In A Disposable Age, Luxury Is Something Old, Worn, And Beautiful

It’s not fun to wear old-fashioned, 100% cotton denim in its “raw” unwashed state. It’s stiff, like cardboard. It tends to crease rather than fold. It’s constricting and rough against the skin. Most of the jeans you’ll find in stores today weren’t worn in for decades before softening into their current form. They’re washed to lighten the shade and relax the fabric, which is now often made with synthetic stretch materials to be more comfortable (or less expensive), and comes pre-distressed with wear marks you no longer make yourself. The biggest difference between these two types of jeans, however, may not be how they look and feel right off the hanger: It’s how they look and feel after they’ve been worn and washed countless times. Read more at Quartz.