[Diddle E. Squat]

What kind of insecure, desperate, follow-the-crowd-and-pied-piper, gullible, easily seduced, zero-common sense idiot pays $100 or more for JEANS?

Seriously, that's the kind of little thing that is a huge warning sign for any single guy. Stupidity in little can be an indicator of much more stupidity down the road. Get out while you can.

[todd1]

I typically wear a nice pair of Jeans and a shirt to Sunday Mass... And usually out to eat with my girl. The way I look at it is I have to dress up to go to work and when I am not working I just want to be comfortable.

[LexBaird]

So, why is wearing the 100 year out-of-style working clothes of a restaurant Maitre'D to the opera considered appropriate, but wearing the working clothes of the President of the USA not?

[HIDEK6]

This is just a manifestation of the laziness and disrespect that is a hallmark of the snotty coterie of the 60s generation.

I don't get out much, but I went to a little theater last Saturday. It was in the "arts district" - an old part of downtown where the buildings should be torn down because the heating and plumbing in them doesn't work.

The theater was next to what used to be called a "head shop." Old hippies and all that.

I was the only male patron in a coat, tie and dress pants. The vast majority of the other male patrons were dressed like disheveled clowns.

They might have called it fashion, but I called it disrespect for their fellow man.

The women looked OK, though.

[mhking]

I'm part of that "in-between generation" (I was born at the end of '62), and I've got no problem with jeans all the time; but there are some places that I wouldn't dare wear 'em -- church is among those. Then again, I think it's tied to how you were raised.

[Vicki]

The last time we went to the 5th Avenue theatre in Seattle, I was shocked at the attire being worn. This was an evening performance and there were women in jeans. Of course, there were the traditional evening attire, but I suppose it's like everywhere else. Now they have office dress down Fridays and people don't dress up to go to church anymore.

[54-46 Was My Number]

Wearing jeans to an opera is completely classless. If you don't mind appearing as though you have no class, by all means, wear jeans to the opera.

[CORedneck]

Some people might disagree but I am glad that dress rules are loosening. I work in a place that has a very loose dress code. We are suppose to be business casual (khakis, dress shoes, button shirts) from Monday to Thursday and dress down on Friday. I wear jeans and usually hiking boots everyday but I am in technical which includes getting on floors, etc.

I know that NYC is part of the East Coast and the East Coast is more formal compared to other parts of the country. The Rocky Mountain states are the most loose which I live in Colorado. You have people going to 4 or 5 star places in jeans. Nobody here cares about status or pecking order. I know the East Coast attitude believes in pecking order such as staying in your place depending on which social class you are in.

An interesting story, last Summer, I was in California and I met up with a friend in Torrance which is a part of L.A. I was in shorts, t-shirt and sandals. I was also driving an old 13 year old truck with well worn down roll bar, big lights on the front and double pipe bumper on the back - just a basic redneck truck. My friend told me to meet him at this given establishment. When I got there, there were very fine cars park in front such as BMW, MB, Porsche. I parked up front and walked in. If I had to do this over again, I would have like to taken a pic of my truck parked with "refined" vehicles :) When I walked in, I noticed the clientel were business executive types. The maiter'd gave me a dirty look along with a few execs. No one said a word to me though. I went over to the bar and had lunch. Bartender was cool though.

If I was in NYC, I would dress like I do here in Colorado. I would go to the opera in jeans and sweatshirt. An additional note, we change, unfortunately for the worse but dress is not one (other than skimpy clothes, another story). If you look at old pics of people such as on a plane or out on the street or a football/baseball games, people were dressed up. I am glad, not anymore !

[SirAllen]

200 posts and still no jean pictures???

[missyme]

I don't know I'm a baby boomer who LOVES to wear Jeans they are comfortable they look good on in my opinion on both men and women and you can dress them up or down..

To me the most unattractive pants are "Dockers"

[Don Carlos]

There is nothing prettier than a nice "caboose" packed into a pair of Levi's. IMHO.

[FreedomCalls]

A recent study by Cotton Incorporated indicates that Generation X-age women (26 to 39) are less concerned about first impressions when it comes to dressing than they were 10 years ago, and more often are taking the approach that "you can't judge a book by its cover."

Oh yes you can.

[Oztrich Boy]

Would you wear them? ... It's expected

[Clemenza]

My pet peeve: MEN WHO WEAR BASEBALL CAPS IN UPSCALE/MIDSCALE RESTAURANTS!!! I tend to find that many of these men are either rubes or bald guys embarrassed to show their heads. Baseball caps MUST come off when dining, or I will knock it off (that is if said person isn't built like a tank).

[longtermmemmory]

This is about TWENTY YEARS late in the writing.

I would STONGLY support theaters publishing a dress code which was suite and tie for evening performances. (if you want casual, go to a matine)

[ladyinred]

ladyinred, Forever in blue jeans, and thankful she doesn't live or work, or play in NY where they are obviously not as welcome as they are in California!!!

[R. Scott]

I lay the blame on Jimmy Carter.
Before he made them popular with “our betters”, they were in the exclusive domain of Joe Six-Pack. I could actually afford a new pair of Levi’s then and they were Made in the USA.
Now they are made in third world countries. The prices are outrageous. There are designer jeans. People are wearing jeans to the OPERA!

[Glenmerle]

"I still get bothered when I see people wearing jeans to the theater, ballet, opera, etc.," she says in an e-mail.

How odd to be bothered by jeans. One of the great things about living in the West is that jeans are acceptable almost anywhere. We dress casually out here. You rarely see people with that pinched wish-I-could-rip-off-these-clothes grimace on their face. It's about comfort, not impressing people with clothes. Men are even beginning to get rid of their ties in favor of bolos. Now there's a great look on a man in this woman's opinion -- jeans and a bolo!

[Hand em their arse]

"Many 20- and 30-somethings here have theater backgrounds, for example, and often say it's inappropriate to wear jeans to theater...."

I always hated that expression "to theatre"... It just wreaks of snobbery. It's like "oh muffy, where do you summer?" Never saw either of those words as a verb, I guess??