okay Im really confused because some people say it should be a cold bath and some say it should be a hot bath!!!???
and is it okay if they are white jeans?
2007-08-08 21:49:02 · 12 answers · asked by just_a_metaphor 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
you don,t have to do that soaking them in hot water dose the trick and you don,t have to be in them
2007-08-08 21:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom used to do that back in the late fifties and Levi still sells the "shrink to fit" jeans. My mom back in the day jeans were sold stiff and unwashed so it was a necessary step to soften them and make them wearable. She says she did it in a tub filled with hot water and a bit of ivory soap, let them soak all the way through an then wear them in the hot sun and they would shrink and be skin tight. She wore them with low V neck sweaters with her first initial embroidered on the shoulder. I remember the older teens doing it in the seventies for that skin tight poured in punk rock look. I see no reason why white jeans couldn't be done. The jeans sold today are usually pre washed and preshrunk, so unless they are "shrink to fit" jeans, don't expect too much shrinking.
2007-08-09 08:48:27 · answer #2 · answered by Linda S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lol my dad used to sit in a freezing cold bath with his jeans on when he was a teenager! I wouldnt recommend it unless you wanna nasty cold!
2007-08-09 05:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try boiling them in the washing machine - its hot water you want! Unlikely to work though I think because manufacturers use preshrunk fabric these days.
2007-08-09 04:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt that works. try boiling them in the washing machine then putting them in a tumble dryer on high heat. but be careful they dont skrink to small. white jeans wood b fine if they are put in on there own.
2007-08-09 05:04:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive never heard of that,but i would like put them in the washing machine by themselves with hot water
2007-08-09 07:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use cold water. and white jeans are fine.
2007-08-09 09:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I shrink all my clothes in the washing machine (not on purpous!) think its cos its too hot!!!
2007-08-09 05:26:50 · answer #8 · answered by nat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahha
haven't heard of that for years
buy stretch jeans
2007-08-09 04:51:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ermmmm....never heard of it mate!
Try putting them in a tumble dryer....that's how I';ve shrunk all of mine...but be careful though coz mine are all too small now!
2007-08-09 04:51:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋