jeans that shrink a lot with each wash

Sometimes there's only a day between washing and wearing again, so even if it was a weight increase I don't think that would account for the initial tightness.

Yes, I wash jeans to make them tight again - so I consider it a benefit not a problem.

Get the jeans with a little bit of Lycra for stretch, and don't tumble dry them. I had a great pair recently from Bonne Marche, fit well, wash well, and hardly need any ironing.
Oh, and they were only £16.

My jeans do have Lycra in them and still shrink a lot. The pair which don't shrink also have Lycra in them. Its a puzzle!

How hot are you washing them?

Pull them on up to the waist then lie flat on the bed to do up the zip and button.
It usually works!
Then they gradually stretch again throughout the day.

We used to sit in a hot bath with our jeans on in the 60s Then they fitted a treat. And then have to lie flat to do them up. Times haven't changed much then

BBbevan what memories you bring back. These days I'm glad if I can do up my jeans easily, don't want to struggle into them.

I'm another who likes the Bonne Marche jeans and haven't found that they shrink in the wash.

Mine seem to shrink in the cupboard

MawBroon that was funny

I mostly wear skinny jeans and have found Tu, M&S and Cotton Traders to be good. They do not shrink and except for the black ones, keep their colour

Thanks to everyone.
My jeans are from M and S.Two pairs which shrink and one pair which doesn't. All the same style! I will try Tu and Cotton Traders though!Can anyone recommend any of the more expensive ones for best.

How are you drying them? I usually hang mine over a towel stand in the bedroom in the winter or on the line in the summer but I never tumble them. Anything with lycra in shouldn't be tumble dried. It's weird how some clothes seem to shrink in the wash - even from the same stores. I have so many pairs of jeans in the wardrobe that I feel uncomfortable in now - not just because they're tighter either. My skin seems to shrink in the winter too - it's definitely not fitting my body at the moment

And only wash them at 30oC

Gormenghast. Every year I buy a pair of NYDJ jeans, I tend to get a summer pair and a winter pair and have always managed to get them reduced at TKMAXX or in John Lewis sale.
The retail is around £135.00 however they wear so well, the fit is amazing and they really do make you look a size smaller. My oldest pair are 10 years old and still look fine. I paid an eye watering amount for a pair of NYDJ smart black trousers 3 years ago but I have worn them so many times and they look like new still.
I find it’s false economy for me to buy any other brand as I always revert back to NYDJ. My latest pair were £9 in TKMAXX !

Talking of jeans being tight..... does anyone out there remember the fifties and sixties when extremely tight jeans were a ‘must have’....and to achieve this figure hugging effect we put them on and sat in a bath of extremely hot water to ‘shrink to fit ‘ tightness!! Am I and my mates the only ones??

I have never owned a pair of jeans. I hate jeans me they are a reminder of cowboy's trousers. I know they are very popular but I will never ever been seen in a pair of jeans.

Saggi, can you remember the blue dyed legs after sitting in hot water to shrink the jeans ...not to mention getting told off by your mum for staining the bath

I have a pair from M&S which are nice and tight for a while
Then they go baggy again I am everlasting pulling them up
My h jeans are the same.

Sheilasue,you have to read the label,anything more than 2% Lycra and they start to sag.M&S do both 2% & 3% jeans I think.

I remember the blue legs I acquired when I went off with my sister on a hitch-hiking holiday in the Trossachs where it rained non-stop on my new jeans. As I also had crippling blisters, I took the opportunity to catch the first available bus and take my blue legs home to Mum who had a good laugh.

I buy from Bon Marche and buy the ones with Lycra. They do shrink slightly on washing but are fine when I put them on

gormenghast yes
(In a word, as they say.)
However, I now prefer jeans with 2% stretch fibre in them so it's not that bad.
Do you, or all of you, find jeans aren't warm enough in this cold weather? I was out last night which is very rare for me and saw lots of people wearing jeans in the freezing conditions. It's the cold that makes me value a thick quite long skirt over thick tights or leggings with warm socks and winter boots! (indoors!) Maybe I'm getting old....

ASOS own brand jeans are great - very soft and fit really well. About £50 a pair.