I had the opposite problem recently. Where Levi's jeans expanded and loosened up after a couple of washes. What's the reason for that?

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crazygringo 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

All jeans relax by about 1" in the waist after a few wears, because you're literally just mechanically stretching them every time you sit down.

Cotton tees would stretch like that too if you wore them as tight as jeans are worn around the waist. But we don't wear them that way.

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throwway120385 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Denim and duck cotton tend to "break in" after a few wearings. This happens with a lot of cotton work clothes and also with a good pair of technical or work boots. They tend to mold themselves to your body shape. It doesn't happen at all with nylon work pants like the ones Carhartt makes.

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Xenoamorphous 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That's probably not the washes but due to wear.

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abdullahkhalids 4 hours ago | parent [-]

If somebody wants to wear tight jeans, how can they do that, if the jeans that were tight in store expand afterwards? Surely you can't buy a size smaller because then you can't wear them to break them.

	▲	crazygringo 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> how can they do that The answer is literally, with great difficulty. Anything tight that needs to be broken in is reaaally tight at first. But when there's a will, there's a way.
	▲	Xenoamorphous 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If the jeans have elastane (which most tight cuts have), it should help. As an aside, skinny jeans haven’t been fashionable in years.