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At what age should you stop wearing jeans ?

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MarxistMags · 13/06/2025 00:16

When are you too old to wear jeans? I've always worn jeans, tee-shirt, fleeces etc. I wore a uniform at work. I can dress up when it's warranted and scrub up quite well. But it's unnecessary and over the top for going to the chip shop !
I do wear nice tops and cardigans when meeting with my friend for lunch.
Is it time to embrace the polyester ?

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LuckyShark · 13/06/2025 07:54

My GF who would have been 103 now (he did live until 93) refused to wear jeans and was exasperated by how all his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren lived in them. If we wanted to make him smile we would turn up not in jeans.

He had to leave school at 11 and started life as a labourer in a ship yard and had to wear jeans or denim overalls.

He worked really hard for years, taking on extra work, going to evening classes 5 days a week and eventually became a draughtsman.

Jeans reminded him of poverty and the hard climb he had to get out of it. And now we all wore that as fashion, he never could get his head round the fact that we wanted to dress as labourers. To the day he died he wore a suit, shirt and tie. He was, rightly, proud that he had been able to loft his family out of the slum where he had been born to enjoy a middle class existence.

But I will be wearing jeans, Sorry Granda, in my coffin.

cardboardvillage · 13/06/2025 07:54

When you are dead

Praying4Peace · 13/06/2025 07:52

ShineBlueSky · 13/06/2025 00:39

When the menopause fades, the waist widens and the hips disappear. This is when the comfy elastic waist pants come along and the jeans hit the donation pile.

Disagree

GarlicMile · 13/06/2025 07:45

Stowickthevast · 13/06/2025 07:35

@MarxistMags You sound quite conformist for a Marxist - can't we just all wear whatever we want or are jeans bourgeoise this days?

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Red dresses, apparently. And aprons. Lots of aprons 😉

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At what age should you stop wearing jeans ?
OccultGnuNew · 13/06/2025 07:44

What age?

501 surely

<I'll see myself out>

5128gap · 13/06/2025 07:42

ShineBlueSky · 13/06/2025 00:39

When the menopause fades, the waist widens and the hips disappear. This is when the comfy elastic waist pants come along and the jeans hit the donation pile.

Most cuts of jeans are far more accommodating of a straight body shape than an hour glass. With the exception of levi ribcage, unless you've 8 inches or less between hips snd waist you're stuck with lycra and a very snug fit over the bottom or a belt and waist gape.

MonetsLilac · 13/06/2025 07:41

tammienorrie · 13/06/2025 07:40

According to my mum, about 40. She has a long list of things which are not suitable once you hit some random age, including jeans and longer hair.

How odd. 40 is young, nowadays!

SillyMillie90 · 13/06/2025 07:41

It’s up to you. The answer is of course never but it’s up to you. There’s no rule even though women’s magazines/media/society will try convince you otherwise. We make up these silly rules you can just ignore them.

tammienorrie · 13/06/2025 07:40

According to my mum, about 40. She has a long list of things which are not suitable once you hit some random age, including jeans and longer hair.

Kazziek · 13/06/2025 07:36

There's an age limit for different items of clothing??

MargaretThursday · 13/06/2025 07:36

Th wears some. She's 80. She also still plays competitive tennis and would object to being called elderly.

I don't get the love for jeans-I've never found a pair I find comfortable.

Stowickthevast · 13/06/2025 07:35

@MarxistMags You sound quite conformist for a Marxist - can't we just all wear whatever we want or are jeans bourgeoise this days?

MonetsLilac · 13/06/2025 07:34

Natsku · 13/06/2025 07:29

I just hate the feel of it. Cotton and linen for me as much as possible!

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Me too. It's difficult though, so many clothes are made of polyester.

MarvellousMonsters · 13/06/2025 07:33

Never. Wear whatever you want.

TranceNation · 13/06/2025 07:31

Never even realised there was a cut off date for wearing jeans. What are we supposed to do? Wear tracksuit bottoms or leggings?

Natsku · 13/06/2025 07:29

nomas · 13/06/2025 06:46

Yes, I could wear it when I was younger but now I find it makes me sweat.

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I just hate the feel of it. Cotton and linen for me as much as possible!

minnienono · 13/06/2025 07:29

@Nothungrycat

same here, found a picture of myself at a Pulp concert, I’m going next week and quite frankly I’m likely to be in near identical clothes - Levi’s (not 501’s now, I’m a bit bigger!) black vest top and doc martens.

MonetsLilac · 13/06/2025 07:27

...or even have long flowing hair because that's the default for women and girls now.
I agree. Find your own style and confidence.

SirRaymondClench · 13/06/2025 07:24

There are no 'shoulds' on how you dress or have your hair or whatever other than you SHOULD dress how you like.

I'm 53 next week and have long hair and wear jeans and whatever the fuck I like because this is my life and I will do whatever I please. I realised when I was 50 that I don't need to follow trends etc and just wear the clothes I like.

I hate all this nonsense that women should cut their hair short at 40 and wear what clothes society tells them to.

This is your life OP so dress however you like.

minnienono · 13/06/2025 07:23

? Never, I have friends in their 90’s who wear them

Londonrach1 · 13/06/2025 07:23

Thinking 120 maybe 130 is the time to stop wearing jeans ...jeans are age less surely.

TroysMammy · 13/06/2025 07:22

NuffSaidSam · 13/06/2025 00:19

On your 84th birthday take all your denim to the charity shop. While you're there pick up some lovely slacks and some of those big shoes with velcro on.

And a polyester tied floral frock which you wear with American tan tights and the shoes you mentioned.

Hoolahoophop · 13/06/2025 07:21

I think there is a popular misconception that people stop doing things that they have always done when they get old. But in fact they simply don't start doing new things quite so often.

My Nan rarely wears jeans (might have a pair for tough gardening) she's nearly 100 (and still gardening she's a superstar) but she hasn't stopped, she just never started. Jeans were not popular when she was young and she has stuck to what she knows, likes and feels comfortable in.

She didn't cut her hair when she got to a certain age. Long hair was just not fashionable when she found her style so she has never had it. She found a style that she liked, that was popular when she was young and sticks with it

Same for mini skirts, manners, even food preferences.

Slatterndisgrace · 13/06/2025 07:16

sandrapinchedmysandwich · 13/06/2025 07:14

What should one wear in those last 2 seconds? I guess it will have to be something not very fiddly as 2 seconds isn't that long to get changed? And not enough time to also fold the jeans and put them away. I don't want to die with clothes on the floor 😱

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You won’t remember….😁

IAmNeverThePerson · 13/06/2025 07:15

My MIL started wearing them when she was 75 if that helps?