Tips For Buying Denim

With such a wide selection, it’s great to have some tips to help you select the right pair of jeans for you, that fit right and get you your moneys worth.

Now you’ve got your selections in your favorite styles and you’re headed to the dressing room, here are a few tips that you might not know about when it comes to buying your jeans:

1. Jeans will Stretch
Sometimes jeans can stretch almost as much as a whole size! After purchasing leave on the tags, try wearing your new pair for a couple hours around the house. Walk around, sit down, and bend over in them. Just know that even though that new pair fits perfect in the dressing room, it doesn’t mean they’ll fit like that once you’ve been wearing them for a while. If after an hour of wearing they feel too big don’t be afraid to take them back and exchange for a smaller size.

2. Talk to your tailor
It’s okay to buy a pair of jeans that need tailoring. This may cost extra money but believe me ladies it’s worth it! When going to get them hemmed ask the tailor to reattach the original hem. They may charge more for this service but they’ll look better and keep the original look and style.

3. Pay attention to the wash
It’s easy to re-buy the same wash since you like it so much. But a different wash can make an outfit look completely different. Different washes are going to definitely add some variety to your wardrobe, don’t be afraid to experiment. Another reason to watch the wash you buy is that sometimes manufacturers use heavy dyes and these can leak onto other clothing in the washer machine. It’s best to limit the amount of times you run your jeans through the wash. Try washing them as little as possible like every couple of months. When you do wash them, wash inside out with cold water and hang dry. If they’re crunchy when dry you can put them into the dryer for 10 minutes, this will soften them up. Another good idea is to have them dry cleaned; it can get you months even years more wear out of them.