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" White jeans are a must-have for summer, but we all share the same fear every time we slip on a pair: possible spills, and ultimately ruined pants. (Insert sad face and sad wallet here.) So when we heard about a new collection of white denim pants, skirts, and shorts with a stain-repellent finish from Joe&amp;#039;s Jeans called Spotless, we breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe our pre-Labor Day wardrobe would be saved after all! According to the company, their special denim can resist liquid stains for up to 20 washes, which means months of crisp white pants. Or does it? We decided to put it to the test.  The Test Keeping in mind that Joe&amp;#039;s Jeans are not repellent against pigment stains like paint and makeup, we put them up against the most common liquid stains (coffee, oil, soda, vinegar, and wine) for a better assessment. We stained a pair with each liquid a total of three times: when they were brand new, after one wash, and after five washes. For comparison, we also stained a pair of plain, non-stain resistant white jeans, which became blemished almost immediately after the first spill. But our ultimate goal was to see how long the liquids beaded up (this means the fabric is truly liquid-repellent) on the Joe&amp;#039;s Jeans test pair because the flatter the bead, the less resistant the fabric is to stains. What We Found When the jeans were brand new, the liquids beaded up and were not absorbed into the fabric at all. After the first wash, the fabric still didn&amp;#039;t absorb the liquids, but the beads started to flatten out a bit \u2014 a sign that the fabric was becoming less liquid-repellant. After the fifth wash and final stain test, the liquids did not bead up at all. And although they didn&amp;#039;t fully sink in, they still left behind some residue after we blotted them up. Actually, oil and vinegar left the most visible stain even after we washed the residue out.  The Bottom Line Joe&amp;#039;s Jeans new collection may have fared a lot better than normal white jeans, but we were still slightly disappointed that they began to stain after only five washes (no where near the 20 that was promised). So if you&amp;#039;re expecting white denim that will be stain-resistant forever, these are not the jeans for you. But, if you&amp;#039;re prone to spills and are willing to splurge, these styles (which start at $145, joesjeans.com) will certainly last longer. TELL US: Would you buy pieces from Joe&amp;#039;s Jeans Spotless collection? Lexie Sachs is a product analyst in the Textiles Lab of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute. NEXT: 6 Stylish Ways to Wear Denim \u00BB "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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