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Sorry, but I don't believe that wearing jeans is appropriate for any career holding adult with GOOD TASTE in a social situation. I never said anything about ties or dress pants. Khakis are not dress pants. Jeans here bring up connotation of the blue collar working class or adolescence and those are both something to be avoided in many social circles
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Maybe it's a Texas thing, or maybe it's just a maturity thing, but many people with extremely good taste, who are definitely not working-class wear jeans and t shirts.
I was at a high school basketball playoff game Tuesday night, and the stands were full of men who were in jeans and t shirts supporting our team. Most of these men were in fraternities while in college, all are college graduates, and all have executive level positions (unless they are ex-executives who took the golden parachute or trust funders who invested well, then they are unemployed).
While I will agree with you that at most social situations, such as dinner parties or get togethers, men are in dress pants or chinos, there are many other situations, beyond yard work or ranching, where men wear jeans.
I want to edit and add that last night while watching Project Runway, Michael Korrs described why he always wears jeans with a t shirt and sport coat. I would hardly call him blue collar!