I read an article recently about how often to wash your jeans. The theory is that jeans should not be washed unless they are dirty, as in having a stain because your ice cream sundae left its mark. Washing jeans too frequently apparently makes them stretch in unintended ways and accelerates the fading in ways you may not desire. So, wear them for weeks, and the launder in cold water and hang to dry.

Newscasters, celebrities, and lots of others agreed.

I can’t wrap my head around walking away from the washing machine. I can see wearing my jeans a second time perhaps, but not for weeks on end.

Any opinions on this subject?