Thread: Dry denim

It's funny to hear reactions like this from people here! The forums about dry jeans everyone takes it as completely normal and no one questions it. I'm sure if I mentioned straight razors there I'd get nearly the same reaction as here.

And i still do treat my jeans like I do others, wiping stuff on them and such. Just the cut and quality of the denim is so much better. Having your butt look nice gets all the girls with quality pants!

Very funny to just see what people are used to and how they respond.

erik

Wow.. $200 is pretty near suit money for me (actually my best fitting and favorite suit was about $7 at salvation army but that's a whole nother story). Like others here, to me jeans are disposable. I appreciate plenty of "finer things".. maybe I'll look for some of these designer jeans on the cheap at SA (never know what you'll come accross there!). I typically just wear wranglers or levis.

My wife just made me throw out four pairs of denim jeans that I have worn for four to seven years. I think the most expensive pair was $10. I will agree with her that they had finally worn out their welcome, I still sighed when I threw them into the trash can. Looked like rats chewed on the hems, but man were they comfortable. And yes, I washed them. Maybe not as often as I should have, but then again considering the dry denim thing here...

Yes, broken-in denim feels great.
I've never heard of "dry denim"... interesting concept, but it wouldn't work for me. I'm too sweaty and greasy; I can't imagine that airing or freezing would have any positive effect. They'd just end up like Hell's Angels 'originals'.
I'm cheap on clothes. The most I've ever paid for jeans was $70 for a pair of buttonfly Luckies probably 10 years ago. Now, I usually wait 'til Target has Wranglers on sale for $15 or so. I'd be willing to spend more, if they were guaranteed to fit perfectly and never wear out. Couldn't justify it otherwise.

Holy crap! And I make fun of the $50 Gap people. I'll put it this way, my jeans are bought to be disposable work wear. If I pay more than $10, I'm pissed. There is no denim on this planet worth $200 to me.

That being said, I can identify with having good, worn in jeans cut for you. It feels nice and looks great.

Originally Posted by poona

Most of my jeans are within the 250-300$ range. I wear Take-Two and G-star.

Most are 'take-two' the italian designers.

Found a great website though which does them for half the price I pay highstreet,

Do you have a link?

Originally Posted by duntz

Is there anyone here who enjoys the nice feel of good quality broken in denim? Shaving and clothes are a couple of my favourite places to spend money. I know people always give me funny looks when I say I spend 200$ on a pair of jeans, but I get the same looks when i say i shave with a straight.

At least everyone has their pair of jeans they have broken in and worn forever. I feel that dry denim gives the best break in and look and the fact that you don't wash it except for periodic times once or twice a year is always a bonus since washing takes effort...

I also like the personalized look that you get which isn't a mold that everyone else has like the current pre-faded jean fads.

Anyway just wondering if anyone else has an obsession with jeans too or would like to tell tales about their favourite ones!

erik

Learn something new everyday...

-Pary

Originally Posted by kasperitis

Jeans are work-wear for me. And play wear. I'm sure those expensive jeans are wonderful and all, but when I got a pair of jeans on, and something on my hand that shouldn't be there, that thing gets transferred to the jeans post-haste.

DITTO!

not into jeans per say, but I do have other hobbies equally useless to other people...

Originally Posted by duntz

for dry denim you only wash it once every 6 months of continuous wear. That way you get all the fading and creases to remain permanent in them. The washing enhances the contrast in the folds and gives them their unique colouring and style.
I do have some jeans that I wash more often. But to get the smell out of them I either just air them outside when it's nice or i put them in the freezer overnight. Works wonders!

erik

Sorry dude!! My jeans get worn around horses, manure, and dogs. Plus I wear them working construction. They get washed after each days wear!! If I let them go a week you could smell them from your house.

Frozen horse apples still smell like horse apples.

Originally Posted by TULIP

Boy howdy, you learn something new every day. I've never seen a pair of $200 jeans, and I've never heard of people not washing their jeans. I must be getting old. I just paid $14.99 a pair for two pairs last week, and all my jeans get washed pretty regularly.

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

Holy crap! And I make fun of the $50 Gap people. I'll put it this way, my jeans are bought to be disposable work wear. If I pay more than $10, I'm pissed. There is no denim on this planet worth $200 to me.

That being said, I can identify with having good, worn in jeans cut for you. It feels nice and looks great.

These are my type of guys. Cheap jeans that you take care of and wear till the arse falls out.

Originally Posted by Wildtim

Frozen horse apples still smell like horse apples.

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there!