Denim is the infantile uniform of a nation in which entertainment frequently features childlike adults (“Seinfeld,” “Two and a Half Men”) and cartoons for adults (“King of the Hill”). Seventy-five percent of American “gamers” — people who play video games — are older than 18 and nevertheless are allowed to vote. In their undifferentiated dress, children and their childish parents become undifferentiated audiences for juvenilized movies (the six — so far — “Batman” adventures and “Indiana Jones and the Credit-Default Swaps,” coming soon to a cineplex near you). Denim is the clerical vestment for the priesthood of all believers in democracy’s catechism of leveling — thou shalt not dress better than society’s most slovenly. To do so would be to commit the sin of lookism — of believing that appearance matters. That heresy leads to denying the universal appropriateness of everything, and then to the elitist assertion that there is good and bad taste…
This is not complicated. For men, sartorial good taste can be reduced to one rule: If Fred Astaire would not have worn it, don’t wear it. For women, substitute Grace Kelly.
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uh…haha. No.
Mommypundit on April 16, 2009 at 8:54 AM
I hate jeans. But the dude claims I shouldn’t vote because I play video games so to hell with him.
Darth Executor on April 16, 2009 at 8:55 AM
We used to wear Lincoln-style top hats, too…there Georgie…Be careful what you ask for.
CapitalistPig on April 16, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Fashion tips from George Will. Talk about fiddling while Rome burns.
Any Conservative Journalists out there want to provide some critical coverage of the country as it goes down the freaking tube? Anybody?
BTW, George, I love my jeans.
hawkdriver on April 16, 2009 at 8:56 AM
When I get to start shopping with a Grace Kelly type budget, I will attempt to look as she did.
XWing5 on April 16, 2009 at 8:59 AM
George, George… you were once so very interesting.
Uhm.. they are comfortable, you clod.
I personally did not wear them until after I got married at 36. The lovely wife bought me a pair. In a year they were the softest, most glorious things I could possibly wear. Now I own about six pairs for different things.
Yes, poseurs are among us – and George – you are sadly one of them.
kybowexar on April 16, 2009 at 8:59 AM
FROM MY COLD. DEAD. LEGS.
Harpazo on April 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Well said – I would too – but I’d get looks doncha know. On my side, if I had Cary Grant’s budget, I’d pull that instead. So much class and so few dinner parties to display it to.
kybowexar on April 16, 2009 at 9:01 AM
His next column is all about the dangers of Elvis Presley record albums.
Jim Treacher on April 16, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Piss on you George Will… I WORK for a living… I work damned hard. I work in a dirty messy environment. I work with machines, Lathes, Mills, sanding and polishing machines. And I wear jeans. Piss on you George…
doriangrey on April 16, 2009 at 9:01 AM
George must have had one hell of a “writers block” this week, eh? Just not much happening in the world or country right now that needs addressing I guess.
Tim Zank on April 16, 2009 at 9:03 AM
I like to be comfortable during a recession. My $39.99 Levis will do just fine.
sherry on April 16, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Freedom means freedom to conform to as well as rebel against fashion trends.
zmdavid on April 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Now I dress in “business casual” at work. I’m the first to admit that the first thing I do when I get home is take off my business clothing and throw on a pair of blue jeans and a t-shirt.
Why? Because it’s comfortable. If I could, i’d wear blue jeans to work every day like a Philistine… Sadly, my company dress code would frown down on that.
mjk on April 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Yo! George, I grew up in rural America wearing jeans (called ‘em dungarees back then),been wearing them all of my 70 years. When they put me in the box, if they have me wearing anything else,I’m climbing back out!
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Are you serious? And your editor actually agreed to print this drivel? Dumbest article ever.
anniekc on April 16, 2009 at 9:06 AM
On a sartorial level, he is right. On a practical level, he should try actually doing a day’s work.
OldEnglish on April 16, 2009 at 9:07 AM
huh?
im not sure about anyone else, but im not wearing nice pants just so i can go to work and spend all day working behind A/V racks installing waveform monitors and servers. that sh*t is the dustiest work you could possibly do indoors. having like 25 pro level VCR’s and some servers all shooting hot air in one direction=dust on anyone behind them. so no, i may be a city slicker, but im sticking with my damn jeans thank you very much.
ernesto on April 16, 2009 at 9:10 AM
So does my daddy. He used to come home and put on his “dad uniform,” as we called it: flannel shirt, light washed jeans, work boots and a Napa Brakes hat. He worked his way from the bottom up at a machine shop, no college degree and the most intelligent, well-read conservative man ever. He is humble as can be and now makes six figures. He went to his first government protest yesterday, too. I’m pretty sure he wore jeans.
Mommypundit on April 16, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Well, if you are a woman, the issue of wearing jeans solves itself about the time you hit 40 because anything contemporary looks ridiculous on you and everything else makes you look like you swore you would never look — like a 1950s grandma.
Personally, I do own one pair of J Jill jeans which I almost never wear, and I also am the type that doesn’t go to the grocery store without my makeup on, my hair done and decent clothes on.
So, I guess I will be the dissident here and agree with George.
Also, I believe George is not talking about what you wear in the house, or what non-office types wear to work.
BigD on April 16, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Debbie does Dallas?
OldEnglish on April 16, 2009 at 9:16 AM
George Will has been a girly-man for a long time now. I haven’t listened to anything he’s had to say for at least five years.
t.ferg on April 16, 2009 at 9:16 AM
HAH! Slowly ernesto turns on his last remaining traces of liberal thought as his Conservative transfiguration is complete.
He’s wearing blue jeans. We got him!
hawkdriver on April 16, 2009 at 9:17 AM
I am from Texas, and jeans with at button-up shirt, bolo tie, and sport coat are quite acceptable here.
Not to mention that I grew up on a farm and jeans are part of the uniform.
You yankees wearing them, however, ARE poseurs, and should be ashamed.
otcconan on April 16, 2009 at 9:17 AM
That was the first thought that popped into my head, too.
Farmer_Joe on April 16, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Out of touch?
WisCon on April 16, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Respectfully disagree.
I think George is talking about people who have a different dress code than he does.
In other words he’s being elitist. He needs to get out and around more. I have lived in all areas of this country and the most important thing I learned about people is that different is just different. Not right,not wrong just different.
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Blue jeans? Seriously. The day after the Tea Parties he writes about DENIM?
Don’t link to this man again, please.
Oink on April 16, 2009 at 9:24 AM
I can remember when George Will had something worthwhile to say. I guess that’s proof that I’m getting old.
ElectricPhase on April 16, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Ok. So jeans are comfortable, durable, and depending on what brand you buy, affordable. What kind of poseur would wear something like that?
Ars Moriendi on April 16, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Let it not be said that Will doesn’t tackle the tough issues.
It's Vintage, Duh on April 16, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Oddly enough, Elvis shared Will’s opinion of jeans.
(And it was good he died when he did, before he became Michael Jackson’s father-in-law.
Wander on April 16, 2009 at 9:30 AM
If you visit Dan Akst’s web page, you’ll see that he’s graduated to a light tan khakhi and a rather dumpy knit pullover.
A step up perhaps, but shabby all the same.
misslizzi on April 16, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Wearing jeans to an airport???!!! EGADS!!! Banish the thought! Maybe we should go back to wearing knickers and handlebar moustaches. Also, I don’t think James dean wearing jeans was any sign of rebellion.
This sounded like a parody of a Theodore Dalrimple article from city journal. He and Tom Wolf are probably agreeing whole-heartedly.
robblefarian on April 16, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Yeah, nothing rots a mind faster than Wii Fit and Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
Remember when George Will wrote something worthwhile? Barely, it’s been nearly 20 years now.
LastRick on April 16, 2009 at 9:33 AM
i wouldn’t declare victory just yet, though i DID have alot of fun at the tea party last night.
ernesto on April 16, 2009 at 9:38 AM
If the RWE stops wearing jeans and NASCAR tee-shirts DHS will have to look to hard to see the gold crosses and concealed weapons!
Bicyea on April 16, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Apparently, George Will thinks there should be only two options for clothing. 1) Business suit or 2) Pathetic polo shirt + khaki + visor combination. Dressing like Larry David or Mister Rogers is also encouraged.
LastRick on April 16, 2009 at 9:40 AM
A) Is there nothing better to report on right now? Seriously?
B) To some extent I agree with him. While I don’t object to jeans, I do think most people have forgotten how to dress appropriately for specific situations. For example, the twentysomething guy wearing cargo shorts, flip-flops, and a Slipknot t-shirt at church on Easter. Don’t even get me started on the Lolita trend for little girls.
C) I have three children under 7, who is he to tell me that I don’t toil in the soil? Apparently he has no children.
ExcessivelyDiverted on April 16, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Yeah, I’m guessing he didn’t go to the tea parties yesterday, either. Well, if George wants to consider himself high society a la Astaire and Kelly, we’ll just have to let him do it.
But back to the jeans issue, my stepfather, who was a blue collar guy (hauled heavy machinery to construction sites for a medium-sized trucking company and managed routing for the other drivers)wouldn’t wear his blue jeans unless they were ironed and creased — right up until he died at 76.
BigD on April 16, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Because a person’s choice of clothing is a foolproof indicator of both their intelligence and their maturity…not so much. Individuality is just a wee bit more important in my book, thanks.
Besides, if we’re gonna play this game, George Will has a mustache. THE END.
Cylor on April 16, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Let’s see – I could spend 30 minutes getting into a nice dress, heels, and pearls, and within 5 minutes my children will have wiped snot/food/dirt on my clothing….
Or, I could spend 5 minutes throwing on jeans, a t-shirt, and flats, and not worry about ruining my perfectly put-together outfit.
My husband and I know how to dress well, but it’s impractical to do so every day. Sheesh, fashion snobs are the worst!
Anna on April 16, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Oh wait, he doesn’t, my mistake…but he looks like he should.
And no, I’m not talking about the John Bolton masculinity-stache, either.
Cylor on April 16, 2009 at 9:45 AM
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 9:46 AM
I still fail to see his connection between playing video games and being too dumb to vote. Perhaps he and my roommate can discuss it. For the debat, do you suppose George Will has a preference between the 13 different languages my roommate is fluent in? Of course, he’ll have to wait for the next game of Call of Duty to end before the debate can begin.
As for dressing up to fly, that stopped happening once it was no longer a rare treat where full, fancy meals were served in flight. An airplane is a tool to get from point A to point B and nothing more these days.
JadeNYU on April 16, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Related: Dress Like the Great Depression
Celente also predicted this trend and said we would look back and not be able to believe what slobs we were.
Rae on April 16, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Good lord.
CP on April 16, 2009 at 9:50 AM
If you read the article, he is saying jeans are for people who work physically, not for poseurs liks Steve Jobs who want to look cool.
Will has a point. Adults today don’t take the same level of care in their appearance as adults used to. We have become a slovenly bunch, and the liberals led the way in that. Don’t shoot the messenger because you may see some of that in yourself.
Today women dress like men, men dress like kids, and the kids dress themselves. This is a socialist fashion, very much like in the old Soviet Union. This is the idea that everybody is equal and should look the same – and at the lowest common denominator. This is, at its heart, about maintaining one class of people.
Dress separates people, at least symbolically. By everybody dressing like a farmer, when they are not farmers, it pays homage to the ideal we see today on the Left that there should be no manifestation of different classes, or through taxation, no different classes at all. We are working towards that. Money separates classes, but after the money is gone, the only way you can separate yourself will be your attire. Just because the Left will take our money, let’s not let them dress us as well.
Clothes have always been the most visible way to generate a class distinction, and since denim, regardless of how expensive it may or may not be in today’s designer world, is so ubiquitous, it has been co-opted to stand in for the collective farmer’s outfits of the Soviet revolution.
Say no to this faux proletariat hippie statement and wear a pair of polyester pants. After all, who do you want to be, the hip, cool, obama-voting Apple guy who just wants to make creative videos on this computer, or the dorky, conservative PC guy who actually does real work?
Conservatism has never been fashionable. But it works.
keep the change on April 16, 2009 at 9:50 AM
George – eff you.
crazy_legs on April 16, 2009 at 9:52 AM
wow. i dare say you may have overanalyzed all this. blue jeans a function of the left? there need not be a demon behind every shadow.
ernesto on April 16, 2009 at 9:53 AM
I wish baseball fanatic Will would instead diss the stupid fashions worn by his beloved baseball players.
Jeans are comfortable, affordable, easy-care, & good-looking.
jgapinoy on April 16, 2009 at 9:54 AM
I work for a software company, so I can dress like a Philistine. Here’s a real wake-up call – being comfortable does tend to let you get more work done, because you’re not spending so much time trying to actually get comfortable.
I wore enough ties during Catholic school. I’m done.
crazy_legs on April 16, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Wow, I wonder why our party has Party ID problems. Hey keep the change I’m posting this from my Apple computer that I use to make videos while wearing blue jeans and a polo…and I’m a life-long Conservative and Republican. I make a reasonable honest living doing so.
Sorry your stuck in a boring job using an inferior and virus ridden OS and wearing uncomfortable pants.
Conservatism just works…preening jerks and Vista do not.
McLovin on April 16, 2009 at 9:59 AM
This article reads like some kind of parody. I’m pretty sure that “fashion conservatism” did not make Reagan’s famous 3 pillars of conservatism.
I think it’s great that George Will likes his bow-tie. Fantastic. It suits him and he ought to wear it. My jeans suit me. People should dress how they like. Leave the conformity to The One’s cultists.
And oh… can he please quite hating on video games?
Beatnik Joe on April 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Seriously…we are facing real issues in this country right now and this is what George Will, who I normally agree with, has decided to target? Jeans are as American as baseball and apple pie. To read into this endless fashion trend and see far more than what is there has me worried that George has decided to forgo the pressing issues as the worst president ever performs social engineering.
jediwebdude on April 16, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Today women dress like men, men dress like kids, and the kids dress themselves. This is a socialist fashion, very much like in the old Soviet Union. This is the idea that everybody is equal and should look the same – and at the lowest common denominator. This is, at its heart, about maintaining one class of people.
keep the change on April 16, 2009 at 9:50 AM
BULL
When I was growing up (40′-50’s) the fashion the was also for everybody to look the same. Out side of your work environment,men wore suits and ties,little boys wore suits and ties. Women wore “proper” dresses,little girls wore “proper” dresses. I don’t care where you were going or what you were doing. Church,shopping,movies,dining out. what ever you supposed to wear the “uniform”.
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 10:02 AM
+1
Count to 10 on April 16, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Dear George Will,
I do not think that the word “poseur” means what you believe it to mean. If you want a truly definitive description of “poseur”, simply look into the nearest mirror. I am certain you must keep one close by at all times.
As to “denim” itself, I am surprised at your reluctance to embrace it! After all, it is certainly a chic European fabric, having it’s origin in De Nimes, France, from whence we Americans, lovable manglers of foreign names, derive the word.
You being such a conservative poseur and Euro-weenie of the first order, your resistance to embracing such a fashionable fabric confuses me.
respects,
AW1 Tim on April 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM
I’ll wear whatever the hell I want to wear, thank you very much. If I could, I’d wear jeans and a t-shirt every day.
revolutionismyname on April 16, 2009 at 10:16 AM
You really missed the point, but you made mine. In the old days, the men dressed differently from the women, and both dressed differently from the kids. And even the men dressed differently from each other depending on their social status. None of that was about collectivizing the population – just the opposite – it maintained class distinction.
As far as comfort is concerned, you can wear other cotton products, corduroy, any other fabric blend and be just as comfortable. But denim is chosen mostly for its collectivist fashion appeal and the need to be like all the other kids. Strike a blow for the bourgeois and individualism for a change, and put on a pair of non-denim pants and go out there and be counted.
keep the change on April 16, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Clearly George Will wants to get between me and my
CalvinsLevis.I’m crying laughing right now.
Buy Danish on April 16, 2009 at 10:18 AM
The two types of professionals for whom it is acceptable to wear bow ties:
1. College professors, and
2. Circus clowns.
logis on April 16, 2009 at 10:22 AM
I’m almost 40, who is this Fred Astair he speaks of? Wasn’t he Starbucks father on Battlestar Galactica or something?
Nosferightu on April 16, 2009 at 10:23 AM
In those “olden days” it is true that men dressed differently than the women. But that is it. As I wrote little boys dressed like their fathers,little girls dressed like their mothers. There was no “class distinction”. Bankers,lawyers,store owners,clergy even farmers when they weren’t doing their farming thing, all were expected to “dress up”.
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 10:25 AM
In those “olden days” it is true that men dressed differently than the women. But that is it. As I wrote little boys dressed like their fathers,little girls dressed like their mothers. There was no “class distinction”. Bankers,lawyers,store owners,clergy even farmers when they weren’t doing their farming thing, all were expected to “dress up”.
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Oops
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Amen. I wear jeans because they are comfortable, not because I’m a poseur. Full disclosure: I’m an accountant, so my physical labor is limited to lifting a coffee cup.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar…
jmeredith on April 16, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Ha! In this battle of wits between Brooke Shields and George Will, Brooke wins hands down.
Buy Danish on April 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM
George is just upset that the Joe the Plumbers of the world have invaded his country club.
crazy_legs on April 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM
When did George Will start channeling Andy Rooney?
Snowed In on April 16, 2009 at 10:32 AM
3. Cincinnati radio newscasters.
Snowed In on April 16, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Too late. The banner was up. Victory declared.
I was reading your comments from the other thread about Sanchez. It sounds like it was a good experience for you.
We had one in Fayetteville that I would have killed to go to if just for a few minutes. But we’re up to our asses in deployment and really not much time to get away from brigade.
hawkdriver on April 16, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Dress Blues after 1700.
hawkdriver on April 16, 2009 at 10:41 AM
You’re right. Getting on a plane is like getting on a subway these days. And if I’m going to spend 13 hours on a plane ride to Israel (22 – 24 hours of travel time all together) annually I sure as hell am going to make sure I’m comfortable.
crazy_legs on April 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Oh go wear a pair of jeans, George. You might actually like them.
What a fogey…..
Ellen on April 16, 2009 at 10:48 AM
I think George needs to just shut up and go back to talking about baseball. I’ve heard he claims to know something about that.
thekingtut on April 16, 2009 at 10:59 AM
And yet many of them have contributed far more to civilization than you ever have, George Will. Wear your monkey suit if you want but don’t presume that doing so improves the makeup of your character.
FloatingRock on April 16, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Then he is wrong.
This is a free country and we can wear whatever the frak we want, even if the Arisocracy (like Sir George Will) objects.
You can keep your itchy hot tweeds and confining leather shoes, you damned Puritan.
pseudonominus on April 16, 2009 at 11:02 AM
I adore George Will, but…..WTF????
He needs to stick to poking the global warming cult in the eye and talking baseball.
(Writes the 51-year-old mom of two teenagers while wearing her very attractive jeans.)
rockmom on April 16, 2009 at 11:06 AM
What a pompous bozo.
Dave Rywall on April 16, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Fock You George Will.
R D on April 16, 2009 at 11:18 AM
A girl wearing Jordache turned him down, and now he’s in a huff.
lorien1973 on April 16, 2009 at 11:23 AM
I think he’s more getting at the idea that people wear jeans so they don’t look better than anyone else. Everyone looks equally bad. Which is flawed, of course, because jeans usually look good – if you get the right cut for your body.
lorien1973 on April 16, 2009 at 11:24 AM
I can’t believe, and yet I can, that Will wrote this. That in itself makes this a “dude!?” post. I’m glad he is so engaged with the raging issues of the day.
JimRich on April 16, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Nah. They’re just jeans.
flipflop on April 16, 2009 at 11:28 AM
I’ve just had another thought (two in the same 24 hour period,that’s some kind of record)
George Will has been pecking at his typewriter and keyboard for so long now that his butt has grown to big for a decent fit with jeans. He is plain and simply, jealous
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 11:34 AM
If anyone wonders what is meant by “inside the beltway”, I suggest this article.
Blaise on April 16, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Good grief, has he become a lobbyist for the dry cleaning industry? I have a closet full of beautiful designer suits, which I wear when I have to and always feel like a million bucks when I do. The operative phrase there being “when I have to!”
God forbid ol’ George should see me at home in the ratty sweats, lol! Guess he doesn’t know where the term “pajamas media” came from . . .
califcon on April 16, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Well, I actually agree with George. Wearing denim has become a uniform for America. I used to be in love with denim as much as the rest of the commentators. A new pair became my “dress pants” and the rest of my collection rotated down the scale to “my scruffy pair.”
One day I noticed that everyone in my office, with no exception, was wearing blue jeans. As an individual, I decided that I would not conform anymore. I began wearing khakis, corduroy, and wool blends. I do wear a little denim, but not blue jeans.
Granted, this is not a big heroic stand. However, once I broke free of the easy choice of blue jeans, I started having to think a little more about what I was wearing. Now, instead of going into a dark closet and pulling out any shirt and a pair of jeans, I had to consider combinations and what articles of clothing would go together well. This developed an appreciation for color choice, and fashion sense. In other words, I learned some new skills and took some consideration about my appearance.
I had a mentor once explain that I could dress “casually” but when I met people I would have to spend time showing these people that my capabilities were above the level of the fashion I exhibited. He said that if I dressed well, it was shorthand that I was a professional and capable of performing the job for the client.
As one who has done it, it is okay to put away the blue jeans. There is a bigger and brighter world out there. Go for it.
Mallard T. Drake on April 16, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Each to his own but, I feel that what everybody else is or isn’t wearing is their decision. I’ll wear what I’m comfortable with. If one day I should see that everybody else is wearing the same sort that I am, well, they’re complementing me on my attire
oldernwiser on April 16, 2009 at 11:58 AM
This is simply the most ridiculous waste of time article.
Denim is the easiest, most comfortable and most versatile of all fabrics. It can be either sloppy or neat…just depends on the piece. This guy has obviously never watched WHAT NOT TO WEAR. Jeans, if the right pair, can be as dressy as a dress, and sometimes more striking. It’s HOW you wear them, not the items themselves.
Take your elitist bullshite and shove it George.
And for the record, I’ve also thought about the glory days of the Doris Day and Grace Kelly and Cary Grant films. Lovely clothing. But today it is just not practical to OVER dress for everyday life. Dress clothes are for dress occasions.
tickleddragon on April 16, 2009 at 12:03 PM
It seems the most straightforward way to re-introduce a status hierarchy into clothing would be to not wear any. There’s little point in deploring George Will’s raging about denim, though. As Allan Bloom said, matters of clothing will always be important to demotic morality.
Kralizec on April 16, 2009 at 12:06 PM
And then you’re being judged on your surface appearance, not your actual skill. It’s a kind of bigotry.
Look, some of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met were complete fashion disasters, and a lot of the incompetant, full of themselves a–holes I’ve come across in my life were very well dressed. So what does that say?
crazy_legs on April 16, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Hey, they’re comfortable, and you don’t have to iron them.
I can’t afford the domestic staff that Will probably can, so jeans it is.
PattyJ on April 16, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Don’t forget the full time hair and make-up artists as well. It’s hard to pull off $5,000 outfits with self-groomed hair and cosmetics.
Hey, Stacy and Clinton (of TLC’s What Not To Wear, for those who don’t know) always help clients pick out jeans. I’ll take their fashion advice over George Will’s, thanks.
Or I’ll just keep wearing my housewife clothes that I grab whenever I’m lucky enough to find jeans 50-75% off at Old Navy. I found some good stuff at Wal-Mart the other day….nice pants and cute shirts, and really cheap. George Will can take his snobbery and, well, it would be rather gauche to continue, so I won’t.
funky chicken on April 16, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Sloppy dress leads to sloppy manners.
Johnson on April 16, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Are Jean shorts okay?
portlandon on April 16, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Here George. This ought to make you go insane.
portlandon on April 16, 2009 at 12:39 PM
I think blue jeans are a bad example, people have always worn them, but Will’s larger point about adults dressing and acting like children is well-taken.
I would prefer if people in general dressed better as they did in the pre-1960s era, before casual clothing became universal. Though I am not talking about work clothes.
It’s not elitist either. I was looking at old photos of my great-grandparents today. They were very well-dressed despite being poor. If they couldn’t afford elegant-looking clothes they made them.
aengus on April 16, 2009 at 12:45 PM
This pompous ass has never been to Texas I guess. There are more pressed crease jeans in Texas than he could ever imagine. I think they consider that formal.
And quit talking Levis for God’s sake. Phony city slicker jeans. You can’t ride a horse all day in Levis. Their in-seam will rub you raw. Wranglers are made right and cost less.
rcl on April 17, 2009 at 2:07 PM