| Everyone has had the experience of finding a | | | | anything else except your own body. No custom |
| particular pair of jeans that seem to fit him to a T and | | | | clothes maker or designer can take those jeans and |
| feel great when he wears them. The only sad part | | | | make you a new pair that will fit you the same way. |
| about the whole thing is that eventually they start to | | | | At Danese Creations we get asked for this half a |
| fade and need to be either replaced, relegated to | | | | dozen times or more each year, and each time we |
| casual use or consigned to the give away pile. | | | | have to tell our customer about denim and its |
| This is the time to remember that jeans can be dyed | | | | peculiarities. |
| to good effect. | | | | We CAN make you a new pair of jeans with the |
| I'm talking about jeans that someone would wear | | | | exact same measurements as your old pair, but the |
| instead of dress pants or dress slacks, not the faded | | | | new pair WILL NOT look the same on you until you've |
| type of jeans that many of us wear every day. In | | | | had the chance to mold them by wearing them quite a |
| cases like this, dyeing is the one best option, even | | | | few times. It's funny, but it's true. |
| above having a new pair custom made to match the | | | | So the best solution for a pair of jeans that you really |
| old pair. | | | | like and want to keep for awhile is to dye them. Here's |
| Jeans are the one exception when it comes to making | | | | a few tips for getting the best results. |
| a new pair to match the old. This CANNOT be done | | | | First, always dye them with the original color. Second, |
| with jeans, because of the nature of denim. | | | | always follow the instructions on the box of dye. And |
| Wearing your jeans actually forms the fabric to your | | | | third, most important of all, to get the VERY BEST dye |
| body. You can see this effect yourself just by holding | | | | job possible, carefully REMOVE any labels on the |
| up a newly cleaned pair of your jeans. If you've worn | | | | outside of the jeans and sew them back on after |
| them a dozen times or more, they will have taken on | | | | you've dyed them. |
| the shape of your body and will remember this shape | | | | Even a hard plastic label like the "Wrangler" on the right |
| forever--although it is possible that another person | | | | hip pocket will take on some dye if it isn't removed. |
| could impart a little of his own shape to them if he gets | | | | I'm not sure if your jeans can dye 8 times like the |
| them secondhand and starts to wear them regularly. | | | | family cat, but dyeing them will extend the life of your |
| This shaping of the fabric CANNOT be duplicated by | | | | favorite jeans for a long long time. |