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What's the oldest item of clothing/footwear you still wear?

There was a great thread on this board from 2007:

What is your oldest item of clothing?

It kicks off with a 40-year-old anorak and a 55-year-old suede jacket.

I'd love to know if it's still common to own clothes that last for decades. Please let me know, therefore, what clothing/shoes you've kept in use for the longest? 
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  • MSE_James
    MSE_James Posts: 1,503 Community Admin
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    I've got a couple of T-shirts that were souvenirs from the Millennium Dome which I still wear quite often. 
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  • A green pair of Dr Martens, bought in London in 1995 making them 27 years old! I love them!
  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 15,576 Forumite
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    Nothing in comparison to these... do have an almost 30 year old scarf from my school days which is used very occasionally. 

    About 15 years ago decided to stop buying work shoes every 4-6 months but instead "invest" in some more expensive items and look after them better. I do still occasionally get people asking about my "new shoes" and they're surprise to learn their age. 
  • YorksLass
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    I have a beautiful cream jacquard blouse with covered buttons that belonged to my late DM who passed away 33 years ago, so it's likely to be older than that as she rarely discarded clothes.  It looks fab worn with a black skirt or tailored trousers and a jacket.  What tickles me most is that it still fits me!
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  • I have a T-shirt I bought in 1990. Still fits and gets compliments on my rare attendances at the gym 😀
  • bellabella
    bellabella Posts: 1,235 Forumite
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    I have a cardigan that was my nana's then my mums and now mine so must be at least 50 years old my mum always used to say she knew it was getting cold when she put nana cardigan on
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  • I have the coat I bought for my mother's funeral in 1996. It's very warm so I keep it for the coldest days
  • Glad
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    My daughter is 30 and when I was carrying her, I bought a cardigan in Liverpool, I still wear it whenever it's chilly :) It's always been known as my 'cosy cardi' and is still in great shape
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  • It might be cheating for me to join in, as I'm a "vintage" market trader, but I have a late 40s evening dress - long, black lace with glittery beads & acres of skirt with netting underneath - which I've been known to wear to "black tie" parties, which do still sometimes happen round here, albeit mostly as a joke! Just wish I had the tiara to match... I do have a number of 80s clothes that I wear regularly in winter, mostly jumpers but including one M&S red-plaid-over-black-skirt, with shiny buttons, dress, which is lovely & warm.
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