheese1 · Mar 3, 2011

I have a pair with about 2 months of wear on them, I'll probably post evo pictures eventually. These definitely fade, I don't understand people hating on them for their fading properties

adidasfan · Mar 4, 2011

Originally Posted by Cheese1

I have a pair with about 2 months of wear on them, I'll probably post evo pictures eventually. These definitely fade, I don't understand people hating on them for their fading properties

For me its not hate.
I just want my jeans to look new.
Once they look faded I have to move on to new jeans.

il ciclista · Mar 4, 2011

still need to get the pics of a pair i've been working on since July, they do fade...i have lap creases, whiskering behind the knee, etc..My only beef if the horrible thigh flare.

hastur · Mar 4, 2011

Originally Posted by adidasfan

After the soak and wash did alot of the color leave?
Do they still have that new jean look or do they look used?

After the first soak no, they were still very dark and looked new. After 2-3 washes they are definitely going to look used, though.

Cheese1 · Mar 4, 2011

Originally Posted by il ciclista

still need to get the pics of a pair i've been working on since July, they do fade...i have lap creases, whiskering behind the knee, etc..My only beef if the horrible thigh flare.

Mine are tightest in the thigh actually.

il ciclista · Mar 4, 2011

Mine are when sitting, but when I stand they're definitely slim but still do a weird thigh flare around the upper thigh.

Cheese1 · Mar 5, 2011

What kind do you have? I have a pair of tapered and a pair of the slim straight, I'll check it out when I'm back at school

modernART · Mar 6, 2011

yesterday's outfit in the skinny unbranded: 64 consecutive days of wear

http://www.withoutwash.com/2011/03/day-64/

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