Should we meet a deadline before washing his jeans Pike-brothers?

Pike Brothers denim pants are made from 100% raw conton. The selvedge fabric (comes from the English “Self-finished edge”) is woven very tightly and the ends are reinforced by selvedges. The edges of the fabric are finished during weaving, and then sewn to finalize the edges. This makes the pants more resistant than other non-Selvedge, seam threads are dyed yellow or red which brings in addition a beautiful and very aesthetic effect.

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So that your pike brothers jeans will age ideally, it will have to be worn often, 3 to 4 times a week, it will not be washed in the first time but wait at least 3 months, some purists push even the delay until 1 year

Do not be afraid to smell “the wild beast” because it will be enough to air it overnight on your outside and everything will return to order and no nauseating odor. This delay before washing is recommended by pike brothers to allow to break the cotton fibers at the folds of the hips and knees, pockets. A way to break a little pants because the canvas is thick, so the jeans will soften and then marry your shapes and objects in your pockets more easily.

The first wash

For all the machine washes (reverse your pants and choose a cold program), the cotton fibers in contact with the water will twist, the jeans will shrink (in length only, but never in width) the material will stiffen but noticeably less creases solicited. In the course of the washings the denim will fade slowly will be used in a uniform way but preserving its first bends.

That’s when it really turns into YOUR denim, with its marks, its wrinkles, its tasks and its discoloration.

If you want to avoid the machine!

School-of-cool advises you never wash your jeans with water to keep it in its original color, bring it to the dry cleaner for a dry cleaning, it will shrink much less and its color will persist for a long time. A monthly wash, you will cost about 4 € in laundry. It will not be too expensive and you will always keep a denim with raw colors that will age perfectly.

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