Thanks for the suggestion. I was looking for a “nicer than jeans” option that didn’t require going full-on dress pants, but I can see how dark-wash jeans may be a good option there too, and less “businessy”.
I get the impression that the quality/dressiness hierarchy goes jeans < cheap slacks < nice (dark wash) jeans < nice slacks. That is, you are better dressed in nice jeans than crummy slacks, even if crummy slacks are acceptable at work and nice jeans are not. And nice jeans are “cooler” than slacks. But this may all be colored by my opinion.
Dark wash jeans can often be more versatile than slacks for situations that aren’t businessy.
Thanks for the suggestion. I was looking for a “nicer than jeans” option that didn’t require going full-on dress pants, but I can see how dark-wash jeans may be a good option there too, and less “businessy”.
I get the impression that the quality/dressiness hierarchy goes jeans < cheap slacks < nice (dark wash) jeans < nice slacks. That is, you are better dressed in nice jeans than crummy slacks, even if crummy slacks are acceptable at work and nice jeans are not. And nice jeans are “cooler” than slacks. But this may all be colored by my opinion.