Although stretch-denim is known for wearing out up to a whole size, premium jeans brands know plenty of tricks to limit that as much as possible. For example by adding polyester - which makes the fabric stronger in general - or by replacing part of the elastane with the more shape-retaining elastomultiester. Do you have a pair of jeans in mind to which this has not been added? Know that with a percentage of no more than 2% elastane, you’re probably save.
But in general, don’t worry too much about stretch-jeans running out. Because that stretch works in both ways: it stretches, but also shrinks easily. High-quality stretch-jeans will therefore return to its original shape after every wash. And that all-known tip of buying stretch-jeans as tight as possible? Don’t. Just buy it in your regular size. Think of it this way: the tighter the fit, the more you stretch the ‘elastic’ of your jeans, the easier it breaks. And once the stretch is gone, that original fit will never return.
Although stretch-denim is known for wearing out up to a whole size, premium jeans brands know plenty of tricks to limit that as much as possible. For example by adding polyester - which makes the fabric stronger in general - or by replacing part of the elastane with the more shape-retaining elastomultiester. Do you have a pair of jeans in mind to which this has not been added? Know that with a percentage of no more than 2% elastane, you’re probably save.
But in general, don’t worry too much about stretch-jeans running out. Because that stretch works in both ways: it stretches, but also shrinks easily. High-quality stretch-jeans will therefore return to its original shape after every wash. And that all-known tip of buying stretch-jeans as tight as possible? Don’t. Just buy it in your regular size. Think of it this way: the tighter the fit, the more you stretch the ‘elastic’ of your jeans, the easier it breaks. And once the stretch is gone, that original fit will never return.