How To Properly Shrink Levi's Shrink To Fit Jeans

Shrink to fit pants have a type of cotton that the wearer soaks with water to shrink down the material purposely to have a more contour fit for the wearer.


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As the title suggests, these jeans shrink down to a custom fit and are not bought in your typical sizing.You will need to get a larger size than you ordinarily wear, then you will shrink them down to your body's contours and curves.



Select a pair of shrink to fit pants one waist size bigger than you ordinarily wear. With regards to your inseam, or the length of the pair of jeans, you will need a pair that is two inches longer than what you'd usually purchase. For example, if your normal pants length is 32, get jeans that have 35 or 36 inch inseam.



If you are unsure which length is the best for you and want to be cautious, you're better off going with the longer pants.



Using the step 1 criteria and the inseam, you should end up with a pair that are one inch bigger in the waist and three or four inches longer on the inseam.


how to shrink to fit levis

Draw a hot bath. You will want to go with the warmest water you can stand.



Don't burn yourself though, you're going to be sitting in this water in a minute, it's important that you are able to tolerate the temperature. While the bath is filling up with water, put your jeans on.



Soak in the full tub with the new pants on for about 30 min or so. As soon as you are finished with your soak, get out and put on your new jeans for as long as you can, preferably an hour It's nice to do this on a warm day so you're less likely to be cold. While you hang around, the drying pants will shrink and conform to your body's natural curves and figure.



Wash the pants in a hot machine wash once they dry. Once you wash them, the color will bleed into the water, so make sure to wash them by themselves. Wash the jeans in hot water and rinse them in hot water. Remove them after the wash and let them hang dry. You are all set with your custom fit Levi's 501 Shrink To Fit jeans.

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