It’s fine as long as you don’t have a gut that hangs over your belt.

and you don’t wear scuffed pointy crappy shoes or trainers designed for teens.

many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!

Another fashion guru on the ‘what jeans’ thread said ‘no jeans over 25’.

If I was worried I’d be confused about who to believe.

No, not even in those circumstances. Never

[/quote] you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans give a toss what other folks think.

you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty give a toss what other folks think.

Oh, I’m quite aware of that, and the extent to which that statement is true but this isn’t about that

So hundreds of hours of wear over 5 years and 250 or so washes? Hmm.

Pretty much, is that not what jeans are all about?

I only wish mine were. Maybe my washing machine is uncommonly brutal.

makecoldplayhistory » I’d often wondered. Both about the not washing as much as the price in the first place.

Isn’t there a similar theory about armpits?

My cousin owns a company making expensive jeans. Offered me a pair at cost price. £130!!!

I skim read this post and come away with the impression that armpits could be had for £130 a pair.

Bargain…!

many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!

We don’t all look like Jeremy Clarkson you know!

We don’t all look like Jeremy Clarkson you know!

Perhaps not, but therein lies the issue. Jeremy Clarkson doesn’t realise he looks like Jeremy Clarkson.

CharlieMungus – Member

many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!

Bruce Springsteen. Your argument is invalid.

40+, you get to wear what you want. It’s only kids that have to be dicks about clothes.

So if you’re only a month into ‘wearing in’ a pair of fancy pants selvedge jeans or what ever they’re called, and you went out for a couple of craft beers and someone bumped into to you at the bar and half a pint of la de dars beardy beard & co’s finest porter goes down your leg. Do they get wahsed or are they designed for this in some sort of Marty McFly’s self drying jacket sort of way??

46 with jeans, skate shoes, t and hoody since I was a kid, and don’t give a toss…Super smart with Dad clothing for work though 🙂

Bruce Springsteen.

Just compare to Bruce under 40, in jeans

many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans! go on STW and be a pretentious pillock.

It would be awfully quiet

CharlieMungus – Member
many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!

My dad is 86 and still wears jeans maybe i should tell him its against the rules……

Then again maybe it would make me sound like a dick 😀

many of you seem to be unaware that people over the age of forty should not wear jeans!

As stated yesterday, I moved into old man jeans this Christmas from M&S, with stretch. Old man jeans?

Simultaneously I rediscovered Rohan, so am sat here today sporting some Fusions.

The move away from jeans started here. Aged 42.

49, rapha jeans today at work, agnes b shoulder button jumper & Diemme leather mid-top sneakers.
That’s me out then, although I have now worn the jeans for 6 days without washing them.

Ah yes my dad is well into his Rohan as well!

Then again maybe it would make me sound like a dick

I’m sure it wouldn’t affect anyone’s opinion

🙂

DezB

Sometimes I worry if I simply follow you around on STW and stroke your ego, but you’ve nailed it again.

Matt

You haven’t discovered “maternity” jeans then?

The only wash of any significance is the first wash. Wearing the jeans for some time before the first wash causes the dye to fade in a way that highlights the creases etc. If the denim is washed while it’s still relatively new the dye will fade uniformly

The whole point of not washing them is so that the indigo fades more on the places that you want distinct fading (the places where the fabric naturally creases, pockets etc).

If you are not bothered about the jeans showing wear in this way and want the jeans just to fade all over then regular washes are fine.

Because Science:

https://www.ualberta.ca/news-and-events/newsarticles/2011/01/jeansremainsurprisinglycleanafterayearofwear

The only wash of any significance is the first wash. Wearing the jeans for some time before the first wash causes the dye to fade in a way that highlights the creases etc. If the denim is washed while it’s still relatively new the dye will fade uniformly

So sitting in a warehouse and a shop for months doesn’t prevent this but waiting a week or so after you bought them does?

The only wash of any significance is the first wash. Wearing the jeans for some time before the first wash causes the dye to fade in a way that highlights the creases etc. If the denim is washed while it’s still relatively new the dye will fade uniformly

I am not sure this is right as I have found the more you wear a pair of jeans between subsequent washes the more pronounced the fading is. But the first wash is definitely the only one I would bother delaying if you want “wicked fades” or whatever **** name they have given it.

Once people start putting their jeans in the freezer then they have too much time on their hands….in my opinion of course.

Well as someone that is 42 and wears casual clothes all the time, what am I meant to wear if jeans are banned? Cords or chinos?

I’ll add all of the dirty bastards to my list of dirty bastards.

I’m 48 and share my casual trouser time pretty much evenly between jeans, moleskins and Endura Humvees. All of which get washed.

@Woody,

Chinos.

Can I suggest Primark?

Clarks for shoes.

Next for shirts.

You’re welcome.

doesn’t prevent this but waiting a week or so after

Week ? who said owt about a week … try a year 😀

Chinos.

Can I suggest Primark?

Clarks for shoes.

Next for shirts.

You’re welcome.

have you thought of starting a style blog?

who said owt about a week … try a year

😯

Mr Smith

Yep. It’ll make my fortune.

RH chino leg tucked in to socks to avoid chain oil marks will be my trademark!

Not washing them means that when you do (for raw/selvedge) you get better fades.

This, it’s all about the epic fadez.

Knowing my luck, it’ll just look like I’m sitting cross-legged all the time.

I bought a new pair of jeans in June or July. Other than when it was warm enough for shorts, they’re the only trousers I’ve work, work and home, seven days a week, 13 or 14 hours a day. Including cycling to/from work.

I washed them for the first time over the Christmas break when they were about 6 months old.

Well as someone that is 42 and wears casual clothes all the time, what am I meant to wear if jeans are banned? Cords or chinos?

hey, we’re all IT specialists here. Just wear your black combats with extra pockets 😉

Bugger. From the horses’ mouth.

“Only if it’s raw Selvedge denim then wash them cold inside out about once every 6 month”

Not saying they’re right, but they do know their stuff…

I have some Hiut denim upstairs which I’ve never washed, had them over two years.

Those fades are going to look orsum if I ever do get round to running them through the machine.

rocketman – Member

The only wash of any significance is the first wash. Wearing the jeans for some time before the first wash causes the dye to fade in a way that highlights the creases etc. If the denim is washed while it’s still relatively new the dye will fade uniformly

Depending on the dye etc. some will continue to fade over several washes, making them far lighter as the (I think?) weft comes through.

I’ve just been told about “jeans spray” in my FB conversation.

Can I recommend Persil?