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What is the oldest piece of clothing you have and still wear?


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Ummm..

  • A long wool sweater from Greece when I went there in 1986.  I haven't worn it in 4 years.  Maybe I should revisit...
  • 2 cycling jerseys --28+ yrs. old.  I've been wearing and cycling in them since.  Wear each probably 1-2 times average per wk. each yr.
  • Oldest?  3 bras ... 38 yrs. old.  I handwash them.  Yes, the quality is incredible..back them.  Sure, one can get quality  now for 4x the price.  Worn several times/month.  :whistle:
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I'm sure I have lots of old clothes.    How old... :dontknow:

4 years ago when I packed up my clothes when we moved...  I found some stuff I wore in college (graduated in 77).  

I played a lot of basketball in the winter for fun.  There were some bb shorts I wore.   Those were short back then.   They were also rather small... my larger body would never fit into those shorts.  

My favorite sweatshirt from college... was just too worn out.  (and too small)  

That stuff got donated or dumped based on it's condition. 

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That I wear regularly???  In 2010 the MLB All Star Game was in Anaheim.  Later that year my 12 YO son insisted on having an all star game shirt  that was on clearance except it was a 2XL.  Well of course he never wore it so I took it back & wear it as a sleep shirt.  

I own jackets from the 1990’s and I have my Army PT clothes from 1984.  I have some vintage wool jerseys from 1982 but those are on display in my friends bike shop. 

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I have my Dad's 4-H wool jacket from 1960. I rarely wear it, but I break it out once in a while. 

I've got a pair of Mountaineer boots HoSmudge gave me for Christmas the first year we were married. They were such an amazing gift I almost cried and gave him a big hug. They are still my "good" winter boots for serious snow days. I got them about 1984 or so.

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5 minutes ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said:

Probably my pair of LL Bean cold weather boots. They’re going on 40 years old. They’re probably due for resoling but the leather uppers are as good as new. 

I didn't even think of my boots..they are about 40 or 42 years old...but I wear them occasionally in the winter.

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My own shoes and boots that I've bought and worn, have never lasted beyond 7 years or so at most. Well, I don't have car, so..  My feet have also changed which requires me to wear custom orthotics for past 20 yrs.

In terms of old shoes though, I did wear a pr. of dress sandals that belonged to my mother around when she married my father. They were brought out of storage after 15 yrs. and I wore them for about 5 yrs. with dresses/skirts. Just wonderful to recycle good quality fashion.

Interesting thread!

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