After buying my first pair of dark denim NYDJ at a second hand store for $5.00 ( looked brand new!) I gladly paid $120.00 for black ones and again for the light washed ones then gave away all my other brands. I've never had any corduroy jeans that did not stretch out and look awful after a couple of hours but, going with how well the denim wore, I trusted the other reviews and could not be more satisfied! They looked as good after 12 hours as when I put them on. Washing instructions say to line dry but I run mine through a med. heat dryer for about 15 mins to dewrinkle and soften a bit first.