to think my mum can still wear skinny jeans.

[Naysa]

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My mum is 46, she is slim, 5ft 9/10 and a size 10, she thinks she can't wear skinny jeans because of her age.

I think she can. I've seen girls less than half her age squeeze into them and look horrible. IMO it's not your age as long as they're plain denim, let's not get fancy now but it's how you look in general and they suit some people better than others.

Back me up here :)

My mum is 60 and wears them, in fact I bought them for her! that anyone would think 46 is too old!

My mum is 65 this month and wears them - she has skinny legs and looks great in them, much better than me with my chunky thighs! She tends to wear longer tops with them and definitely doesn't look muttony.

Of course she can.
I'm in my 50's and am size 8 in skinnies, I live in them.

Your mum is three years younger than I am. I wear skinny jeans.

I was 47 on Friday and I wear them.

My mummy is 60 this year and looks far better in skinnies than I do (in my defence I'm 8 months pregnant), but she's always been very slim. Allowed!

You can wear skinnies if you are short/tall/fat/thin/90/2 - its entirely up to you.

I am 43 and think I am rocking them !

I'm 48 and a size 16/18. I wear them, and get compliments. It's about attitude and style, not age or size.
Tell your mum to give over.

YES

She can wear them

Yanbu

Yes! refuses to admit she is a teensy bit older than OP's mum

Sorry sorry sorry, meant Yes she can, not yes YABU. Jeez.

Course she can. And your mum isn't much older than me.

She's slim and tall, so probably looks great in them.

46 is not exactly ancient.

My mum is 46, she is slim, 5ft 9/10 and a size 10, she thinks she can't wear skinny jeans because of her age.

I'm glaring at you because you are young enough to be my daughter

I'm nearly 47 and I have just discovered skinny jeans - I cant take 'em off at the weekend, they are just the best thing invented ever! all I can say is : Marks & Spencer, I love you and your raspeberry skinnys!

I'm 44 and a half and I wear size 10 skinny jeans.

My DD is 10 months old :)

I'm 47 if I was slim enough I'd wear them

age 47
currently wearing size 8 skinny jeans
I look a LOT better in them than flabby teens do

There is definitely no age limit to skinny jeans. One of my nan's has fab legs and could pull off black ones (I can't imagine her wearing blue denim) Alas have only got her into the idea of wearing normal trousers in the last 7 years.

I'm 54 and I wear them. It's having the right attitude.

I'm 44 and the only reason I don't wear skinny jeans is because they just don't suit me because I'm a bit on the chunky side not because of age.

She absolutely should wear skinnies.

The alternative is wearing bootcuts and automatically ageing herself 10 years into the bargain*.

I mean, they're only skinnies. They're not that out there or revolutionary a product. Women of all ages have been wearing slimline trousers since women were allowed to even wear trousers. It's bootcuts and flares that are the aberration, if you think about it.

*This is a joke - people should wear whatever's comfortable and/or flatters them and not give two hoots.