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At what age should men stop wearing jeans?

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  • #52
    Miss Demeanour
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,383 ✭✭✭Miss Demeanour


    One_Of_Shanks wrote: »
    What happens after size 36?

    Size 38?


  • #53
    One_Of_Shanks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭One_Of_Shanks


    Miss Demeanour wrote: »
    Size 38?

    :D haha, great answer! I like your style.

    But seriously, if you stop wearing jeans at size 36, what do you wear?

    Slacks? Trackie bottoms? Why would size 38 in those be any better than in jeans?


  • #54
    coastwatch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    Must be an optical illusion, but 38/40+ light denim seems to look way larger than same size in anything else


  • #55
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,460 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    LordSutch wrote: »
    So at various times over the years you hear stories in the media about a 'cut off point' at which men should stop wearing jeans! Some people think men should stop wearing them after 40 years of age, others might say 45 or fifty? Pesronally speaking I plan to keep wearing them for ever (into my sixties/seventies)? anyway, it would be nice to hear your opinions on this light hearted topic.
    https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/apr/28/men-too-old-jeans-denim-any-age

    I did work in an office back in the 90s and the new MD wore jeans on 'dress down Friday' which didn't go down too well with some of the older generation, some of whom thought that men should not wear jeans after the age of 40, which made me smile :))

    What's the cut off age?

    Never once heard such a thing


  • #56
    currants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭currants


    I think they look best on men with toned legs, not massive bodybuilder thighs or thin pipeshank legs. I've a neighbour in his 50s and he rocks jeans, farming man so I doubt they're designer they just suit him and he wears them well. Plus I get to admire his bottom when he hops over gates like a young lad. Sigh.


  • #57
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    OP, if you wear jeans which are intentionally "torn", you should probably stop, no matter what age you are. Other than that, keep wearing them.


  • #58
    One_Of_Shanks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭One_Of_Shanks


    currants wrote: »
    I've a neighbour in his 50s and he rocks jeans, farming man so I doubt they're designer they just suit him and he wears them well. Plus I get to admire his bottom when he hops over gates like a young lad. Sigh.

    You OK? I think we lost you there for a bit! :D


  • #59
    currants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭currants


    :o
    Just sayin like, mind you the wellies kind of kill the moment :D


  • #60
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Ted111 wrote: »
    At half your age plus 7.

    Isn't that the age of the perfect girl or something?

    I'm 47 and wear nothing but jeans. Have no intention of ever wearing 'slacks'


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  • #61
    Miss Demeanour
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,383 ✭✭✭Miss Demeanour


    One_Of_Shanks wrote: »
    :D haha, great answer! I like your style.

    But seriously, if you stop wearing jeans at size 36, what do you wear?

    Slacks? Trackie bottoms? Why would size 38 in those be any better than in jeans?

    Just wear whatever you like and feels comfortable. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.


  • #62
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    I'm 40 and I recently stopped wearing jeans. Not because I care about anyones opinion but because I never found them comfortable. I have sensitive skin and jeans really irritate my legs. I've always liked combat trousers because they're light and they have pockets that your wallet isn't going to fall out of. They're not easy to find any more though. I asked online where I could find a good pair and someone told me not to look like a nineties throwback. I despise fashion. I just like functional, comfortable clothes.


  • #63
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,170 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    A man should never cease to wear jeans and should also adapt to the very latest styles and trends even if you're 60 and they're tighter than a knats chuff


  • #64
    One_Of_Shanks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭One_Of_Shanks


    Miss Demeanour wrote: »
    Just wear whatever you like and feels comfortable. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

    Post number 20 so. We're on the same page.

    I asked the wrong person the follow up question, my bad.


  • #65
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    One step too far, one rip too many?

    http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1939765/thumbs/o-RIPPED-JEANS-570.jpg?3


  • #66
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,752 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    When they die.


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  • #67
    Tin Foil Hat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭Tin Foil Hat


    I'm long past the age when I give a flying fukk what people think about my clothes. I barely listen to my wife, let alone ye lot.
    And I'm not even that old.


  • #68
    Beefy78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,166 ✭✭✭Beefy78


    I stopped wearing jeans about 18 months ago. Not for age reasons but because I discovered chinos. Best desision I ever made. They're just so much more comfortable.

    I feel like I wasted 35 years of my life.


  • #69
    Tin Foil Hat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭Tin Foil Hat


    Beefy78 wrote: »
    I feel like I wasted 35 years of my life.

    Did you spend 35 years defining yourself by your choice of trousers? Because that would indeed be a terrible waste.


  • #70
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,638 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    As long as you can still fit into them, keep going.


  • #71
    SmartinMartin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭SmartinMartin


    Beefy78 wrote: »
    I feel like I wasted 35 years of my life.

    And missed one of the few great opportunities for a decent pun too.

    WAISTED.


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  • #72
    SATSUMA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭SATSUMA


    Old men + tight jeans = pure ride


  • #73
    AgileMyth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭AgileMyth


    My father used to cut the legs off his if it got over 25° so I'd say that must be the cut off point.


  • #74
    Edups2.0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭Edups2.0


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    Isn't that the age of the perfect girl or something?'

    If you're 18 you better stay single then.


  • #75
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,378 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    They can stop wearing them whenever they like. Like all things, who cares what people think.


  • #76
    learn_more
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭learn_more


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    I'm 40 and I recently stopped wearing jeans. Not because I care about anyones opinion but because I never found them comfortable. I have sensitive skin and jeans really irritate my legs. I've always liked combat trousers because they're light and they have pockets that your wallet isn't going to fall out of. They're not easy to find any more though. I asked online where I could find a good pair and someone told me not to look like a nineties throwback. I despise fashion. I just like functional, comfortable clothes.

    Same for me for the same reason. I also agree that the nineties were great for combats and harder to find them now.

    I would only wear jeans when I went on a night out and wear casual jogging pants during the day. But then I discovered stretchy jeans and they are a way more comfortable than normal jeans so I'm back wearing them again.

    Btw, my dad is 75 and he only started wearing them about 10 years ago.


  • #77
    GreenFolder2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 710 ✭✭✭GreenFolder2


    Is this the 1950s?


  • #78
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,906 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Gave up wearing them in my twenties, horrible things


  • #79
    entropi
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    LordSutch wrote: »
    What's the cut off age?
    Whenever you want. Life's too short to give a flying fcuk what some columnist thinks.


  • #80
    Mister Vain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,147 ✭✭✭Mister Vain


    currants wrote: »
    I think they look best on men with toned legs, not massive bodybuilder thighs or thin pipeshank legs. I've a neighbour in his 50s and he rocks jeans, farming man so I doubt they're designer they just suit him and he wears them well. Plus I get to admire his bottom when he hops over gates like a young lad. Sigh.

    Yes if you've ever seen a rugby player in a pair of jeans they look ridiculous. I used to have the pipeshank legs when I was younger so I hated wearing jeans and only wore them when going on a night out. I've filled out a bit since then and only started wearing them again recently. I don't like the small pockets though. Plus I find them a bit umcomfortable around the crotch area when sitting for long periods of time. Still better than tracksuits though which is all I wore until I was about 27. :o


  • #81
    The flying mouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭The flying mouse


    I just putting on a pair of Phillpp plain jeans, I am gorgeous . Thank you.


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  • #82
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,509 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    Tony Calm Quail wrote: »
    Every single ******g male in their twenities, thirties and forties are wearing jeans.

    They look like shi* and are uncomfortable.

    Use some imagination lads

    Only if you're wearing the ball crushingly tight variety.


  • #83
    Steve012
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Steve012


    Never really, I've seen old guys in different countries and Ireland, in their 70's looking well and not ott.


  • #84
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,998 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    If you don't wear jeans, what do you wear?

    Chinos?
    Combats?


  • #85
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Bruce Springsteen is 64 and looks great in jeans.

    67 now and yup, looks grand.

    Kirk Douglas is 100 on Friday and I bet he could rock a pair of jeans. All about the attitude.


  • #86
    GreenFolder2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 710 ✭✭✭GreenFolder2


    NIMAN wrote: »
    If you don't wear jeans, what do you wear?

    Chinos?
    Combats?

    I'd suggest a kilt.


  • #87
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,155 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Outlaw Pete wrote:
    Kirk Douglas is 100 on Friday and I bet he could rock a pair of jeans. All about the attitude.

    Wow, I didn't know that he was that old.


  • #88
    catbear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,092 ✭✭✭catbear


    I wore jeans all the times in my teens and twenties and I'd never thought about when I'd stop wearing them but seeing Tony Blair wearing them as his casual attire completely ruined them for me.


  • #89
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Bruce 'The Boss' Springsteen still wears jeans and he's 67ish is years of age!

    http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/16/14/2999030F00000578-3126558-image-a-23_1434462850868.jpg


  • #90
    Avatar MIA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,750 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    Ted111 wrote: »
    At half your age plus 7.

    To the two people who queried this, forget about jeans - it's whether ye should be taking the cork off the tops of your forks ye should be worried about. :D


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  • #91
    Ted111
    Closed Accounts Posts: 990 ✭✭✭Ted111


    In the 70s and earlier, jeans were a rebellious clothing. Only (some) kids would have them and certainly no people with jobs, wives, kids.

    In modern times they've long since become ubiquitous, uniform and conventional.

    So the specific question is redundant.
    To broaden out the question, should middle age or old people dress young?
    Of course anybody can do anything but when does it look lame or try hard? It maybe an obscure science resting on the individual their style, attitude, personality


  • #92
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,618 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    It's insane that this conversation about
    Men over 40 wearing jeans even exists and I see women walking about our local town and dropping kids to school wearing their "daytome" pajamas.

    I'm 44, and TBH wear whatever feels comfortable. Jeans, hoodies, combats, never wore a tracksuit in my life. For footwear I usually wear trekking style boots/runners.


  • #93
    The_Captain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,376 ✭✭✭The_Captain


    I think only the over 40s should wear them. Anyone who was a teenager in 2000 onwards should have better fashion sense than jeans


  • #94
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,998 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Wow, I didn't know that he was that old.

    He looks like he's a moving corpse to be honest.

    Every time I see him I think of Weekend at Bernie's.


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