ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

some ppl put their jean in the freezer when they start to stink lol

yeah I've done that

i just washed a pair of jeans after a scant 4 months though because i spilled burrito juice on them :/

Living in AZ means you have to wash things more, more sweat, more swass, more bounce to the ouunce. Also, wearing pants here in the summer is v v dumb, flip-flops and shorts is just about the only option. i have to wear pants to work but best believe the first thing I do when I walk in the house is get some shorts on and shoes/socks off.

notice that it didn't say the bacterial content was low; just that it was unchanged

― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:18 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's not very clear in that article but from reading this article: https://www.ualberta.ca/news-and-events/newsarticles/2011/01/jeansremainsurprisinglycleanafterayearofwear

it's more so an indication that raw jeans is not an environment where bacteria can breed more bacteria, which is as good as it gets in terms of clothing i would say

my understanding is that it was a very casual experiment, but i found this video which i have not watched, that might have more info:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcZQOt-7_9k

Last year a microbiology student at the University of Alberta, Josh Le, wore the same pair of raw denim jeans for 15 months without washing them and then tested their bacterial content.

He tested them again two weeks after washing them and found the bacterial content to be much the same .

uh guys the result was that the bacteria level is the same after two weeks and 15 months, not 15 months and _immediately after washing_

ya

sorry i didn't mean 15 months and immediately after washing

just means that 15 months incubation makes bacteria impervious af

feel like the main thing that's getting glossed over here by all the sweat talk is farts

do you guys know how bad the ass on these jeans smells

maybe but that researcher couldnt find traces of ecoli or poop content so thats a minor miracle

I reread the article, there is absolutely no mention of whether poop content was detected or tested for

"I expected to find some bacteria associated with the lower intestine such as E. coli, but was surprised to find there weren't any, just lots of normal skin bacteria," said McQueen, who carries out research in the development of odour and its relationship to bacteria in textiles.

i trust my underwear to soak up my farts

again, no bacteria

do you think poop is 100% bacteria

bacteria is what spreads disease and such so it's what matters

good god people, wash your damn jeans. cold / delicate cycle + delicate detergent if you're worried about it.

never

washing your jeans once a year is fine it wont damage them

washing your jeans will not only not damage them, washing your jeans is good for them

2x/month warm water and dry in normal/regular cycle

boom

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bacteria is what spreads disease and such so it's what matters

― i n f i n i t y (∞), Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:58 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah try telling this to someone who is recoiling from you smelling like ass

lol

this is funny considering how i went to great lengths to explain my awesome hygienic practices

on that date you were mentioning?

two dates iirc

two dates were cool and all of us smelled great and i can't even share the messages another lady sent me that weekend on here bc it's not appropriate

but i was referring to this

any garment that touches the sweatiest parts (underarms, ass crack, balls, feet) gets washed weekly

the rest is debatable

― i n f i n i t y (∞), Monday, May 22, 2017 11:06 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i find if i wash jeans often i get a uniform fade, which is not desirable

again, no bacteria

do you think poop is 100% bacteria

― mh, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 4:55 PM (forty-one minutes ago)

i forget how much it is but bacteria make up a ridiculous proportion of fecal mass, something like half the weight

washing them cold, line dry, every 6 months or so will not affect the fade in a noticeable way ime

also bacteria don't just live on random surfaces forever, they need nutrients to survive. you could soak a pair of jeans in pure bacteria broth and they'd all be dead in 2 weeks

otm kev

do we have a man haircut thread, need too cut hair

we'll buzz it 4 u

Only need a haircut once every 50 years iirc, if the washing cycle of ilxors is to believed

xp lol

i cut my hair last night, trimmed my beard too, i feel pretty fresh today

i find if i wash jeans often i get a uniform fade, which is not desirable

― -_- (jim in vancouver)

not suggesting you wash them more than once every month or two but 15 months w/o washing is just gross

Only need a haircut once every 50 years iirc, if the washing cycle of ilxors is to believed

― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 7:47 AM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

As someone who last cut their hair 20 years ago and washes it at most once a week I am probably he model ilxor.

Ha, you must be!

oh good the great wash-your-jeans debate is here

i don't wash my main jeans v often, they dont smell like farts or make me sick, who CAAAARES MAAAAAN

oh I do not either, own at least three pairs of pants I have never washed

ppl have swatted down my rejoinders, I can feel happy continuing to not wash them

u can search thread for whenever a friend gifted me some gustin jeans he ordered too small, never washed those

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maybe if you have jeans that can't be washed they're not good jeans idk

no jeans can be washed

wash is the cousin of death

fuck washing a jeans

fuck a peasant jean

long live the normcore raw jean

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/history-of-business-casual/526014/?single_page=true

There’s always a pushback as dress standards change. Many today might be tempted to watch an episode of Mad Men and think, “Why don’t people dress that nicely anymore?” But clothing standards are born of their time and place. What people wear is dynamic, but not capricious. So anyone who frowns upon the hoodie-wearing coworker one cubicle over would be well advised not to judge. If history is any indication, that’s what everyone will be coming to work in soon enough.

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what are some good paisley shirts?

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