Levi 501s...will they shrink much?

[Bennie-Mac]

Genuine question for all the owners...

Having got fed up of poor quality god awful primark jeans, I'm considering getting a decent pair of Levi's...

How do you justify spending that much on a single pair of jeans? o.O

kd

Well you answered your own question there. They aren't poor quality god awful jeans. Mine cost £55 and £65 for the two pairs I own, it's not exactly a huge amount of money.

 

[Raymond Lin]

What's the quality like with All Saints jeans? I do find pretty much everything they sell rather tatty and overpriced, not sure about the jeans though.

These are really good and i got it less than half price in TK Maxx ! lol Walked into All Saints and the same pair was like £85, I paid £30.

Now, I have a couple of pairs of G-Star, 5 pairs of Diesel, 2 pairs of DKNY, a pair of Levi's and a pair of Lee Jeans and some call Blood & Glitter.

Pretty much all of the main ones are very close in quality, Blood & Glitter ones however started off like slim fit, its now more like straight cut ?!

But All Saints to me seems to be really good, if only i could find another pair for the same price!

 

[Nitefly]

Do you wear all of those Raymond? I cycle between two pairs... of course, I've bought about 12

 

[Scuzi]

Levis do shrink very slightly in general. Most of mine shrank, some after about 10 washes but most after 3 or 4.

Lol at George jeans. They're cut for people who eat a poor diet.

 

[King Damager]

Do you wear all of those Raymond? I cycle between two pairs... of course, I've bought about 12

I have 6 pairs, I cycle between 1 pair, and mostly the washing machine, but normally the only other pair I can find that might possibly fit...

kd

 

[Raymond Lin]

Do you wear all of those Raymond? I cycle between two pairs... of course, I've bought about 12

Well, at the moment, in the past 2 weeks I've worn

All Saints
Blood & Glitter
one of the DKNY
1 pair of the G-Star

So, no, not all those, I've not worn the Diesels for a month or something!

 

[King Damager]

Levi's do a 31 waist... I am so sold...

kd

 

[Mr Joshua]

I have a pair I bought 10 years ago, the button doesn't get within 4 inches of fastening now

You've just washed them too often, that's all .

 

[Rotty]

You've just washed them too often, that's all .

ah, Thats what it is

 

[Maccy]

I have about 5 pairs of Levi's, not sure why I just prefer them to any other brand!

I've heard from lots of people who work there that you shouldn't wash them in the first 2 months if possible, and if you do have to then make sure you wash them inside out, with the zip done up.

 

[-BA-]

Appreciate the replies. These are the 501s that I bought. Can I expect the colour to fade much from what it is in that picture? Shame I didn't get them for that price though.

 

[blues_r_best]

I'd expect them to shrink 0.5 inch in the waist after a wash, then stretch back out about 1 inch after some wear.

 

[-BA-]

I'd expect them to shrink 0.5 inch in the waist after a wash, then stretch back out about 1 inch after some wear.

Thanks for this, half an inch I can handle and particularly if they stretch back after use.

 

[Maccy]

They'll only face if you wash them regularly and don't wash inside out!

 

[-BA-]

They'll only face if you wash them regularly and don't wash inside out!

Sorry Maccy I misread this a few days ago and only just reread it. So I shouldn't wash them inside out? I thought you were supposed to. What's the reason for not doing so?

 

[Hamoodii]

No, they will not shrink permanently (they may shrink slightly in the waist but that will stretch out again), they have already been factory rinsed to give it that so called "ground down" effect so any shrinkage has now happened.