Fashion

[songbird]

Interesting article.  For years now we've had stretch added to denim cotton.  It was nice.  It stopped the jean from shrinking and stretching.  I got totally used to them.  Now the trend is back to old days of jeans (which frankly I don't remember!) But a vision of some woman lying flat on her back trying to close a jean might ring a bell.  That of wearing 100% denim (or "raw" or  "rigid", etc)  When you buy a jean like that, you buy your normal size and pray that after a while the jean will like you back and fit perfectly. That means a mini battle trying to get the jeans on you the first time. Then washing them, (getting them damp) and "stretching" it out to fit you. Cotton is like a yo yo.  Shrinking and stretching, etc.

[MarthaStewardess]

Personally, I have never liked the stretch in jeans. I prefer my old style Levis with no stretch.  Thankfully, I have many pairs of them that I can still fit into, lol, and they last forever.  Never had a problem with getting them on or the fit.  Quite the oppsite in fact.  I have found that some of the ones with stretch will bag out around the butt and knees after wearing them for a while.

[dex]

@songbirdI had such a hard time getting used to the stretch jeans and for a couple of years didn’t buy any...now I too am wondering if I can go back.I think if the fabric is thin and soft they could be good but I am sure that stiff thick stuff they use for men’s jeans would be a cruel thing to do to us.

[Nonametoday]

I doubt the jeans we are going to buy from the cotton that is being imported to China to make jeans for Americans is going to be as thick and sufficient and longlasting as the jeans of yesteryear. 

They will be made abroad and will be made cheaply and without chemicals, they should not cause chafing and fungi that can be created from dark, tight, thick clothing.  Although we have grown accustomed to the stretch part that also makes iron less needy, we probably have created a monster because we have worn tighter clothing that can, with chemicals and lack of air circulation, create fungi.

It's probably a double-edged sword but there was such a huge cotton crop in India for the past few years and it has to be used for something in order to keep the economy steaming ahead. 

Some vendors are calling clothing manufactured from it linen but linen is made from flax, not cotton.

[Q4u]

Cotton Denim, is a specfic cotton and I love it for jeans.  I don't like the stretch they've put in today's jean fabric and I don't care for the thinner iterations either.... It takes a bit of practice to know what size to buy so they are big enough to zip and button, but tight enough that they don't stretch out too much while wearing.  My kind of pants....   

[songbird]

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@dex wrote:

@songbirdI had such a hard time getting used to the stretch jeans and for a couple of years didn’t buy any...now I too am wondering if I can go back.I think if the fabric is thin and soft they could be good but I am sure that stiff thick stuff they use for men’s jeans would be a cruel thing to do to us.

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All of my American made jeans (I'm proud to wear them, so I plug them) have as their stretch Elastane.  That stretches then "Snaps" the denim back.  So they never stretch and never bags.  The idea now is go down from the 2% to 1% and only have stretch give in the vertical.  That makes the jeans go up even better then before. So because the new technology is getting better, any bagging that happens with 100% cotton jeans will go away.  This is the best time in world to buy jeans.  Jeans have never been as hugely popular as they are now.

[Bri63]

I like some stretch in my jeans - some stretch.  

I don't like thick heavy jeans.

[songbird]

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@Nonametoday wrote:

I doubt the jeans we are going to buy from the cotton that is being imported to China to make jeans for Americans is going to be as thick and sufficient and longlasting as the jeans of yesteryear. 

They will be made abroad and will be made cheaply and without chemicals, they should not cause chafing and fungi that can be created from dark, tight, thick clothing.  Although we have grown accustomed to the stretch part that also makes iron less needy, we probably have created a monster because we have worn tighter clothing that can, with chemicals and lack of air circulation, create fungi.

It's probably a double-edged sword but there was such a huge cotton crop in India for the past few years and it has to be used for something in order to keep the economy steaming ahead. 

Some vendors are calling clothing manufactured from it linen but linen is made from flax, not cotton.

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I never buy cheap jeans.  All of my jeans are American made, never stains or transfers colors, never has a chemical smell.  I pay good money for them, and I would never stand for them to be like the tons and tons of cheap jeans that are importet each year.

[Q4u]

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@Nonametoday wrote:

I doubt the jeans we are going to buy from the cotton that is being imported to China to make jeans for Americans is going to be as thick and sufficient and longlasting as the jeans of yesteryear. 

They will be made abroad and will be made cheaply and without chemicals, they should not cause chafing and fungi that can be created from dark, tight, thick clothing.  Although we have grown accustomed to the stretch part that also makes iron less needy, we probably have created a monster because we have worn tighter clothing that can, with chemicals and lack of air circulation, create fungi.

It's probably a double-edged sword but there was such a huge cotton crop in India for the past few years and it has to be used for something in order to keep the economy steaming ahead. 

Some vendors are calling clothing manufactured from it linen but linen is made from flax, not cotton.

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You are absolutely right regarding true linen (being mde from flax), however linen can also be broadly defined as "linen" even when made from other materials like cotton and hemp (or other non-flax fibers).

[Anonymous]

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