• jtzl@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    I love that you ask “per year.” Tell me your clothes are dirty without saying your clothes are dirty.😜

  • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Where did this ‘never wash your jeans!’ mentality come from?

    It feels like jeans - regardless of designer or ‘raw denim’ status - were clothes until about seven years ago, then they became fragile and precious jewels.

    News flash: if you’re worried about washing your jeans, you’re inventing problems because you have none of your own.

    • ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      I went to Europe in 2007 or something and a pair of Levis were stupid expensive. They just make that shit up and create value out of bullshit. Levis have been $30 when they last raised minimum wage in The 90s. These prices make no sense.

    • garbagebagel@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I remember the raw denim trend in like the early 2010s ans you allegedly weren’t supposed to wash those, but even then that’s a very specific type of jeans we’re talking.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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      2 months ago

      The 60’s - when jeans were still very rough material and needed a LOT of breaking in.

      Today’s jeans are wimpy by comparison.

      But regardless of the material, I wash my pants when they get dirty, not every time I wear them.

    • paulcdb@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Where did this ‘never wash your jeans!’ mentality come from?

      The same place all religious and other propaganda comes from. Plus it’s useful to spot the gullible and easily led people so you can avoid them to save your sanity!

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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        2 months ago

        Just get into the hotub with them after your workout, but take them off just before you fuck your boyfriend.

    • IWW4@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      Same place the “never wash your cast iron pans” notion came from. Internet hivemind bullshit.

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    2 months ago

    I probably get a month, possibly two, out of them between washes. I work from home though, so they don’t really get that dirty.

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    2 months ago

    About 18 years on this Earth had I

    afore i ever heard tell of this concept

    Of narry washing a pair of fine denims.

    Tis seems foolish, says I

    Seems dyshygenic and vain

    And one would never remove those vernacular stains

    Which so oft finds home on my trouserlegs.


    I was 'em once a week, same as with other trousers.

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    2 months ago

    When they appear dirty or smell. A hoodie that I wore on a lazy day may get a couple wears before wash. My comfy sweat pants I treat like my jeans. Everything else gets one wear then washed.

    I don’t see the need to wash something that doesn’t look or smell dirty.

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    2 months ago

    I mean it depends on the uses. Esp sitting in a chair (also with my more cozy cotton pants) often or other sweaty conditions, it can be like once a week, but also if it passes the smell test and there was no dirt-event it can also be idk, once a month?

    so anwser probably would be like ~20-30 times a year, why what about you?

    • Chozo@fedia.io
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      2 months ago

      Washing damages the denim, reducing its lifespan. It leads to color fading and tearing.

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        2 months ago

        Alright I suppose but by that logic I shouldn’t wash any clothing — it all eventually fades and loses its quality no?

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          2 months ago

          Denim doesn’t hold onto dyes nearly as well as other materials. This makes it more prone to fading in pretty much all circumstances, even through normal wear, such as fading in the creases of your knees. The detergents will also break down the fibers of the denim, causing it to rip more easily. Because of this, you really should only wash it when it’s visibly dirty or has a bad smell.

          I’ve got a pair of jeans that I wear nearly every day. Have had them for about seven years. Washed them maybe seven times. The denim is still in excellent condition. Granted, I don’t do a lot of physical labor in these jeans, but I do walk around town quite often in them. They still look and feel like they’re only a week old.

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        2 months ago

        LOL… who the hell throws out a pair of jeans because the color fades?

        HAHAHAHAHAHA

  • chocrates@piefed.world
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    2 months ago

    I sweat a lot, I wash them when they feel dirty. Are you not supposed to wash denim? It’s not like it’s wool and covered in sheep grease

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    2 months ago

    When they’re visible dirty. Otherwise, if they just stink but are otherwise clean, I fold them up and put them in the freezer overnight.