Ben
I never ever soak or wash my raw denim jeans or denim jackets, because I love the original raw denim color tone much more then the royal blue color tone you get on washed denim fabrics.
I'm too much raw denim addicted since my childhood
But I'm wearing my jeans a little bit oversized.And I always start breaking in a new jeans at the beginning of the cold winter season so less sweat and less smelly.
In your hot climate this is much more difficult.
My 25 oz Ironheart jeans is on wear day 875 now. You can check pictures on Instagram under @swissjeansfreak