Purchasing And Taking Care Of Your Jeans
Jeans are loved and used by everyone, from the jet-set to the average Joe, I sometimes wonder how life would be like without this priceless garment.
As much as people love wearing jeans, not many find it easy when it comes to purchasing one. This article on mens fashion seeks to address that problem and I'll start by listing a few things jean lovers need to keep in mind when they go out shopping for jeans.
Get the fit right
It doesn't matter how great a pair of jeans looks if the fit is wrong because they'll simply look ridiculous when you wear them. When shopping for a pair of jeans, ensure that the legs, the crotch and the waist areas aren't too tight. You should also ensure that they look good from behind - ask someone to observe you from behind or use a mirror. If unsure, simply try other styles.
Watch out for the inseam too, since jeans are likely to shrink, you shouldn't get a tight fit inseam. Try going for jeans with inseams that are longer than necessary because this will give you an opportunity to fold em and also make alterations as you wish.
Recreate normal wearing conditions
Test the worth of your new jeans by subjecting it to a trial run. You can do this by wearing it and walking around the store to gauge their level of comfort when doing a number of turns and even sitting down. Also, can they handle your wallet and keys? Are they too warm or itchy for certain seasons? if they are simply look for another pair.
Try them with the belt you wear often, doing this will help show you where your waist falls, whether the jeans matches your belt and belt fits in the loops properly. You should also try the new pair of jeans you intent to purchase with the pair of shoes you wear the most.
This will help you see if the colors match and also where pants fall; should the jeans turn out to be too long, fold em over to determine how they will look when hemmed.
Have they been pre-shrunk?
Shrinking a good pair of jeans is nothing beautiful. Therefore, ensure that your pair of jeans has been preshrunk to reduce the damage that comes with shrinking, since preshrunk jeans tend to shrink a little. This also means that you should always buy jeans that is slightly longer than needed.
Tips to take care of your jeans
Wash them before hemming
When you wash your jeans before hemming, you actually subject them to the initial shrinking before more is taken away. Also, when hemming take a little less than necessary to buffer any shrinkage in the future.
Wash your jeans inside out
New jeans should be washed alone. After the initial wash make it a habit to wash your jeans inside out, this will ensure that the color of the jeans is maintained for longer.
No dryer drying your jeans
It's advisable to cloth-line dry your jeans so that no part is folded during the drying process.
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