Order if adjectives

sundarnaz1) dirty old flannel 2) old dirty flannel

In my grammar book, it is 2).

In my opinion, they're both correct.

That said, I'd be more inclined to say "I live in a dirty old town than I live in an old dirty town.

Likewise, I'd probably use #1.

Grammar books don't say that adjectives must always appear in a certain order (e.g colour/material etc).

sundarnaz

Which order is correct please?

1) dirty old flannel

2) old dirty flannel

Thanks.

As a native speaker I go entirely by the way it sounds to me. I don't even know those lists that try to teach people how to stack adjectives. Here's the basic idea: The more directly related the adjective is to the noun, the closer it goes.