Jeans

[auld argonian]

I wear (and have worn) jeans most of the time....sorry if I'm not a "full-time kilter" but that's the way it goes.

I wear the closest fitting ones that I can find. (This is increasingly difficult in the age of "relaxed fit" which I translate into "baggy ***".) I can't wear the "dockers" type of trousers at all because - oddly enough - I feel like my yarbles are in constant free-fall while wearing them. This does not seem to happen when I wear a kilt...go figger. I have several pair that I keep "nice" so that I can wear them with a sport coat when going "dressy but casual". Both of my children will be happy to tell you that everything was in working order when they were conceived in spite of the stifling crush of indigo denim that half of their genetic material had to endure.

My philosphy about wearing jeans most of the time is this: if they catch you behind enemy lines wearing THEIR uniform, then you're a spy and they shoot you: if they catach you behind enemy lines wearing YOUR uniform, then you're a prisoner of war and they have to feed you, house you and keep you alive until the war is over.

Best

AA

[Mike n NC]

Unfortunately, in the real world of industry, loose clothing is a BIG no-no. I've seen first hand the result of being caught up in a piece of equipment! Aside from my kilts I still own 5 sets of jeans and one set of trousers, that's it. I buy the relaxed fit jean, one size larger than needed, to keep the comfort level as high as possible. The worst part of wearing any trouser type garment that I have found is entering and exiting an automobile...OUCH! I've learned to use due caution from past experience.

Mike

[MacMullen]

I wear jeans quite a bit of the time, suits some more of the time, my old Army uniform pants some of the time, and my kilt some of the time, pretty much in that order.

Until this thread, I guess I didn't realize how much jeans are an American thing. I'm sure that there are plenty of Americans on the BBS who hate jeans, but it's the Great Britain related guys who are posting that they hate jeans, and the American guys who are saying, "Yeah, I wear them [sometimes/usually/etc]."

[Matt]

There are still loads of people who wear them over here. I guess the thing you're seeing on here is because there's not many of us British folk (comapred to USA folk) here at xmarks.

[TimC]

I still wear jeans when the tempature drops a bit...and my girlfriend seem to like me in them as well

Over here in the states, they seem to be making them with a loose fit cut. You see the younger guys wearing that style now. Not sure I'd venture into the realm of the "20 something" fashion though.

[GMan]

It seems that jeans are the "national" uniform for everyone here, but I am not into uniformity anymore.

[Mr. Kilt]

I've kept a couple pair of jeans around for riding my motorcycle. That's about the only time I wear them, though.

[porrick]

Jeans are as popular as ever here in Norway. I wear jeans most days for work teaching, and at home mucking about in the garage head-first in some engine bay. Jeans a no-no when hiking and doing other out-door activities... I guess things might change, as my first kilt is somewhere over the North Sea on its way to me as speaking

[toadinakilt]

Go baggy jeans! I still like the feel of oversized clothing, although not so oversized they fall off when I walk I have one pair of cargo jeans that are very comfy, although obviously not as comfy as my kilts...

[bubba]

I wear jeans for stuff like working on the car and other messy stain producing activities. Of course, I don't do things like that much anymore so as it happens I haven't worn jeans in nearly 2 years.