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We've all had moments where we look at our clothes and question whether or not we're too old to be wearing certain items. It's normal to want to keep up with current fashion trends, but sometimes that can mean looking like you're trying too hard to stay young. If you're worried about what other people will think of your fashion choices, try to dress in a way that is stylish and reflects your personality.
The article asks whether Sarah Palin is too old to wear a jean jacket, given that they are part of American youth culture and she is 58. I'm not sure if I missed the point of the article, but it seems like the answer is that it doesn't really matter whether she is too old or not - she is who she is and people will think what they want about her regardless.
My best friend from high school recently visited me and said she needed to buy a new jean jacket. She's 50 now and I bet her old one from high school has finally worn out. She's one of my more unmaterialistic friends, so I'm guessing the jacket holds a lot of memories for her. It's like a relic from her past that's now dissolved into the ether of history.
Jean jackets are enduring and classic. They come from a time when you didn't need to change your style every year to stay trendy. Instead, your clothes reflected who you were and what you'd been through. They traveled with you on your journey, wearing down like your own skin. They were witnesses to your victories and your defeats, your loves and your sorrows.
I remembered the jean jacket my friend wore in high school. She was slight and the jean jacket she wore was oversized, making her look like an adorable child playing dress-up. She was a dancer, so she could make her body into a tiny ball and the whole of her could fit inside her jacket as she rolypolied inside its embrace.
Jean jackets take me back to my adolescence. I remember looking up to the people who still had theirs from high school. They were like archeologists who had returned from their travels with knowledge and treasures. I admired those people whose jean jackets had started wearing thin. They were superior beings, comprehenders of the power of fading denim on their backs.
The final detail about jean jackets that are woven into my feelings about them is their smell. When I was young, jean jackets that smelled like cigarettes were cool.Jean jackets that smelled like weed were questionable, a little dangerous, dirty sexy.
Are Jean jackets that smell like fabric softener bullshit? Some say yes, because fabric softener is often associated with old people. They argue that if your jacket smells like grownups, you're no rebel. Others argue that Jean jackets are the epitome of American youth rebel culture - even more so than Doc Martens.
So, is Sarah Palin too old to be wearing a jean jacket? I don’t know. I’m not objective. I want to give her points for being a woman, but I still can’t get over that American flag bikini and her love of guns. You’d have to ask her about her jean jacket. The Times article might have done so, but as I said, I skimmed it.
I think the jean jacket Sarah Palin is wearing makes her look old. I think she's always been too old for a jean jacket. I think the real question is, is Sarah Palin cool enough to be in the same league of cool as Bruce, James, and John? And once you’ve answered that question, ask yourself, does Palin’s jean jacket smell like pot or lilacs?
