What Causes Jeans to Shrink?

Almost everyone has had a favorite pair of women's jeans or men's jeans shrink on them at some point. Usually the first thing people do is wonder if they've gained weight. Sometimes that might be the reason for shrinkage but not always. Both women's jeans and men's jeans can shrink as much as two full inches all the way around if they are put in the dryer or if they are not washed correctly. All denim will shrink. When you buy jeans that don't shrink after you wash them it's because they have been pre-shrunk.

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