Please don't feel that Chanel dates you. Of course, it doesn't. My 16 year old carries her bags with grace and style. VERY chic, she is able to dress them up or down . Wearing your bags with jeans is great but never if sneakers, at least not here. I think any young lady over 16 is able to carry Chanel as well as Hermes Birkin. It is not so much about the age but how the young lady carries herself and how she is dressed in general. My daughter has in her collection, a 2005 anniversary issue of the Chanel 2.55 in black on gold hardware. On a dress me down day, Seven, or Levi jeans, a simple tee in silk or cotton. If it is cool a classic jacket , prehaps Chanel prehaps not, it depends. Hair down or pulled back in a classic ponytail tied with a black satin ribbon and very good jewelery. Stunning!!!!! Of course, this is not for going to an amusement park for a fun day, that is a sneaker day!!!!!!!. Princess Caroline's daughter when she was 16 a few years ago , always looked so wonderful carrying her Chanel bags. She did not look dated then and I am very sure she never will. Prehaps, it just a European thing.