Stacey van allen, an advertising executive in her mid-thirties also prefers not to see denim at the theater ro at a cocktail party.
To her , jeans are fine for a house party or a casual dinner , but not for traditionally dressy places.
Stacey estimates she owns about fifteen to twenty pairs of jeans herself, including ones with designer labels, and she does wear them frequently.
Seventeen-year-old student robert smith says he doesn't take his jeans off.
" I probably wouldn't wear them to a college interview, though ," he adds.
And fashion consultant bridget olson says, " For the fashion-conscious woman, i couldn't think of anything more modern than a pair of great- fitting jeans and a feminine top for a casual party at someone's home or for a night out. Slip on a pair of jeans and you're dressed for almost any occasion . "
etiquette experts ofter a few obvious rules about jeans : leave them in the closet when you're attending a formal occasion, such as a wedding or a funeral, or if your workplace bans them.
And, of course, use common sense about what a particular pair of jeans is suitable for : a pair that you do yard work in, for example, is probably not appropriate to wear to a restaurant that night.