by TandD » Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:37 am
This stirred a bit of a "dust up" a while ago but, at the risk of that again, I'll say I think you should not wear jeans. Yes, there are nice jeans and no, you will not be turned away for wearing them but, IMHO, dinner and the disco are for "dressing up" and, while that means different things in different contexts (electrical tape for ABC night is not classically "dressy" but it works), jeans don't count - FOR ME.
I know, I know, there are "dressy" jeans - in the last debate, the price of said jeans was used as an indicator that they were dressy. But, in my mind, they are still "jeans" and, nice or not, I don't think it matches the intent of those particular activities.
It may sound hypocritical but, while I think you should not wear jeans, I don't really care if you do. I'm all for doing what you are comfortable doing and I certainly wouldn't look askance at anyone for their clothing choices. I'm merely saying that if you are asking for advice on whether to wear jeans or not, I vote not and those are my reasons.