still on black jeans, okay they're Cotton Traders™ extra gusset capacious style rather than the old FU's "left nothing to the imagination they did" ones, but a chap's got to find any port in a storm

and purchased my first pair about 18 months ago. I refused to wear them as a teenager or student (as a 'rebellion' against uniforms) and only got this pair after mucho nagging from Mrs. F. I've worn them a few times and they're.... OK-ish.

and purchased my first pair about 18 months ago. I refused to wear them as a teenager or student (as a 'rebellion' against uniforms) and only got this pair after mucho nagging from Mrs. F. I've worn them a few times and they're.... well, just not me.

Will be 51 next month, and still wearing jeans. Odd, but ones that fit seem to be getting harder and harder to find. Where I live you can be looked at as a snob for "dressing up" in khakis.

but find they play increasing havoc with my nether regions when I sit down.

I would wear jeans if only I could remember where I put them.

they're hard wearing, useful trousers. Obviously pandering to fashion looks sillier the older you get, but why you should stop wearing a particular fabric out of a sense of embarassment is beyond me...

Having said that, I might knock the gingham frocks on the head when I hit 40.

And will be wearing jeans.

They're timeless. Just make sure they fit and you feel comfortable in them.

I don't think I'll stop wearing them, I've never considered it.

It's clothes isn't it? Surely you should wear whatever you feel most comfortable in. I hate wearing anything other than jeans (except shorts in the summer) so I'm going to keep wearing them. I guess there is a time when they start to look a bit odd but as long as they're a classic cut and not too scruffy I think they're fine.

48 here.

I have two pairs, one used solely in the garden these days and a pair that haven't been out for many weeks.I think there is a time in a man's life when certain items of clothing need to be ditched and it's time to move on to something a little more appropriate. I'm definitely at that stage.

43 and still weaing 501's like the sad 80's relic I am.

When should one stop wearing jeans? Probably it's a function of waist and inside-leg measurement.

I have noticed that middle-class chaps of a Certain Age now seem to have adopted brick-red or mustard-yellow sort of canvas jeans as a uniform of choice. With a checked shirt. And a cashmere jumper draped over shoulders.

None of us have yet made this jump, have we? Mr Hepworth..?

kill me if I ever stoop to this - which I've seen btw - 'brick-red or mustard-yellow sort of canvas jeans'
I believe that you should wear what makes you happy, but that's not a good look.

The FPO used to work for house of Fraser (other retailers are available) and she has informed me that once 'jeans' get above size 36" waist they should be considered as 'denim pants'.

But having found my footwear of choice: DMs in the winter, Converse in the summer, I can't see myself shifting from that... Which suggests that I will stick with jeans.
However, once my kids reach teenage, and my clothes start to shame them in some unintended way, perhaps I will adapt in order to create minimum embarrassment.

Or I might just plough on regardless.

Apart from the occasional foray into Combats.As a Chap who can't abide a Suit(will only don one under sufferance)can't see that ever changing.Have told the GLW to send me off to the Great Gig in the Sky wearing me trusty Levis'.Remember "Neck ties strangle clear thinking."Chairman Mao.

I take mine off when I go to bed.
Usually.

... what style to go for. When I first starting wearing Levis' there were few styles to choose from and you had to wear them for years before they faded. Now the question is straight leg or boot cut, tapered or flared? Surely not the skinny jean? Low Rise or comfort fit? and which style wash?

Personally I think gentleman of a certain age should plumb for a straight leg or boot cut (if you can carry off the latter). A darker colour and go easy on the distressing there fella.

On no account should there be any exposed underpant.

'Suits You!"

Whilst I was living in Florence last year I saw a man of around 65 riding a Vespa. This in itself is not extraordinary. What struck me was the way he was dressed. He was wearing those loose fitting trousers with loads of pockets (cargo pants?), very trendy trainers, a tight-fitting designer shirt and an extremely expensive pair of shades. It was immediately apparent to me that he would have seemed ludicrous sporting this get up in England; but in Italy he just looked fashionable and cool.

There are jeans and jeans, and waists and waists. Some men of a certain age look ridiculous in jeans if they are pulled over the waist and makes the backside look huge; other men (OACA) look ridiculous in skinny jeans meant for students.

With jeans, shoes present a problem cos shiny ones or ones that are meant for a suit look silly and trainers make the wearer look like an eighties rock fan.

Colour is important too. IMHO there is no place other than working on the garden or visiting the dump, for pale blue denim (however 'now' it is). Dark blue is the one.

The look du jour for the 40+ seems to be The Clarkson - jeans and "sports jacket" - but this presents a shoe dilemma.

I posed this very question to Mrs P at the weekend while out for my five-yearly visit to a clothing emporium, to whit, should a gentleman aged 45 still be purchasing jeans, or should I now be buying other forms of trouser? Both she and my 15 year-old daughter felt that it would be entirely appropriate to continue to wear jeans, although sticking to a straight leg and darker colour, as Steerpike suggests, would be preferable to a more a la mode cut.

I still find jeans comfortable and am assured that I look ok in them. I am not ready yet for SLACKS, although the day will surely come. Until then, I will continue with the denim.

for Weddings, Funerals, and, uh, Court appearances...

Although, for my own funeral I intend to wear jeans.

is they can be worn by anyone, regardless of age, gender, status, class or cultural background. A good quality, well-cut pair of jeans that fit properly can look fine on anyone. Having taken a great many fashion risks down the years, I've since learnt what suits me (both in terms of fit and appearance) as well as what's comfortable. If I stop wearing jeans, it certainly won't have anything to do with what somebody else thinks a man of my age should be wearing, because I know that better than anyone, thanks. Furthermore, I would never dream of wearing a pair of those low-waisted, super-skinny affairs that make the wearer look as if he's attending a Max Wall impersonator's convention, anymore than I'd let my partner choose my clothes for me as a matter of routine. I'd hope both would be sensible choices for any adult male.

As for The Clarkson Effect, consider this. Jeremy Clarkson is almost certainly the sort of person who holds (and would vocalise) the sincere belief that for a man to give more than the slightest passing thought to his attire, if not his appearance generally, is indicative of grave moral turpitude. This is clearly borne out by the way he dresses. I'd imagine his idea of a dandy is someone who irons his t-shirts. It's perfectly possible to wear jeans well into middle age without ever looking like Jeremy Clarkson.

… and has been for decades. I can't see me ever wearing anything else except for shorts in expectation of a summer worth the name.

They're me. They're what I wear.

I'm a big lad but blessed with a 34 waist. I suppose in the event of my belly ballooning to grotesque proportions I might have to have a rethink.

Would appear to e the mantra of The Massive.

Enjoy this..

I'm 45 and still wear jeans. I think "comfort fit" is the key to not making young people gag as you pass by.
I spent the 80's in stone-washed denim atrocities. As with my colossal mullet, I'm not proud of that, but everyone was at it (like Bono, who had a severe case of "Can-you-leave-it-long-at-the-back?).
Then I spent years in denial, buying waist-sizes smaller than I needed, convinced I'd get back to the 28 inches I'd been as a lad. So now I've come to terms with the fact that no-one wants to see my curves, I keep them 'roomy' and a dark shade of blue. The colour is important unless you're in Status Quo and want to offset them with a big pair of white trainers.
If you are in Status Quo; rock on, and the day you start wearing pleat-front chinos is the day it's over for all of us.

I will very occasionally wear a suit, mostly though it's a jacket/ decent shirt/jeans combination, often with loose tie. Suits me well, never even considered the question of too old for jeans before.

I'm 55.

This has become a big issue for me.
I am 38.
I have always worn jeans and t-shirts.

I no longer feel comfortable wearing a t-shirt and prefer a shirt.
Jeans are fine.
Trainers are not.

I notice men of a certain age who are not dressing their age and they look ridiculous.

Sitting here at 51 in me Lees as I write - my wife looking over my shoulder tells me our daughter says 'double denim' will be the cool look this spring/summer. Definitely too old for that one - you just end up looking like Status Quo

Not sure their menfolk do though.
Always preferred corduroy myself, because I'm Walter Softie and denim is too stiff and harsh.

My dad only started wearing jeans for casual when he reached his seventies and remarked he wished he'd started earlier. He never wore t-shirts to my recollection but did own a pair of trainers.

I'm just turned 59 and I still shamelessly wear jeans. They're essential wear for work, as it gets very dirty in my line of business.

I still wear t-shirts as well and have only just forsaken trainers for baseball boots for when I'm out and about.

I have a good suit, a few white shirts, a selection of ties and a couple of pairs of shoes etc. for formal occasions but I seldom seem to need them.

A local celebrity in Kristiansand, Norway. This is what an unhealthy interest in German skin-tight jeans from the 80's can lead to. If you don't understand Norwegian start watching from 1:50. A picture is worth a thousand words.

The look i hate; is the old man in jeans with the suit jacket; and to top it off; trainers.just looks like the oldest teenger in town.

Older people (over 25)should never,ever,ever ,wear drainpipe jeans.

If i wear jeans i've got to have my truty suede boots on(Clarks-on?),Classic!

...when they prise them from my cold, dead arse.