Why are people often saying, that denim-jackets have to be worn open??

Sloan1874 · Jul 25, 2016

Neither have I. I tend to avoid wearing a denim jacket that's too close to the colour of my jeans because I like buttoning mine up, just to avoid being too matchy-matchy, but I do that with most stuff I wear.

Monitor · Jul 25, 2016

Yeah, matchy-matchy sucks.

Sloan1874 · Jul 25, 2016

IXL · Jul 26, 2016

Monitor said:
I was once arrested for wearing a buttoned denim jacket.

I once arrested a guy for wearing a buttoned denim jacket. Shortest probable cause affidavit ever: "Suspect was observed to be wearing a completely buttoned DENIM jacket." 'Nuff said. The assistant D.A.s were all tripping over themselves to see who would get to prosecute this one.......total slam dunk of a case!

Trenchfriend · Jul 26, 2016

Seb Lucas said:
In 40 years I have never heard that said.

Maybe, it's not around worldwide, but here in Germany, that's a typical phrase on all ages, as far as I can observe. That's, why I always wondered about. The people here can never bring an argument for this old phrase.

Wearing completely blue denim is another thing and that's of course easy to comprehend. Here, the most german adults just don't like to walk around again, as in primary-school in the damn 90's, when parents bought them only denim.

But generally, I anyhow have got dark and black jeans, so I never really need to think about.

Seb Lucas · Jul 26, 2016

I'm in Australia.

Trenchfriend · Jul 26, 2016

Monitor said:
I was once arrested for wearing a buttoned denim jacket.

No need for me, to get arrested.

Trenchfriend · Jul 26, 2016

Rudie said:
In the US the officer would have shot you first.

Nope, I'm allergic to this!

xmr · Jul 26, 2016

Trenchfriend said:
Maybe, it's not around worldwide, but here in Germany, that's a typical phrase on all ages, as far as I can observe. That's, why I always wondered about. The people here can never bring an argument for this old phrase.

Well, I'm from germany and I never heard about that.

Rudie · Jul 26, 2016

xmr said:
Well, I'm from germany and I never heard about that.

Me neither. It's probably a local custom in Trenchfriend's village or peer group.

navetsea · Jul 26, 2016

Sloan1874 said:
Neither have I. I tend to avoid wearing a denim jacket that's too close to the colour of my jeans because I like buttoning mine up, just to avoid being too matchy-matchy, but I do that with most stuff I wear.

but since probably you have more jeans to rotate and lesser denim jacket to pair with, surely they will fade at different rate

bluesforchallah · Jul 26, 2016

I don't understand the expectation to conform to those sorts of rules surrounding fashion/style. If you want to wear it closed, wear it closed. If you want to wear it open, wear it open. They look good either way.

willyto · Jul 26, 2016

bluesforchallah said:
I don't understand the expectation to confirm to those sorts of rules surrounding fashion/style. If you want to wear it closed, wear it closed. If you want to wear it open, wear it open. They look good either way.

In this particular case you're cheating because you're wearing a Bell Bullitt and that helmet is just amazing. Nobody will notice the denim jacket

I have one too in shiny blue.

Lean'n'mean · Jul 26, 2016

I've only got one denim jacket & I do tend to leave ot open unless I'm wearing another coat over it. I'm not following any fashion code or rule I just prefer it that way. I do like it's pretty white buttons when it's done up though.

BlueTrain · Jul 26, 2016

I think it would be just as difficult to reproduce the distinctive look of the late 1970's as it would be to reproduce the distinctive look of the late 1930s. I mean, if you wanted to.

Trenchfriend · Jul 26, 2016

BlueTrain said:
I think it would be just as difficult to reproduce the distinctive look of the late 1970's as it would be to reproduce the distinctive look of the late 1930s. I mean, if you wanted to.

Good 70's?

I think, he got always a special charisma.

theundeadkennedy · Jul 26, 2016

I have been trying to picture this German village where denim jackets are so prevalent that proverbs have evolved to govern their proper usage.

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xmr · Jul 26, 2016

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Superfluous · Jul 26, 2016

BobJ · Jul 26, 2016

Here's what I would do:

Button it up when it's cold, and leave it unbuttoned when it's not that cold.

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