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The same amount as any other article of clothing,
Jeans? Kinda depends on the use.
Most days, I don’t do shit that dirties anything but underwear, which gets changed at least daily. So in most senses, any given pair of jeans can go weeks without accumulating anything but dead skin cells, some skin oil, and some of my pimp juice.
That being said, I ain’t going to wear the same pair more than three days unless my back is so fucked up that changing them isn’t realistic.
Given that I’ve accumulated jeans over the years in various sizes as my body changed post-disability, I have enough pairs that I could hypothetically change pants every day and not wear the same pair twice in a month. Mind you, I’m bigger than I was for some of them and can’t wear them. I’m also smaller than I was for some of them, and even a belt can’t make them comfortable to wear for long. So I have maybe a dozen pair that are in rotation, plus a couple that are for when I’m doing something really grungy (like OP’s mom).
Assuming my brain isn’t fucked (and I’m only on lemmy to keep myself from going nuts until I can head to the hospital for a family member, so it’s fucked), that would work out to any given pair being washed ten-ish times a year? I think? It’s math, so I’m probably wrong.
I do know that most months, I only have to do two loads of laundry that isn’t underwear. If I only wore jeans, the math would work out, but there are days I don’t wear jeans, so I dunno.
I wash my clothes when they’re smelly or dirty. Washing them when they’ve only been worn once is insane and terrible for the environment.
I just wear them in the shower
Nose blindness is real and jeans are very washable. Wash your jeans you stinky hippies.
I only wash them when I shit myself.
So twice a day?
On a good day.
When required.
Are you 2 years old?
Damn. okay.
Hey, you asked the question.
Seriously, jeans can go a while between washes, as long as you change your underwear daily.
Which brings us to the next question:
How often do y’all change your underbritches?
I own no underwear.
So you apply the pee and poo leftovers directly to the pants?
Uhhhhhh, I think you’re using the bathroom wrong…shouldn’t be any leftovers. It’s not Thanksgiving.
Where did this ‘never wash your jeans!’ mentality come from?
It feels like jeans - regardless of designer or ‘raw denim’ status - were clothes until about seven years ago, then they became fragile and precious jewels.
News flash: if you’re worried about washing your jeans, you’re inventing problems because you have none of your own.
Where did this ‘never wash your jeans!’ mentality come from?
The same place all religious and other propaganda comes from. Plus it’s useful to spot the gullible and easily led people so you can avoid them to save your sanity!
Same place the “never wash your cast iron pans” notion came from. Internet hivemind bullshit.
The 60’s - when jeans were still very rough material and needed a LOT of breaking in.
Today’s jeans are wimpy by comparison.
But regardless of the material, I wash my pants when they get dirty, not every time I wear them.
I remember the raw denim trend in like the early 2010s ans you allegedly weren’t supposed to wash those, but even then that’s a very specific type of jeans we’re talking.
I went to Europe in 2007 or something and a pair of Levis were stupid expensive. They just make that shit up and create value out of bullshit. Levis have been $30 when they last raised minimum wage in The 90s. These prices make no sense.
I’m this economy? You must mean how often do I wash my jean.
5,tops.
I haven’t worn jeans in 10+ years. Am I missing something? Why wouldn’t you wash them?
Washing damages the denim, reducing its lifespan. It leads to color fading and tearing.
LOL… who the hell throws out a pair of jeans because the color fades?
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Alright I suppose but by that logic I shouldn’t wash any clothing — it all eventually fades and loses its quality no?
Denim doesn’t hold onto dyes nearly as well as other materials. This makes it more prone to fading in pretty much all circumstances, even through normal wear, such as fading in the creases of your knees. The detergents will also break down the fibers of the denim, causing it to rip more easily. Because of this, you really should only wash it when it’s visibly dirty or has a bad smell.
I’ve got a pair of jeans that I wear nearly every day. Have had them for about seven years. Washed them maybe seven times. The denim is still in excellent condition. Granted, I don’t do a lot of physical labor in these jeans, but I do walk around town quite often in them. They still look and feel like they’re only a week old.
I haven’t worn jeans for probably over 15 years. They don’t last a year use so I stopped buying new pairs and go with cargo pants instead.
I still have two pairs of jeans from when I was 15 they still fit and they still look new.
The jeans I bought 8 months ago are already falling apart and the zipper has gone to shit.
Same brand of jeans I always bought. They just are shit now.
When they appear dirty or smell. A hoodie that I wore on a lazy day may get a couple wears before wash. My comfy sweat pants I treat like my jeans. Everything else gets one wear then washed.
I don’t see the need to wash something that doesn’t look or smell dirty.
Okay because you know what, first of all! Okay, how dare you? But first of all, okay just, I don’t even have time for this!
Once every wear or two.
once a week
