/fa/ - Fashion

Woolite dark, or washing on cold cycles, or both.

Dry cleaning is actually pretty horrible for your clothing, it shouldn't be done at the same rate as a typical piece would get put through the wash.

Just cold water your shit, and you will be fine.

Everything will fade over time though. Cheaper items usually fade faster then better made pieces.

>>6834057
cool, thanks

i have a terrible habit of buying new pants after my black ones get dirty because i can never get myself to wear faded black

Handwashing the garment in the bath tub with a spoon of the stuff in your OP pic is the safest way to go, in my bet.
I've had dry cleaners seriously fuck up treasured garments and I blame it on the heat, the process and the tendency to mass-subcontract, not the actual guy taking my money.

>>6834085
You could of course recolour the fabric after it's been faded. There's black textile dye everywhere they sell hobby supplies, or possibly at Walmart. (I dunno, I'm not American)
It might be worth a try, and seriously cheaper than getting new pants every friday.

>>6834115
excuse moi for the name there I posted on /x/ a couple of days ago sry

>>6834115
I hear that stuff bleeds terribly and washes out right quick. But I don't know. I played with dip dye a year back and found that a true black was very hard to attain.

>>6834115
>>6834126

i've heard it bleeds and rubs out too, but i'm not positive

>>6834126
Before you start re-daying stuff all the time, just follow the advice in >>6834089 and handwash them. I can't be ass'd to hand wash anything, but if it matters to you that much, then go that route.

>>6834089
>>6834151

so is it the drying process that fades color?

>>6834164
It's more the friction that happens in the washer prior to the dryer that causes some of the fading to happen.

Fading happens due to wear patters, so whereever/whenever anything touches any part of your clothing, it has a fading effect on that area over time. So essentially with friction when you are wearing the clothing, and then the other big one is sun exposure. The two combined( Summertime) give you the best opportunity for fades.

You can never stop fading, you can only slow it down a bit with things like cold washes, hand washing, or being easy on your pants.

Buying quality garments also helps, as the cheaper stuff uses cheaper dyes, which are easier to lift off the clothing and quicker to fade as a result.

How should I wash vintage clothes? I have a jacket made in 1959 that I'm afraid is going to get ripped apart in the washing machine.

>>6834193
It will only get ripped apart in the machine if it is already incredibly frail, or made out of some doily fabric that is structurally frail to begin with.

Otherwise, it was made in 1959 and is still around, so take that to heart when you wash it as It clearly has lasted for quite some time.

Hand washing is always an option though. Otherwise, wash on cold with the delicate cycle and everything should be fine.

>>6834210
That is, if it isn't a dry-clean-only piece.

If it is dry-clean-only, then dry-clean it.

>>6834047
>>6834085
I know Pure Blue Japan makes a certain type of denim that resists fading.. a lot.. I don't know if it comes in black though.. being pBLUEj after all.. good luck

Woolite should do a goofninja campaign

>>6834193
you could . . . wait for it . . . hand wash it.