The definitive list of chic and unchic ages

Important.

I have long felt that some ages are intrinsically chic, while others are not and never will be. Think of it as a particularly useless type of synaesthesia. When I have mentioned my view on chic vs unchic ages, people become very interested and so as a festive treat, I’m finally putting it all down in writing.

Do not take offence to this list. You can absolutely be a chic person at any age. Perhaps you can pull off hats or are really good at shuffling cards in a very casual manner, and thus your chicness outweighs the unchicness of your age. But there are ages that are, unfortunately, deeply unchic and will work against you.

Similarly, just because you are a chic age doesn’t mean you are a chic person. Only that your age is chic. Perhaps you are 34 but also love to vape.

Finally, these ages mostly apply to women, because it is very, very difficult for a man to be truly chic. And while a 19-year-old woman is chic, a 19-year-old man is a demon that must be shunned.

It’s tempting to get down in the dumps in an unchic year, I know. But an optimistic perspective is to remember that there are chic ages still to come, so even if you’re currently in an unchic period, you have something to look forward to.

OK. Ready?

• <1 year: not chic

• 1: not chic. Even less chic if your parents continue to describe your age in months.

• 2: not chic

• 3: not chic

• 4: chic

• 5: not chic

• 6: interesting but not chic

• 7: unchic

• 8: unchic

• 9: chic

• 10: unchic

• 11: unchic

• 12: unchic

• 13: unchic

• 14: unchic

• 15: unchic

• 16: unchic

• 17: chic

• 18. unchic

• 19: chic

• 20: unchic

• 21: fun but not chic

• 22: chic!

• 23: unchic. Nobody likes you when you’re 23.

• 24: chic

• 25: unchic

• 26: not chic

• 27: chic!

• 28: chic!

• 29: chic!

• 30: unchic

• 31: unchic

• 32: chic

• 33: chic, like Jesus when he died

• 34: chic

• 35: unchic

• 36: chic

• 37: unchic

• 38: unchic

• 39: so incredibly unchic

• 40: chic!! One of the chicest ages in fact.

• 41: unchic

• 42: unchic

• 43: unchic

• 44: chic

• 45: unchic

• 46: unchic

• 47: chic

• 48: chic

• 49: chic

• 50: chic

• 51: unchic

• 52: chic

• 53: unchic

• 54: chic

• 55: unchic

• 56: unchic

• 57: unchic

• 58: chic

• 59: unchic

• 60: unchic

• 61: unchic

• 62: unchic

• 63: not chic, sorry

• 64: chic!

• 65: unchic

• 66: chic, like two Jesuses. Or Angela Bassett.

• 67: chic!

• 68: chic!

• 69: unchic because it’s a funny number.

• 70: chic, like Cher eight years back.

• 71: unchic

• 72: chic

• 73: chic

• 74: chic

• 75: unchic

• 76: chic

• 78: chic

• 79: unchic

• 80: unchic

• 81: unchic

• 82: chic

• 83: chic

• 84: chic

• 85: ne pas chic

• 86: chic

• 87: not chic

• 88: cute like two snowmen, not chic

• 89: chic

• 90: chic

• 91: unchic

• 92: chic

• 93: chic

• 94: chic

• 95: not chic

• 96: chic

• 97: not chic

• 98: chic!

• 99: chic!

• 100: unchic because you get a telegram from a royal

• 101: unchic because it’s like 101 Dalmatians

• 102: unchic

• 103: unchic

• 104: chic!

• 105: unchic

• 106: chic!

• 107: chic!

• 108: chic!

• 109: chic!

• 110: unchic

• 110+: chic because you’re like a witch or an old sage

I hope you all enjoyed the list of chic versus unchic ages. I’ll allow comments and questions but to be clear, this is set in stone and can’t be changed. At 31, I have been an unchic age for a while but my birthday is coming up soon and then I’ve got a good run.