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This was addressed in the original article:

> Last year a microbiology student at the University of Alberta, Josh Le, wore the same pair of raw denim jeans for 15 months without washing them and then tested their bacterial content. He tested them again two weeks after washing them and found the bacterial content to be much the same.

> "This shows that, in this case at least, the bacteria growth is no higher if the jeans aren't washed regularly," said Rachel McQueen, a professor of textile science, who worked with Le on the informal scientific experiment.

The research they reference: https://www.ualberta.ca/news-and-events/newsarticles/2011/01...

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Who cares about bacterial content? I care about how I smell.

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The person who asked the question I was responding to:

> Do you never sweat? Are the jeans antimicrobial or something?

apparently cares.

I also am in the smell + "does it look bad" camp in terms of "will I wear it."