Guide To Shrinking Levis 501 Shrink-to-Fit Jeans

A walk-through the process of shrinking Levis 501 Shrink-to-Fit jeans.

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Howto & Style

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• Levis
• 501
• shrink-to-fit
• shrink to fit
• raw
• unsanforized
• denim
• jeans
• midnight
• STF

[MrJose136231]

I'm A Size 34 X 32. What Size Do You Think I Should Get For The Shrink To Fit? (Nice Video)

[5Bird5]

Take it from an old guy who has shrunk to fit many times - wear as much as possible before any wetting to stretch to your general shape, get them wet when wearing them (hot bath / shower), stretch them a bit when wet by squatting etc and then wear them until they dry. Then they will shrink and retain the overall body shape they had prior to wetting but just smaller. (I promise!)

[hillbillyradicalrick]

@SneakaSwagg23Boi I believe the idea is to wear them immediately after until they dry on your body

[SneakaSwagg23Boi]

Good vid, but one question. When you done with the process , after you take you 1-hour soaked jeans out the water, do you dry them with high heat or let them air dry? Thanks.

[kabawockeez21]

quick question. does the 17 1/2 leg opening in the 501 shrink to fit stay the same after it gets shrunk?

[Diapason2002]

really thoughtful video! nothing worse than jeans which just fall down and which require constant hiking up to avoid wardrobe failures! And the main purpose we wear jeans is to look body conscious not street people. bravo!

[Brownprider702]

@MrJose136231 Just get a 36 at the waist and when u wash em theyll go down to a 34 they wont shrink from length they'll just get tighter from everywhere

[Henrici4]

I got these but i dont want to make them That tight and i prefer just a regular straight fit should i just not shrink them?

[townshipps]

Anyone have any recommendations for a skinny dude ? I just bought my first shrink to fit pair because a friend talked me into it .. I took them outside beat them on the ground waved them over my head a bunch to stretch them out and then I washed them ... They shrank up in the waist perfect but the length was just a tad too short and they seem to be stiff in the ass area .. like when I stand up straight it looks like I have a dump in my pants haha . Any way to eliminate that problem ? Or am I SOL

[shikamano]

@pqstr The first one. When you wear it it'll shrink with form (like your legs and style) , if u just shrink em they gonna shrink ugly

[SpiritJaivyn]

@pqstr It's personal preference. Some people put them in a bath and then let them dry.