![Why you should never, ever wash your jeans (unless you really, really have to) | Jeans | The Guardian Why you should never, ever wash your jeans (unless you really, really have to) | Jeans | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/10/24/1414154611977/b338443e-5a1c-4bd1-a53a-9174d487e3a4-2060x1236.jpeg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&s=2fbb61b211aa9a9ccd81d47bb14e52e9)
Why you should never, ever wash your jeans (unless you really, really have to) | Jeans | The Guardian
![This is what I see when I look down. Brand new jeans, already washed and tags thrown away. If I tuck my shirt in, it looks like my barn door is open. : This is what I see when I look down. Brand new jeans, already washed and tags thrown away. If I tuck my shirt in, it looks like my barn door is open. :](https://preview.redd.it/this-is-what-i-see-when-i-look-down-brand-new-jeans-already-v0-zftx7asj4ksa1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=357a1dbfb1f395fd3a524f83791931abda576e4e)
This is what I see when I look down. Brand new jeans, already washed and tags thrown away. If I tuck my shirt in, it looks like my barn door is open. :
![Why you should never, ever wash your jeans (unless you really, really have to) | Jeans | The Guardian Why you should never, ever wash your jeans (unless you really, really have to) | Jeans | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/10/16/1413479572309/494e4890-0f29-441d-99a0-d7be9096b342-460x276.jpeg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7c66a9d8dab5aa1f9ecde02f477c4f3f)