How should this denim jacket be washed for the first time?
With two instructions attached to the care guide—to wash separately from other clothes and to wash it inside out—some readers are unsure why such measures are necessary. Understanding this becomes easier when read alongside the dyeing method included in the product name.
The official guidance for this jacket is to wash it alone without mixing it with other clothes, and with the outside turned inside out.
Garment dyeing refers to the method of dyeing the entire finished garment after it is completely made, rather than dyeing the fabric first before constructing the clothing. Because color is applied over the shape of the garment, seams and stitches are dyed together, leaving a distinct texture where the color settles slightly differently on each part.
There are two care instructions attached to AMOMENTO's Garments Dyed Pocket Denim Jacket: wash this garment separately without mixing it with other clothes, and turn it inside out before washing[1].
Why these two lines are included becomes clearer when considered alongside the dyeing method. Generally, garment-dyed denim can bleed color during initial washes, so washing it with light-colored clothes makes it easy for color to transfer, and friction caused by garments bumping into each other inside the washing machine wears down the color on the outer surface first. Washing it inside out shifts that friction to the inside, touching the color and surface of the outside less. In addition, it is known that using cold water, neutral detergent, a short wash cycle, and hang drying in the shade instead of using a dryer helps preserve the color longer—though this product's specific guidelines regarding water temperature or detergent type have not been confirmed.
hmmm, the two lines of washing separately and turning inside out read more like a predefined guide on what steps to follow for the first wash, rather than warnings telling you what not to do.
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