With people now wearing jeans more often to social occasions,
we wondered: When are they not appropriate? So we asked Daniel Post
Senning, an author and spokesperson at the Emily Post Institute. (Manners
authority Emily Post was his great-great-grandmother.)
“This is a harder question than it used to be,” says Senning,
who cites the uptick in “fancy” jeans and high heels as blurring the line
on what’s acceptable. “Once upon a time, jeans would never be right for
evening—or ever in the workplace. I would even be cautious in a
business-casual situation, although clean, pressed, dark-wash jeans could
work in a creative work environment.”
Senning’s list of places not to wear jeans:
The office (unless permission is granted by
management)
A country club or golf course
A house of worship
A wedding
Anything “formal” or “cocktail attire”
International business flights
A job interview
Read our complete guide to jeans, Denim: The Perfect Fit.
