Raw Denim
So ...genuinely how much of a PITA is this stuff? I want some good jeans (in my case defined as dark wash, a good fit, durable/heavier weight, minimal/no stretch). I'm actually finding that many of the top recs sell exclusively raw denim. I don't care a lick about "cool fades" but I deeply care about getting blue dye on my furniture, being obligated to wear a single pair of pants for weeks on end, having to wait to wash something until my smell starts offending others and all the other stuff I see discussed online that I'm not sure how serious to take.
- Based on the above, do "good" jeans offer me anything a random pair of Levi's does not?
- If I buy raw and don't care about fades....can I just run them through the wash 4-5x straight away and then ignore all the raw denim talk? Or is this stupid and I might as well buy a mall brand if doing so?
- If raw denim is not for me (fine if so), brand recs that are high quality per above but NOT raw, have a slim or tapered fit (need not be drastic) and are in the ballpark of $250 (or less).
