Denim jacket - yes or no?

[traceybath]

Was thinking something like this to wear with vests and summer skirts:
www.warehouse.co.uk/fcp/product/-//WESTERN-JACKET/6780
but will i look like i'm trying to be 18 again (am currently 35).
And am new here and love it - have in the past week bought the chanel foundation recommended which i love and had a brazilian wax!

I like it
But do not wear if you have large norks
remember Sam Fox and beware

No to denim jackets unless you are under 22.

I like denim jackets, fashionable or not, but NEVER EVER to be worn with jeans!

denim jacket - fine. Do not do double denim and wear with jeans though!

Don't worry i wouldn't wear with jeans but am inclined to agree with DSM - i'm too old to pull it off in a cool way.

Honestly - and I really mean this in the nicest possible way - people over the age of about 22 should not wear denim jackets. Men or women.

This 22 cut off point. Do you really mean it? Sighs and strokes denim jacket fondly.

22
Ridiculous.

Agree with others re jeans, but otherwise whyever not? Think it would look fine with skirts.

(Tracybath, you will find you'll never get us all to agree )

no to double denim

but some denim jackets look lovely with maxi dresses. Even if you are over 22!

Lovely jacket - will look grand with skirts and verst but not jeans.... its a dad thing

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Double denim seriously horrible. Like a biker chick. What about summer dress and denim jacket? Or cropped chinos and denim jacket? Just asking on behalf of a friend you understand.

No Sputnik, they don't. You end up looking like you are going to a barn dance. Its really not a good look.

Now - drowninginlaundry makes a good point - little ones with 3/4 length sleeves actually do look good with maxi dresses. Fair point.

I think denim jackets have had their day. A blazer much nicer. Or something like this, more modern
nice

But a blazer is a different sort of look. Not a replacement.

But a blazer is a different sort of look. Not a replacement.

I am thinking no. I have a lush earl jeans one in my wardrobe. Everytime I put it on it looks wrong and I never venture out in it.

But don't want to give it away just yet!

I don't mean a smart structured suit blazer. Some really nice cotton/linen ones with a bit of a stripe in the shops. I just think denim jackets look a bit old fashioned now.

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what thread

Unless you're nigella and they skim your enormus norks teasingly.

Maidamess, any links?

whilst not ideal, this fulfils the denim AND the blazer theme

Yes it does but it's nipped in at the waist. I can't imagine wearing it to the beach. But it is nice though.

So what's wrong with barn-dance chic, then?

Actually, I was just thinking this over and the last time I wore a denim jacket (my bf's) was when I was about 22. Not really my thing but I really don't see why, on principle, not, if someone likes it. I mean it's not as if they're showing off a load of unsightly 35 year old flesh, or something.