Originally Posted by oenophilist

Jumping in late, however...

I think there is a huge difference between jeans and sneakers. It is perfectly acceptable and stylish to wear jeans with a nice shirt, jacket, and nice shoes to most restaurants (excluding Michelin starred ones). Assuming that the jeans are themselves somewhat stylish, preferably black or at least dark. However, sneakers generally should only be worn at casual places, like pizza places, etc.