How old is too old for jeans?

[chai]

I say wear jeans as long as you believe you look good in them. The only thing I see as age-specific are certain fashions of jeans. Ripped-up jeans (though, truthfully, I hate them on everybody, but I digress), extreme fades, super skinnies, etc. look strange on someone older than, oh, say 22. :tongue_smilie:

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Huh. I'm more than double age 22 and I wear of these. I just bought skinnies because I lost 15 pounds and they fit! Of course, I just put on purple eye shadow, so maybe I'm a bad example of old age. :tongue_smilie:

[NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too]

Huh. I'm more than double age 22 and I wear of these. I just bought skinnies because I lost 15 pounds and they fit! Of course, I just put on purple eye shadow, so maybe I'm a bad example of old age. :tongue_smilie:

 

I bought some skinny ripped up jeans from PacSun late last year ($5 each!) and I can't wait to wear them this summer with my vintage Batman T-shirt.

 

Here' a link to my favorite look...

http://youlookfab.com/2009/10/16/autumn-mom-on-the-go-flop-proof-outfit-1/

[KristinaBreece]

I bought some skinny ripped up jeans from PacSun late last year ($5 each!) and I can't wait to wear them this summer with my vintage Batman T-shirt.

 

Here' a link to my favorite look...

http://youlookfab.com/2009/10/16/autumn-mom-on-the-go-flop-proof-outfit-1/

 

Sub in a pair of Chuck Taylors (my faves are black satin with pink flowers embroidered on them--so cute!) for the boots in the top look, and that could be me on any given day. :001_wub:

[Parrothead]

you mean like wearing a wool suit to go out to the barn? ;):lol:

 

Now that I think of it, Chuckie, I think you should go to the nearest Salvation Army and try to find a pair of TACKY polyester pants, the tackiest you can find, preferably with a bunch of pulls. Buy THOSE and wear them the next time you see your mom. Wear them with a blouse with a HUGE ruffle.

:lol:

:lol:

 

Christmas morning was interesting. She sent two outfits. One appropriate for a lady of a certain age, and the other appropriate for a 20-something club hopper.

 

I don't think she knows what to do with me. I must be at that in-between age I keep telling dd that she is in.

[Veritaserum]

Never too old! :D

[blakereese]

Never too old for jeans!! :001_smile: Of course, they may be "mom jeans", but they are still jeans. :lol::lol:

[gaillardia]

I will always wear jeans, but taking a break from them for a few weeks, which is unheard of for me. I'm 50, I admit it. 50 is not old. Too old for jeans is never. That's silly. I wear Gloria V's, they have the lycra spandex which I used to not like, but your mom is just jealous because she didn't keep wearing them. Or maybe she's just not a jeans type of gal.

[Laura Corin]

Never! My mother is 87 this year and looks good in (real) jeans.

 

Laura

[Melissa in Australia]

My FIL is nearly 90, he wears jeans every day.

My grandmother is in her early 80's she wears jeans nearly every day.

who cares what you wear, as long as you have some clothes on!

[lionfamily1999]

Dh's grandfather wore jeans up to the day he died (he was 78).

 

Jeans are not agists. They love to be worn by people of all ages :D

[4everHis]

My mom is 69 and still wears jeans. . . I'm thinking there's no age limit!:001_smile:

[GreenKitty]

Never I hope.

[EKS]

I hope never because I'm physically incapable of wearing anything else.

[sadiegirl]

I am 47 and I have never dressed for a "particular age." I try to look my best for my age...not dress where my husband or kids will be embarrassed but I think jeans are a universal clothing item and can be worn by all ages...wasn't aware that I would ever be too old to wear jeans!

 

My father once asked me when I was going to act my age and dress my age and I quickly replied, "hopefully never!" Both my husband and I have to remind ourselves that we are middle-aged because we don't feel it!

 

I color my hair and have since I was in my early 20s...I plan on pre-booking my hair appointment for my funeral...just like always...every 6 weeks.!

 

Wear what makes you feel good!

[Guest momk2000]

My mom is 80 and she still wears jeans. I'm 45 and never plan to stop wearing them. :D

[woolybear]

130.

 

And if you live to be that old, you get to do whatever you want anyway.

[woolybear]

My dad who is 90 and my mom who is 89 look so darn cute in their jeans.:)

[lionfamily1999]

130.

 

And if you live to be that old, you get to do whatever you want anyway.

:hurray: HERE HERE or HEAR HEAR

 

:lol: I've never figured out which one it is :p

[AuntieM]

Um, never?

 

I don't expect to see mature gals wearing tight, extreme skinny-leg or low-rise jeans, but jeans are fine for any age!

 

And I'm with you on those elastic waisted denim pants. For me, never! But I think it's really about what's comfortable for the wearer and appropriate for the situation (ie, some circumstances may call for one to come off more, polished, maybe, kwim?).

[laundrycrisis]

I will wear jeans and whatever else I want until I drop dead in my tracks. I don't give a toot what anyone thinks. If my mom or anyone else said anything insulting to me about it, I would tell them to get over themselves and get a life that doesn't revolve around nitpicking other people's clothes. Probably the older I get, the more fashion "rules" I will break. I am sort of planning it that way ;)

[tmulcahy]

My Mom is 74 and she wears jeans. They are the kind with the elastic waist but they are jeans. She looks great in them:)

[herbalgirl]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but weren't jeans originally made for ranchers or farmers, etc? The point being, they were made for adults.

 

You are never too old for jeans!!

[mo2]

. Is there an age when one should stop wearing jeans?

 

I sure hope not because I'll be in trouble. I just can't imagine gardening, playing with the dogs, raking leaves, etc in anything else.

[sadiegirl]

I am 47 and I have dressed for a "particular age." I try to look my best for my age...not dress where my husband or kids will be embarrassed but I think jeans are a universal clothing item and can be worn by all ages...wasn't aware that I would ever be too old to wear jeans!

 

My father once asked me when I was going to act my age and dress my age and I quickly replied, "hopefully never!" Both my husband and I have to remind ourselves that we are middle-aged because we don't feel it!

 

I color my hair and have since I was in my early 20s...I plan on pre-booking my hair appointment for my funeral...just like always...every 6 weeks.!

 

Wear what makes you feel good!

[Karen in CO]

My mom wears jeans - and she's in her mid-60's. I think you are fine for a few more decades.

 

I've finally convinced my mom that hoodies are the best thing to wear in CO. It gets windy here, and I love my hoodies.

[Amy in NH]

Never. (as in, you're never too old to wear jeans)

 

:iagree:

[Trish]

I went to a book club get-together in January, and I couldn't help but notice that EVERY SINGLE WOMAN in attendance (about 20 of us) was in jeans. These are women ranging in age from about 35-early fifties. All of these women send their children to private school (except me because we're hsing).

 

Your mom isn't wrong, she's just coming from a different generational perspective. Maybe you could put your hair in a beehive and don some cat's eyeglasses and see how she likes that.

 

:D

[NanceXToo]

I agree with the others- never too old for jeans!

[FO4UR]

Too old for jeans is like too full for chocolate. It's impossible!

 

I live in jeans, polo shirts, and hoodies/pull-overs.

[MrsBasil]

I haven't been able to wear real jeans in 2 years. :glare:

 

After years of wearing almost nothing but jeans I developed some sort of reaction to the metals in the buttons of several different brands of jeans. I got the nastiest rash I've ever seen.

 

I'd still wear them if I could though. My mom is 52 and she still wears them.

[HLDoll]

I would say, "Never." My mother, in her 50s, still wears jeans. And my very active grandmother, in her 70s, still wears them. I wear them almost every day and can't imagine purging my closet.

[Britomart]

Jeans forever!

[KidsHappen]

Maybe when you are to old to button and zip them? :001_huh:

[Ibbygirl]

Nope. My mom is 67 and still wears jeans. She wears them with blouses and she looks completely age appropriate.

[bookfiend]

Give up the hoodie before the jeans.

[delaney]

I don't know that there is an age limit for jeans! Now my mother opening discussing the comfortable thong she is wearing at age 67.........that's a different story:glare:

[EthiopianFood]

Um, not 43! :lol:

 

I wanted to say "never," but then I thought about how it would look for an 80 year old woman to be wearing jeans. It would look funny to me, but that may be a generational thing (i.e. women who are 80 today didn't wear jeans when they were younger, so they aren't inclined to wear them now; women of my generation have grown up wearing them, so it might be perfecty common then).

 

Ultimately, I don't want someone telling me what to wear, so I say, wear what you want! :001_smile: But no, you absolutely would not look odd (and I am ten years your junior).

[ayden]

Uh, hopefully like 115 years old.

[BlessedMom]

Love, love, love my jeans........so for me the answer is, you are never too old to wear jeans!

[2cents]

Never too old for jeans!

[mcconnellboys]

I hope not, 'cause I'm older than you, honey, and I still wear 'em every day, LOL! My mom is 75 and she wears jeans just about every day, too....

[Ester Maria]

My mother is one of those who really believe there is an age limit to wearing jeans or wearing a long loose hair (a long braided / in a bun hair is "acceptable") and who really believe it's not "modest" and "presentable" after a certain age. :glare:

 

When I was in my last year of high school (!) she started giving me all sorts of subtle and not-so-subtle hints that she thinks I should finally quit wearing jeans. She had all those talks about how "serious" people should dress and behave as opposed to how "children" do, and how women, especially, past certain age, should be aiming for "refined elegance" in dress, and stuff along those lines.

I still wore jeans often (and I still wore my long hair unbraided and loose at times). :D

 

Then she thought that I would at last quit with those things by mid to late twenties / marriage. With time I did slowly get rid of most of my jeans, wore them rarely, but I still owned a pair which I, to my mother's utmost horror, wore even after I got married for a while. I guess I stopped about my late twenties / early thirties, I don't think I wore any in a... while. :D

 

But I don't think there's an age where you "should" stop wearing them, as long as they fit you well.

[DesertDweller]

I never knew you could be too old for jeans. I'm almost fifty and wear them all.the.time. in the colder months. My mil still wears them, and she's in her seventies.

[justamouse]

My mother is one of those who really believe there is an age limit to wearing jeans or wearing a long loose hair (a long braided / in a bun hair is "acceptable") and who really believe it's not "modest" and "presentable" after a certain age. :glare:

 

When I was in my last year of high school (!) she started giving me all sorts of subtle and not-so-subtle hints that she thinks I should finally quit wearing jeans. She had all those talks about how "serious" people should dress and behave as opposed to how "children" do, and how women, especially, past certain age, should be aiming for "refined elegance" in dress, and stuff along those lines.

I still wore jeans often (and I still wore my long hair unbraided and loose at times). :D

 

Then she thought that I would at last quit with those things by mid to late twenties / marriage. With time I did slowly get rid of most of my jeans, wore them rarely, but I still owned a pair which I, to my mother's utmost horror, wore even after I got married for a while. I guess I stopped about my late twenties / early thirties, I don't think I wore any in a... while. :D

 

But I don't think there's an age where you "should" stop wearing them, as long as they fit you well.

 

But how do you slog? Assuming you do your own housework-how do you kneel beside the tub and scrub?

 

I should just face it-I'm too messy to not wear jeans.

 

If you don't believe it, let me tell you about the other morning when I was making green shakes, decided to pour some extra water from the Brita in. The lid then fell off, into the blender, and chunks of plastic and green viscous fluid went splatting all over me and my kitchen.

 

What outfit can survive that but jeans and t shirts? :tongue_smilie:

[Desert Rat]

You're never too old for jeans. Or hoodies. At least I don't think so.

[KrissiK]

I wear jeans every day and a hoodie often, usually at soccer games or something and I'm 43. I didn't know you could be too old for jeans.

[Dobela]

You are only too old for jeans if they are uncomfortable. One grandma wore them well into her 80s. She did gradually move into elastic waists when her fingers lost strength. My other grandmother stopped wearing them in her 60s. Her legs were very arthritic and she preferred to wear pants with more stretch in them instead.

[Lolly]

Never! I mean I can't be going around in just my underwear. :tongue_smilie:

 

:iagree:

[Lolly]

My mother is one of those who really believe there is an age limit to wearing jeans or wearing a long loose hair (a long braided / in a bun hair is "acceptable") and who really believe it's not "modest" and "presentable" after a certain age. :glare:

 

When I was in my last year of high school (!) she started giving me all sorts of subtle and not-so-subtle hints that she thinks I should finally quit wearing jeans. She had all those talks about how "serious" people should dress and behave as opposed to how "children" do, and how women, especially, past certain age, should be aiming for "refined elegance" in dress, and stuff along those lines.

I still wore jeans often (and I still wore my long hair unbraided and loose at times). :D

 

Then she thought that I would at last quit with those things by mid to late twenties / marriage. With time I did slowly get rid of most of my jeans, wore them rarely, but I still owned a pair which I, to my mother's utmost horror, wore even after I got married for a while. I guess I stopped about my late twenties / early thirties, I don't think I wore any in a... while. :D

 

But I don't think there's an age where you "should" stop wearing them, as long as they fit you well.

 

But, what do you wear if you are out with a chainsaw taking care of the tree that fell across the driveway? Or, out in the muddy woods hiking? Good grief, no jeans? no long loose hair? Whoa. Quite a culture clash going here.:svengo:

[Leanna Tomlinson]

But how do you slog? Assuming you do your own housework-how do you kneel beside the tub and scrub?

 

I should just face it-I'm too messy to not wear jeans.

 

If you don't believe it, let me tell you about the other morning when I was making green shakes, decided to pour some extra water from the Brita in. The lid then fell off, into the blender, and chunks of plastic and green viscous fluid went splatting all over me and my kitchen.

 

What outfit can survive that but jeans and t shirts? :tongue_smilie:

 

I'm not EsterMaria, but I haven't worn a pair of jeans in 10 years. I find jeans uncomfortable. When others wear jeans, I wear yoga pants. When gardening, I wear a tougher workout pant made of parachute type material.