What is your oldest item of clothing?

LandyAndy

jcr16 wrote: »

for me the oldest item i have is a red and black basque. it is gorgeous. wore it on my honeymoon. just about still fits ( i was a 8/10 when got married :eek:) that was 9 years ago.

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What are you now? 5/10?

LandyAndy

The oldest things I still wear regularly are German paratrooper boots like these.



They were second hand when I bought them nearly 20 years ago. Really, really comfortable and with a feature that lets you unfasten them and get them off in moments rather than having to loosen all the laces.

skylight

I have a lovely suede jacket my Nan bought the year after Dad was born so its 57 years old. I love it to bits but its looking grubby now. I have had it relined but cannot find a company that will clean it as they cannot guarantee the end result or if there is even an end item!

But I cannot fit into it at the moment anyway so it's not a huge problem!

Penelope_Penguin

I have some Victorian and Edwardian pieces, which don;t often get worn

I'll add this to the existing thread, where you can see the ages of other posters' clothing.

niklepic

I've got a knock off black designer jumper that my mum and dad bought me back from Turkey about 16 years ago. I still wear it a lot but it's getting a little tired that every time i do my mum and dad say "have you still got that jumper, we got that in Turkey" Erm yes, i still had it last week too :rotfl:

jcr16

LandyAndy wrote: »

What are you now? 5/10?

lol. sadly i'm a size 12-14 now. and currently pregnant with baby number 4 so won't be that size for long,lol

bargainbetty

I have a black lacy shawl that my mother gave me to wear with my LBD on a night out and then let me keep. My dad had bought it for her on their honeymoon, in 1960. It's beautiful, but something I don't wear often!

getmore4less

minerva_windsong wrote: »

Mine is probably a black strapless 50s style prom dress with....................

Is it just me or did that read different at first glanse

artichoke

hi

i still have white knee length school socks with a lacy pattern on that i had when at secondary school.... i left school in 1982 :eek: the socks some have been dyed black and others are a little grey but i still wear them sometimes under trousers

good old M and S school uniform..

now my DD's socks don't seem to last a term before they are mis-shapen or have a hole in them...

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Linda32

A Black velvet jacket with lace from about 1989. I never wear it now, as I would look rather silly, but I could never throw it away.

Apart from that, it must be my dressing gown which is about 8-9 years old and possibly a long black coat thats about the same age. It used to be completely waterproof but isn't any more. Still in good nick though.