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Blue jeans that are /still blue haven’t met the acid test of fashion this season. Acid-washed and stonewashed denims are the rage. ■ Pounding and bleaching give the jeans their faded, streaked splotchy look. . . and their higher price.
Consumers who buy jeans, jackets, skirts, and dresses that have gone through this special laundering process can expect the items to wear out faster. That’s because seams and stitching take a pounding along with the fabric.
Although it varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, the basic process for stone-washed garments is to first remove the starch, or sizing from the garment. Then they are tumbled in a washing machine with pumice stones that have been soaked
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