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

Custardcar

I bought a pair of walking boots for a school trip when I was 11. I'm now 40, my shoe size is the same as when I was 11, and the boots are still going 29 years on (as you can tell, i've not done a lot of walking necessitating walking boots).

yippeekiay

I'll keep it simple & not list all my old clothes that I still wear by saying I haven't bought any new clothes for over 15 years.

I did buy some new boxers last year as most of my current ones are losing their elasticity so don't fit properly but most of my underwear & all of my socks come from Christmas & Birthday presents so can't remember the last time I bought socks - I still have at least 20 new pairs in my drawers that haven't even been taken out of the wrappers. (Just checked - 32 pairs I could find - unfortunately lots are white which I don't wear anymore).

I can't think what are the oldest clothes I still wear but as I sit here I know the T-shirt I'm wearing is 29 years old & is 1 of 6 I bought (and still have) on a lads holiday in Turkey in 1994. I also have specific clothes/shoes that I wear occasionally for gardening or diy that are older than my children who are in their 30's.

MarriedtoFinn

My oldest item of clothing is a massive "Norwegian"-style jumper bought in circa 1981/2.  Still looks like new, deals with the harshest winters.  Great stuff.

Finance_Fool

I have a 1970s, scratchy, acrylic, purple-striped, chunky-knit, belted cardigan, which was my Mum's. It's got enormously flared sleeves with turn-ups. I wear it when it's really cold in the house, I'm not brave enough to wear it out (it's a bit of a fashion statement, but also it wouldn't fit under any coat in the cold weather, and I'd boil if it was warm and risk losing it if I took it off). I've also had to be careful in the past not to get close to any candles or lit gas-rings as I'm terrified of setting one of the droopy sleeves on fire, the whole thing would go up like a Christmas tree. I absolutely love it!

BethP

I bought a beautiful wool jumper from Jaeger in 1984.  I still wear it now. It still looks great and washes very well 

WickedAunt

Not clothing as such, but the oldest item I still use is a red handbag my Mum bought me when I was young.  Still in good condition, it's 53 years old.

Appliance_engineer

And you just try telling t' young people of today that, and they just won't believe you.

Reddleman79

1973 Ashman's motorcycle boots until recently when I finally gave up motorcycling.
1985 New Balance 420 trainers.
1988 Keswick World Cup fell race t-shirt.
1989 Hawkins walking boots - nowadays my gardening boots.

mvk0016

Mom's dress from the 1970s (no clue about the exact year) bought in one of the high-end boutiques of the time in Athens, Greece, worn last week in Marrakech: 

I think they really used to make so much better quality clothes in those days, as the colours have not faded at all, and it's not like she hadn't worn it!

Rosa_Damascena

I have a pair of regulation school shorts that I still wear occasionally. The cost felt extortionate at the time to my parents - I remember attending an open day in the summer term before I joined - being very excited about joining and my father complaining in the car on the way home about the cost of the uniform.