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Cary

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9. The Japanese took over the old shuttle looms

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 04:11 PM

Nov 2019

The Japanese take things from other cultures and perfect them. They have done this with denim. Companies like Pure Blue Japan, Naked & Famous, Oni, and Iron Heart are creating incredible denim.

The idea is for them to break in and you get unique fades and fit.

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Would you wear a pair of jeans 100 times before washing them? [View all] Cary Nov 2019 OP

Does this have anything to do with how jeans used to shrink... brush Nov 2019 #1

The Japanese took over the old shuttle looms Cary Nov 2019 #9

Not 100 times Thyla Nov 2019 #2

I recently washed my jeans LeftInTX Nov 2019 #3

Didn't they STINK? Did they stand up on their own? hedda_foil Nov 2019 #5

Nope! LeftInTX Nov 2019 #8

They can be placed in zip lock bags and put into the freezer for a few days as well. Niagara Nov 2019 #21

Great tip!! LeftInTX Nov 2019 #32

What brand? Cary Nov 2019 #10

LEI stretch jeggings from Family Dollar LeftInTX Nov 2019 #11

Mine are limited runs. Cary Nov 2019 #15

I've got a pair of those and love them. But wnylib Nov 2019 #24

Cheap brands always get D/C ed LeftInTX Nov 2019 #12

Ah. Cary Nov 2019 #13

After one semester of Microbiology, I never wore clothes twice again. cutroot Nov 2019 #4

Lol backtoblue Nov 2019 #20

No joke, but maybe a few days if necessary. Hoyt Nov 2019 #28

No, no and no. Fla Dem Nov 2019 #6

Ick, no! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #7

I have jeans probably 40 years old. I have doc03 Nov 2019 #14

Vintage denim can he valuable Cary Nov 2019 #16

I still have some bell bottoms. nt doc03 Nov 2019 #17

Nice! Cary Nov 2019 #18

I passed on the poll Niagara Nov 2019 #19

Anderson Cooper washes his by wearing them in the shower TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #22

Do I look like Ted Nugent to you? lastlib Nov 2019 #23

100 times? OMG no. wnylib Nov 2019 #25

Gross Lunabell Nov 2019 #26

Actually, no Cary Nov 2019 #33

I'm a laundryholic Rorey Nov 2019 #27

During the fifties, we nevr washed our Levi's. If mom washed them we never wore them again. demosincebirth Nov 2019 #29

Tradition tirebiter Nov 2019 #30

Hell no. I won't wear anything but clean clothes. 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2019 #31