# Forever in Bluejeans

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/forever-in-bluejeans/
- Published: 2026-11-14T11:22:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T12:23:59+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Times (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/briefing/forever-in-bluejeans.html
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The writer returned to jeans after years away.
- A vintage pair became his regular “Dad Jeans”.
- He now owns seven pairs and is still searching for the right black ones.

## Summary

The writer describes returning to jeans after years of avoiding them because he thought they made him look too young and less serious at work. Wearing a vintage pair during paternity leave changed his view, and he now sees jeans as a normal part of office dress.

The Yohji Yamamoto jeans cost $175 and have a worn, faded look; the writer wears them at least three times a week. He now owns seven pairs and is seeking dusty, straight-legged black jeans, while acknowledging that his tastes may change again.

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