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Acne - fit true to size

APC New Standards -size down 2 or even 3 from true waist size

APC New Cures - size down 1 or 2 from true waist size

April 77 - size down 1 or 2 from true waist size

Dior raw 19s and 21s - have vanity sizing and are labelled as two sizes smaller than actual size

Edwin Nashvilles - size down 1" - quite a different fit to most jeans out there though (massive rise, loose at thigh and comparitively tapered at the leg).

Julian Red - fit small, so maybe true to size on raw and possibly size up on non raws

Nudies - size down 1 or 2

Raf by Raf - true

Ring - true

(New thread, old one started by Paulo G, archived here)

try here http://www.fuk.co.uk/threads/fs-eg-buzz-rickson-velva-sheen/

Anyone tried this?

more here
http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/oct/24/why-you-should-never-ever-wash-your-jeans-unless-you-really-really-have-to
Edit: http://mr-blacks.com/

Just wash your jeans like a normal person.

True, my advice is really for actual days of wear rather than proscribing a fixed period of time.
If you just wear them to sit around at the weekend then - sure - you can hang off washing them for much longer.

I rarely/don't wash mine because I want to keep them deep denim blue, not really into fades

My APCs stink so much now that I'm embarrassed to take them to the dry cleaners.

Just gonna have to bite the bullet and wash them.

Dont mind them on some pairs, but i like to keep a couple of pairs looking raw too. Generally just soak them in the bath tub in mildly warm water with a little woolite. Thought Danny might have some insider knowledge though!

Freezer for a day normally works.

got so much respect for them now

Just taken a punt on the Levis Vintage 1962 - 551 - anyone got an experience of them? Look alright in the photos; supposed to be the predecessor to the 505.