Going 'hell for leather' - is there such a thing as being too old to wear leather trousers?

Nov 06, 2018, 12:06 PM

There's a saying that you should go 'hell for leather'. But at what age do you look like hell when you go for leather?? Vlogger Patricia McVeigh pulled on a pair of leather strides for a night out at the weekend and proudly posted a picture on social media. Cue a few comments that were far from flattering - revolving around the view that she was too old to be wearing leather trousers. So does there come a time in a woman - and man's - life when reaching for leather clothing is putting you into the mutton dressed as lamb category? Vinny spoke to the lovely Patricia McVeigh and the font of all knowledge when it comes to avoiding social faux pas, William Hanson and commentator Emma Woolf.