I had on a pair of \u201cI am not old\u201d jeans the other night. Out in public! They have skinny legs; actually they are technically classified as \u201cSlim.\u201d The \u201cskinny\u201d ones fit more like pantyhose. The legs in mine are wider, but they\u2019re still considered hip.<\/p>\n
They contain stains, paint splatters, and rips and tears. And cost a lot of money! Not mine. I got them from the \u201clast call, next stop the garbage\u201d rack in Old Navy. I shop there because it has \u201cold\u201d in its name, making me think I\u2019m welcome. <\/p>\n
I have a similar pair of jeans hanging in the garage, a 40-year-old pair of Levi\u2019s. With stains from real work, paint splatters, and rips and tears that appeared the old fashion way; they were earned, not factory produced. <\/span><\/p>\n The other difference between my work pants and my \u201cI\u2019m not old\u201d jeans are the width of the legs. They are wider and you can squat down and do stuff with no fear that the seams will rip apart. <\/p>\n They hang in the garage next to the rakes and snow shovels, waiting patiently to be put into action. A painting project, carpentry, or digging around in the dirt. Something that the \u201cI\u2019m not old pants\u201d couldn\u2019t hold up to. I wish I had these paint splattered, fashion pants when I was a kid and had to face my mother in a pair of jeans covered with grass stains. Especially, since she always warned as I ran out the back door, \u201cDon\u2019t you dare get grass stains on those pants!\u201d She didn\u2019t understand, when you play cowboys you have to wither on the ground and die properly after being ambushed and shot by two bad guys with loaded cap pistols. <\/p>\n I don\u2019t know what point I was trying to make with this rambling. Maybe I just wanted to brag that I had a hip pair of jeans or to acknowledge that old coots still retain a sense of style; and even though we are averse to change, we are willing to stick our toe in the water every once in a while. As long as it\u2019s cheap!<\/p>\n