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Originally Posted by AR_Six
The limited washing is because raw denim is generally pretty starchy which creates honeycombs and other idiosyncracies in the fading process when worn over a long period of time. If you wash them, there is going to be indigo and starch loss which means those effects will be less pronounced. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is why people don't wash them. That, and some people are nerds and like the authenticity factor; historically jeans were work clothes and didn't get washed much (waste of water, for one thing).
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I didn't know you could get a PhD in denim. What was your thesis on?
