In this video I show how I washed my 15oz Brave Star American Heritage selvedge denim.
The waist is 1/2” bigger on the regular taper as opposed to the slim taper.
Due to needing some shrinkage, I used hot water.
I know many viewers may freak out about this, but you know, it's only denim!
I also did this after 50 wears, which again, may cause some denim heads to chastise me.
But, being that I went 400 wears with only 4 soaks on another pair of raw denim and those ended up with frayed/torn cuffs, ripped knees, and a crotch blowout, I'm washing these now.
Follow along to see the end result.
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