Trousers - To Crease or not to Crease, That IS the Question

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Trousers - To Crease or not to Crease, That IS the Question

Post by Obi Wan and Only »

What are your opinions on the trousers for Raiders, TOD, and LC being creased?

Has anyone had success having existing creases removed from new Woolen NH/MBA trousers?

Would appreciate any thoughts (as if I had to ask).

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Post by CEEJAY928 »

I perfer a crease, but only from mid thigh and up. so no crease from mid thigh and down.
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In Raiders, it seems to be the other way round :wink:
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Post by Mike »

The only problem I had getting the crease out of my NH trousers was making sure the dry cleaner did so! They're so programmed to press pants with creases that they automatically do so. I've had them in twice, and both times, had to have them done again for the next day without the crease. The first time, they even wrote on the ticket "no crease", but the second time, I didn't think to tell them since they went in without, but the lady behind the counter said that I had to make sure they wrote on the stub "no crease". I guess I have to make sure they right it BIG. :wink:

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P.S.: By the way, there's no sign of a crease once they're repressed without.
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Post by Rabittooth »

Yep...it's the first thing I did when I got my Raiders MBA pants. Took em to the dry cleaners to have the crease pressed out.
It'll look much better...trust me. :wink:

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Post by Renderking Fisk »

On the teaser poster for Temple of Doom, I think there was a crease.

All the pants I buy have the crease, but I don't use an Iron to maintain it. I just leave it be.
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Why pay somebody to do it? I'm telling you- all you have to do is take 'em outside and hose the legs down. Then let them air dry in a cool place and the creases will be gone forever. Trust me, I own four pairs, with nary a leg crease to be found.


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Post by Henry Jones Sr. »

Mike wrote:By the way, there's no sign of a crease once they're repressed without.
I concur. Once to the drycleaners (preferably ones you know and trust...) with the "no crease" instructions, and the NH's are perfect! :D

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Post by schwammy »

whipwarrior wrote:Why pay somebody to do it? I'm telling you- all you have to do is take 'em outside and hose the legs down. Then let them air dry in a cool place and the creases will be gone forever. Trust me, I own four pairs, with nary a leg crease to be found.


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I was told by IndyPrince that it is not a good idea to get wool pants wet, as it dries out the oils in the wool. That's why they say "Dry Clean Only" in the laundering instructions.

Of course, there are two schools of thought here -- the Michaelson U. "this is a $165 pair of dress slacks" school of thought, and the the "drag 'em behind a truck and jump into a Peruvian river" school of thought.
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Yeah, I know, but it's a one-time operation. Once the creases are gone, they're gone. While I would never intentionally distress the clothing, hat, boots, or whip, I'm definitely a graduate of the 'drag 'em behind a truck and jump into a Peruvian river' school of thought. :D


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Post by Rabittooth »

whipwarrior wrote:Yeah, I know, but it's a one-time operation. Once the creases are gone, they're gone. While I would never intentionally distress the clothing, hat, boots, or whip, I'm definitely a graduate of the 'drag 'em behind a truck and jump into a Peruvian river' school of thought. :D


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Hey Dale..you distressed your jacket a bit didn't you? Or one of them?
I remember you talking about a distressing technique that included cold water? or am I wrong?

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Post by whipwarrior »

Yes, I distressed the Wested that I bought last year. I did, indeed, age the leather using water. You can read about my technique here:

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3742
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Post by ij1936 »

I took a garden hose to my trousers and removed most of the crease. Actually, there is a faint hint of a crease much like the above pic.
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Post by Fedora »

To set the record straight on the water and wool issue. Being an old backpacker who never wore anything but wool socks in my hiking boots, water will not hurt the wool. Soap will not hurt wool, as long as you don't use detergent. The product Woolite was designed with wool in mind. Wool has a natural oil that gives it the ability to keep your body warm, even when the wool is wet! You never want to wash this oil out with detergents. Woolite or even Ivory soap is fine. As with any wool product, you never want to dry it with heat. Instant shrinkage. Most folks prefer to just dryclean wool garments, but you ain't got to, as long as you don't mind hand washing. You guys must have never went on extended backpacking trips. :wink: :lol: regards, Fedora
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