Anti-Raw Denim Movement

Last week, I went to the A.P.C. store down on Melrose with my fellow blogger. He wanted to scoop up a new pair of A.P.Cs due to the fatal accident of his current pair. After months of wailing and screaming to stand back and to not spill liquids onto his precious jeans, his A.P.C.s took an unwanted dive in the washing machine just before it was ready to be formally processed. It was a sad moment when they came out machine washed and machine dried. I felt bad for the guy but it did provide me with some comical relief after these past 6 months of rants.





At A.P.C., Ricky was able to get a fresh new pair (of course in a size larger since his last pair since they were a bit tight and he received much criticism about them) and I decided to try a pair and see what the hype was about. They were definitely the hardest things to ever bare my skin. I was definitely opposed to the idea of spending $160 on raw jeans that you have to break in for 1 year without washing. Then after the year of wearing in your jeans there's a whole precise process which you have to follow to maintain your jeans. It's just too much work. They hurt + they're time consuming= they cost way too much for all the work & efforts for a pair of staples.

So much work that even A.P.C. issued a "Butler" cut jean. Basically, someone else wears the jean for you and you receive the finished product.
http://hypebeast.com/2008/07/apc-jeans-butler-worn-out/

In the spirit of the upcoming elections I vote NO on raw jeans.