Can I still wear jeans at 70

General opinion is clearly wear jeans whatever your age. At 64 I intend to keep going with mine for as many years as I have left!

One cautionary tale, a friend of mine who is at least a size 14 if not 16, thinks she is a 12, buys a 12 and ends up with fat bulging out every where. Her jeans have to be bought from the places the youg trendy people shop, so her look in jeans is not pretty! Personally anything not well fitting is a no no, too tight equals ghastly uncomfy. My jeans have to have some stretch content and are worn with flattering tops. The friend's tops are as tight as the jeans, funny thing is she is always mocking how other people look but clearly sees a different look in her own mirror.

So the moral has to be wear what the hell you like but get the right size and cut!

Whitehair you are right, cut and fit are paramount, even a young bum does not look good in a pair of jeans with a saggy seat.

I am of course a style icon who only wears designer jeans, well Matalan ones with artistic emulsion decoration.

After years of not wearing jeans I started wearing them again when I was 70 so go for it!
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I agree, the straight leg ones are a bit wide but very slim ones difficult to pull up!
And I have to wear a belt because what fits bum and tum is too loose in the waist.

Lyndylou I think many manufacturers have changed the leg length - regular used to be perfect now M&S regular is too long for me but short is too short.

I miss CC too.

You can wear jeans at whatever age if you feel comfortable in them. I do - and I even wear jeggings. Jeggings - bought on the big side and worn with a tunic top can be very flattering - and I'm no Twiggy.Corduroy jeggings from Damart and M&S classics are fine, and compensate for an older figure. You buy jeans if you want some.

ChristineF I just bought a pair of Dash needlecord jeans (dark navy) in the sale for £10.
Again, the waist is big so I have to wear a belt whIch may ruin my sleek silhouette I wish.

I am another 70 year old who wears jeans. The odd thing is that I never wore them when I was young. I wear NYDJ (Not Your Daughter's Jeans), with straight leg. They can be expensive but bargains can be found on Ebay. At the other end of the price spectrum Bon Marche elastic side waist fit me well. I am by no means slim, but as long as the size is right I feel they hold my tummy and bum firmly but comfortably.

I live in jeans and intend to keep doing so. I tend to buy from M&S, but have a great pair from Next (sale)) and also Tesco. I have some Tu jeggings and narrow jeans which I wear for dog walking (easy to just step into boots). I recently tried on some skinny jeans in M&S sale but they were just too skinny, like a second skin.

Jeans all the way for me and I'm past 70. I have about eight pairs on the go in various colours, but favour black or dark denim. Long gone are the days of elasticated-waist seamed 'slacks' - ugh! I'm on the short side so go for M & S short straight leg jeans. Skinny ones just wouldn't look good on my generous calves. I have always found straight leg jeans more flattering than the boot-leg ones so often recommended by Trinny & Susannah for shorties.

M&S have got their slim leg jeans back again...I find them just right,rather than straight or skinny

I'm 78 and have never even considered for one moment whether or not I'm too old for jeans! I've got quite a few pairs as I do tend to live in them - mostly jeggings from M & S - black or purple or dark denim, for the winter anyway. Sometimes have to wear leggings underneath in very cold weather. Comfortable and stylish (well, I think so anyway!) with longish tops.

I usually wear jeans, but would like to find some that are higher at the back, as I get fed up with having to yank them up at the waist, with or without a belt.
Any recommendations? Or am I just the wrong shape?

i just get bemused by the different types of jeans that are available now.

When i was young it was Levi's or nothing, the more worn out they looked the better!!!!

I'm 71 and I wear them. My last pair came from Bon Marche and are very smart and comfortable. I have an older friend who wears jeggins, they look OK, but I think that's pushing it somewhat

travelsafar I must be older than you. Levis weren't around when I got my first pair of jeans I had to shop at the Army and Navy store. My first were women's- zip at the side, I had to taper the legs and shrink them in the bath. (Yes we actually did that). I then went into men's- my mum and gran were shocked. Women didn't wear trousers with fly fronts. They actually said you could get arrested for wearing men's clothes! How things have changed.

I am almost 73 & wear Jeans, I was 72 before I ever wore any lol always thought they were uncomfortable, how wrong I was, wear whatever your comfortable & happy in, these days anything goes & anyway what does it matter what others think, think of yourself & what you like, at our age if we can't do what we want & wear what we want, when can we

I'm surprised that in this day and age you are asking whether you can wear jeans at 70. I'm approaching 70 and wouldn't consider changing the way I dress because of my age. I don't think you will look any different the day you turn 70 to when you were 69. Age is just a number, not a definition of who you are.

Darling Lollypops,
Im pushing 80, ok, I m lucky enough to not look it due to family genes and a medical problem, I started wearing them about 12 years ago, I always wear the straight leg type. They do look elegant and are so easy to wear
Im 5.2 buy from M &S cost about £16 and I feel top hole wearing them - just one point, always wear clean jeans, they look a lot smarter once one is over 39!
Leave the wrecked style for 'others'...

ChrissyH , It was really more about style , and not being able to find flattering ones for my 5,1 size 14 bod, ones that will keep their shape and not seat or go baggy on the bum , that , to me is an ageing look,
M&S straight leg that I used to buy seem wider lately,
Anyway,with all the posts and comments I got I am going shopping tomorrow dedicated to finding the perfect jeans my Thankyou you lovely ladies ,

I live in jeans both dark denim and black ones, usually skinny so can tuck into boots and will be 70 very soon. In summer I wear with ballet pumps and also wear cropped denim jeans.

Just to add about my jeans, finding a style that fits in the leg but isn't too tight on the waist that gives you the dreaded mutton top is half the problem in my search for perfect jeans , I am not too keen on elasticated waists as they tend to go baggy in the seat after a while,
Gosh, you wouldn't realise how much space can be written about a pair of jeans would you !! Smile

Yes, agree with the others, I am 70 and wouldn't be parted from my jeans. As has been said, black or dark denim look best on women of a certain age, but I do sometimes wear grey beige and even white in the summer! Why not if you feel good in them. I like M and S jeans too, but also find that Debenhams Collection straight cut fit me really well and are not wide. We're all different shapes so it's finding what suits you. My neighbour is 76 and like me wears them all the time.

I am almost 62, worn jeans most of my life & have no intention of giving them up. Mostly M & S Jeans or Jeggings (my favourite), several pairs in navy for Winter. Summer I have many pairs, some full length, some cropped. If I'm going out I've got some lovely blouses/shirts to wear.

I'm 67, wearing jeans as I write. A lot depends on the style and cut. Go to somewhere like Debenhams where they have a personal shopper and she can advise which style is best on you. Kinda depends on your own shape and legs.

I love my jeans! Just recently, my DH suggested that I should try jeggings. I'd always been shy of those because they are tight legged. Wow! I tried them and love them. I even bought some leggings to wear with my long tunic tops. At Christmas my husband overhead one of his relatives saying to another "isn't Hilda brave, I wouldn't dare wear leggings".

Still wear them and I am 72 this year. Nice stretchy ones, very comfortable