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Originally Posted by blankall
It's just the "dry" denim you don't wash. It's so the dye sets in and you get the best "fades". Once you wash a pair dry jeans, you lose dye and the dye sets into the denim.
It's really just that first wash that is the most important to prolong. After the first wash, the fades are more or less set and the only thing you lose on rewashing is the contrast, as the colour overall fades.
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Yeah, I just disagree on the importance of fades, as I think that method limits the structural lifespan of the jeans. You end up doing more damage by trying to speed the natural fading process. You're going to get fades over time with dry denim regardless of what you do in the first year, and a good pair of jeans should last you a very, very long time, so might as well be patient with them.
I'll take a pair of 10-year jeans over a 1-year pair abused to look like they've been around for 10 years.
On that note, if anyone is curious as to what the #### people are talking about when they talk about dry denim and purposeful fading, this is worth a scroll:
https://www.heddels.com/fades/fade-of-the-day/