Washed: A Symphony of Fashion and Vintage
Washed: A Symphony of Fashion and Vintage
In the street culture where fashion intertwines with individuality, the wash process emerges as a refreshing trend, quietly transforming the landscape of men's wear. It is not merely a technique for fabric treatment but also a medium for fashion expression. Lodyway Streetwear Custom Factory, a confluence of the essence of numerous wash processes, injects soul into each garment through ingenious craftsmanship, revitalizing streetwear with unprecedented vitality and charm.
Common Types of Streetwear Wash Processes:
Regular Wash
Definition: Regular wash, or ordinary washing, is the most basic wash process. It involves washing at temperatures between 60°C and 90°C with detergents for approximately 15 minutes, followed by rinsing with clear water.
Process Characteristics: Regular washing effectively removes textile starches, dye float colors, and other chemical residues left on the fabric during production, enhancing fabric cleanliness and safety. It also improves the fabric's handfeel, making it softer and more comfortable, and controls fabric shrinkage.
Bleach Wash
Definition: Bleach wash involves rinsing the fabric after a regular wash and then raising the temperature to 60°C, adding bleach water in moderation based on the desired bleach color depth, and washing for a certain period.
Process Characteristics: Bleach washing is primarily used to remove excess colors from the fabric, resulting in more uniform and brighter clothing colors. In streetwear, bleach washing is often used to create lighter-colored clothing effects.
Stone Wash
Definition: Stone wash involves adding a certain size of pumice stones to the wash water, allowing the stones to abrade against the clothing. This process can be preceded or followed by a regular wash or bleach wash to achieve different washing effects.
Process Characteristics: After stone washing, the fabric surface appears dull and aged, with mild to severe distressing on the clothing. This process is commonly used for jeans, creating natural wear and patchy effects on the surface, adding a vintage and casual style.
Enzyme Wash
Definition: Enzyme wash involves adding a cellulose enzyme during the washing process, which degrades the fibers at a specific pH and temperature.
Process Characteristics: Enzyme washing causes gentle fading and fuzzing (producing a "peach skin" effect) on the clothing, resulting in lasting softness. This process is often used for desizing and softening treatments of jeans, making them more comfortable and durable.
Sand Wash
Definition: Sand wash uses alkaline and oxidizing auxiliaries to give the clothing a certain fading effect and aged appearance. When combined with stone grinding, the fabric surface will develop a layer of soft, frosted white fuzz.
Process Characteristics: Sand washing creates unique fading and aged effects on the clothing surface while increasing fabric softness and comfort. In streetwear, sand washing is often used to create vintage and personalized styles.
Snowflake Wash (Acid Wash)
Definition: Snowflake wash uses acidic chemicals to create unique white spots and aged effects on the fabric surface.
Process Characteristics: Snowflake wash gives clothing a unique appearance, enhancing its personalization and fashion sense. Commonly used chemicals include potassium permanganate solution or sodium hypochlorite (bleach).
Pigment Wash
Definition: Pigment wash is a washing method specifically designed for garments dyed with pigments, used to consolidate the original vibrant colors and increase fabric softness.
Process Characteristics: Pigment wash results in natural fabric colors that become softer after washing, presenting a nostalgic and elegant style. This process is environmentally friendly and harmless to the skin, representing a popular natural and healthy dyeing process in Europe.
Whisker Wash
Definition: Whisker wash, also known as hand-sanding or hand-rubbing, involves physically abrading the fibers on the garment surface to create textures resembling cat whiskers.
Process Characteristics: Whisker wash is typically applied to specific details of garments such as thighs, underarms, wrists, and knees. This process adds layers and uniqueness to the clothing, enhancing its fashion sense.
Monkey Wash
Definition: Monkey wash involves fading specific areas of jeans, such as the hips, to create a worn-out look resembling a monkey (in Cantonese: Ma Liu), hence the name.
Process Characteristics: Monkey wash is often used to create vintage and nostalgic styles. Chemical agents like potassium permanganate solution create irregular fading on the fabric surface, resulting in snowflake-like white spots or frosted effects. This process is particularly popular in streetwear for its unique visual effects and personality.
Destroyed Wash
Definition: Destroyed wash involves using pumice stones and auxiliaries to create a certain degree of distressing on specific areas of the garment (such as seams, collar corners, etc.).
Process Characteristics: Destroyed wash gives clothing a distressed and vintage appearance, increasing its uniqueness and fashion sense. This process is commonly used in streetwear to create personalized and rebellious styles.
Tie-Dye Bleach
Definition: Tie-dye bleach involves dispersing dyes in different areas and using special dyeing techniques to create a multicolored effect on the clothing.
Process Characteristics: Tie-dye bleach creates contrasting visual effects with bright and dark alternations and complementary color combinations. This process is often used in streetwear to create personalized and artistic styles.
In the ever-changing fashion world, Lodyway Streetwear Custom Factory has garnered the favor of many apparel brands with its unique charm. We leverage our superb wash processes to create trendy and personalized clothing for our clients.
Lodyway integrates classic processes such as regular wash, bleach wash, stone wash, enzyme wash, sand wash, snowflake wash, and pigment wash, with distinctive processes like whisker wash, monkey wash, destroyed wash, and tie-dye bleach. We emphasize details and quality, understanding that fabric texture stems from the utmost craftsmanship. Therefore, from fabric selection to washing treatment, every production step strives for perfection.
Moreover, Lodyway prioritizes environmental protection and sustainable development, using eco-friendly washing agents and auxiliaries, promoting the concept of circular economy, and encouraging clients to recycle and reuse clothing to contribute to the planet.
In summary, with its ingenious wash processes and personalized customization services as its core, Lodyway is dedicated to providing brand merchants with high-quality, uniquely styled apparel products, continuously injecting new vitality into street culture!/contact-us.htm
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