What is your most versatile item of clothing

Jeans without a doubt.

Yes, jeans for me too. I've tried leggings but they don't feel or look right on me.

I love my leggings, too. I have them in several lengths. I even wear the cycleshort-length ones under dresses if I think I am going to get too hot and sticky, to prevent chafing. I have knee length ones under tunics for gardening, three-quarter length ones and ankle length. I too wear them under trousers in the winter, which means that I can carry on wearing quite thin trousers all year.

I also have an awful of of tunics, so I suppose they are my next most versatile - or is it my long wool cardigans, which double up as dressing-gowns, coats and cover-ups?

Jeans for me and my long wool cardi doubles up as a dressing gown as well.

Scarves of all colours and textures. My velvet ones are the nicest.

They can be used to 'tart up' an outfit, to keep me warm when it is a bit parky outside.

Also I used one as a sling for my 4 year old GS who fell over and made a bit of a fuss. He loved the attention he got with my velvet leopard skin print scarf supporting his poorly arm.

Leggings and scarves - for all the reasons already given

Mine is my denim jacket. I couldn't live without it. I can be worn casually with chinos or leggings and tunic or worn with a pretty summer hmm what that? dress. I never do double denim though.

My jeggings and scarves, definitely.
I'd love to try leggings but can't find any I would feel comfortable wearing -any suggestions?

Try them with a longer style tunic loopylou then you will just feel like you are wearing thick tights. Anyone can wear leggings.

well anyone except our friend Absent

Black jeans - can be smart or casual depending on how you dress them up or down.

I agree with Teetime. I have a few pairs of NYDJ black jeans, which can be smartened up with a jacket, worn casually with a T shirt, or somewhere between with a pretty top.

A pair of well worn Levi's. I also agree re the black jeans.

Often clothes that turn out really useful are often not purchased with usefulness in mind. I have a summers dress which was bought for a posh occasion but I turn to it again and again even though it is getting on in years it doesn't date and is so comfortable.

Scarves of all kinds and cardies

Denim skirts galore, all shades of denim ,long straight full,flared also a lovely denim jacket suggested by Gransnet from Orvis years ago. I don't do double denim . I have chino skirts and far too many striped long sleeved tops. I look like Max Wall in leggings or skinny jeans. Deeply embarrassing.

I agree about the black jeans, I wear them for all sorts of occasions and as Ive said on here before until recently I just wore black trousers and had a few black tops with the jeans for weekends as Im not allowed them for my job, but since buying the summery patterned tops I realise I like coloured things and as long as my bottom is black I wear bright coloured tops.
stansgran I love denim skirts, I had a couple years ago and got rid of them as I preferred black but I really fancy a new denim skirt as they wash well and are so comfy.

I now live in leggings and have bought them in all different lengths. They're also much more comfortable than jeans when I fall asleep watching television [most nights ]. And take up hardly any room in the suitcase if I'm packing to go somewhere.

Cotton 'hippie' trousers. I have several pairs and seem to live in them at the moment as they are so comfy

Cardigans and leggings, both of which mean than Summer clothes can be worn for more than one week a year
I regularly have a cardi in my bag to add a layer when needed.

black jeans too. I'm afraid leggings are just not for me- and I must say I am amazed to see so many women, especially young women- who really would be better with loose trousers than leggings- especially with shorter tops. I mean, I am chubby, so why not wear something that is so obliviously unflattering and makes you look even fatter??? Why?

hmm 'why' not 'why not' ...

I feel comfortably invisible when I wear them granjura [at least, I think/hope that I do].

I am so pleased for you - I wouldn't ;) Any see--through white ones ?

I just hope all you leggings-loving grans check your back view before you go out and about in them - and whatever you do, don't bend over!