Can a middle aged man wear pink chinos?

When I started sailing over thirty years ago I noticed the beautifully faded red or pink sailing trousers worn by many old salts. My new chinos from Ted Baker exactly reproduce that colour. I bought a similar pair from Boden a few years ago, but they languished unworn in a drawer until they went off to a charity shop a few months ago. They didn't fit well and the pink was unrelentingly bright; no doubt they would have faded to a more attractive shade if I'd given them a chance.

There is a similar colour trouser (or pant) in the USA in the shape of Nantucket Reds. You can browse the collection here - I'd be tempted, but most shipments are a hefty $50.

And to answer the question in the title - why not? Pink trousers, pink socks, pink shirts, pink ties - bring them on! If you like a colour, wear it.

[For an alternative and highly entertaining view of red (and possibly pink) trousers, see here. Do you still feel the same way about them?]

FE Castleberry Collection

Mystic River Yacht Club