Should You Wash Your Jeans... Ever? A @NakedandFamousDenim Interview

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00:00 Should I wash my jeans?
01:57 Why shouldn't I wash my jeans?
04:22 Is it unhygienic to wear unwashed jeans?
05:42 Is indigo antibacterial?
06:53 Should you freeze your jeans?

#selvedgedenim #nakedandfamous #rawdenim

[chriscarbaugh]

Wash when they get dirty. Love this dude’s attitude. Thanks for the vid!

[jimlittle]

Unless I get something on my jeans, I wash them after 10 wears in winter and around 5 wears in summer.

[arrohimahmad]

Not a fan of high contrast fade. So, I'm gonna wash my jeans whenever I want.

[beaster]

Freezing kills bacteria. So yes it will kill the bacteria. But there are others deposits to consider.

[corneliuscrewe]

My jeans get dirty within an hour of starting my shift. This is the stupidest first world controversy I’ve ever heard of.

[danielpotter]

I wash mine before I wear them, gets all the starch and chemicals out. Makes them last longer in the long run.

[frankb]

Wow Nick, you sure get around!! Merry Christmas.

[TheSkullonfire]

When you buy raw denim jeans are you supposed to buy them like 2 sizes bigger? Because that’s what I’ve heard, I heard they shrink a lot when you wash them.

[paul_domici]

How gross!! I wash every 2 or 3 wears! When they get old I buy another pair!!!

[chrisp]

the idea of ‘freezing kills bacteria’ is the silliest thought process. freezing keeps bacteria alive, waiting to be thawed.. haha
—maybe it gets rid of a smell; however, the smell has to go somewhere. It doesn’t just vanish!

[BNSFMatt]

1:27 sounds like good advice: wash as needed depending on the context of wear. Another factor would be the lighter the wash/color, the more likely you'll need to wash 'em. I work at an outdoor music venue, and every summer there's dudes rocking their brand new, expensive, impossibly white, white skinny jeans. They come in with 'em whiter than white, but almost invariably leave with grass stains, food spills, ketcup drippings, mud (if it rains) and just use your imagination, they're a perfect bullseye for stains.

[CCTV]

Once my gf put on a pair of my never washed jeans. I told her I've never washed it and I have never seen a girl take off her pants that fast.

[edf]

Hey Nick, I never knew washing jeans was such a controversial topic. This was an interesting fun video. Keep up the good work!…Ed.

[etebol]

I was in a car crash with the Brave Star 21oz and spilled my blood on them, I didn't want to wash them when I got out of the hospital cause the stain was kinda unique, but they started to smell like death so I had to wash them. The ghost stain still remains.

[freddierodriguez]

One should never say never 😆 Happy Holiday!

[kwfown]

Don’t underestimate the honeycombs of an accountant’s jean, you’d be surprised

[bradhart]

My routine is Dryel "dry cleaning" stain removal pens when there is a visibly dirty area. They work well to clean the stain and be gentle on the denim. Use a damp rag to follow up on that area. My tip to avoid washing is actually having an LG Styler (Samsung makes a model as well.) These are steamers in a closet shape and has worked wonders on keeping my denim fresh without using the conventional washer/dryer route. The LG model actually "shakes" the clothes while it works so I think it even has some cleaning potential for loose dust, etc. It was a pretty decent investment but to be honest, I've felt it was worth the cost considering the money I've put in my denim. A bonus of one of these steamer closets is if you feel the need to wash your denim, they still have gentle dry cycles that will replicate a hang dry method.

[jibran]

I wash mine after every 8-10 wears...pretty descent if you have more than 2 pair of jean that you can wear in rotation.

[Waldemarvonanhalt]

Freezing typically doesn't kill bacteria, since they have very thick cell walls, in contrast to the thin membranes our somatic cells would have.

[Mike-kcvz]

Very cool to see these low key conversations with the manufacturer. Digging that easy guy fit. Might need to bag a pair. Thanks for sharing