What is your oldest item of clothing that you still wear?

[Marthe48]

I've got a tee shirt I got in 1998. Too thin to wear out to the store, but I use it as a sleep shirt.

[spooky3]

1. A pair of the same gym shoes that Wendy Davis wore during her

Filibuster in 2013. And a few t-shirts from 2009 tennis tournaments.

[Effete Snob]

2. I've had these socks on for a week or so

[moniss]

11. We've been

meaning to speak to you about that.

[Marthe48]

24. You two should take it on the road

[Marcus IM]

3. Ren and Stimpy t-shirts.

As well as the R&S Log T.

[Peregrine Took]

4. College sweatshirt from 1995. n/t

[Ptah]

5. My birthday suit.

[Ocelot II]

15. I have one of those, too, but it's become awfully wrinkled.

[sl8]

47. They make irons, ya know.; ). nt

[debm55]

20. That is so funny.

[Walleye]

6. I just put on my T-shirt from the 2004 Olympics in Athens. It's held up pretty well

[hlthe2b]

12. Ha! I still have a denim shirt I bought at--and with the 1996 Atlanta Olympics logo.

It is hanging in a closet, still wearable, though the denim is more faded.

[Biophilic]

7. I have a Columbia jacket from the early 90s. Still wear it and it still looks good.

[hlthe2b]

8. My two "go-to" fleece 1/4 zip tops came from EMS before they left Colorado--which, according to

Google was in 2005! They look fine, (might be a little worn), but still warm and in good shape and I think are thicker and better constructed than those I have purchased since. I have lots of fleece jackets and tops, but these two (one medium purple, one taupe) are still my "go-tos."

[moniss]

9. I have some

Fruit of the Loom briefs from the '70's. I'm thrifty.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. My Ohio State sweatshirt from 1970.

[LakeArenal]

13. Does my 1975 wedding ring qualify?

I don’t have clothes But I do have a towel that I remember my mom buying in 1962.

It’s pretty ragged. Green. I can’t throw it out.

[Marthe48]

25. Sure does!

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Here's to many more years of wedded bliss

[LakeArenal]

30. Haha. 47 years. We say 44 happy ones ( cumulatively )

A couple stretches of life sucking. But on the whole, ❣️❣️❣️

Thanks.

[Marthe48]

37. it's long term

Couldn't have the ups without some downs

[Ocelot II]

14. A t-shirt from the 1990 Paris Air Show.

I wasn't there but a friend brought it back for me.

[highplainsdem]

16. An apparently indestructible lightweight parka-length jacket I bought nearly

40 years ago. Off-white, belted, lined, huge pockets, detachable hood, washable. Still gets me compliments. I've bought a lot of jackets since then, but this one's a go-to favorite still.

And I have a warmly lined (zip-out lining) double-breasted London Fog trench coat bought about 30 years ago that's still a great classic coat to have handy. But it requires dry cleaning.

Was just checking London Fog's website and saw they have a single-breasted parka-length trench coat in a similar style to the jacket I mentioned above, and the same 33" length, but theirs is a heavier coat, not washable, and not available in off-white: https://londonfog.com/products/s-b-belted-w-hood . Nice low price, though apparently, from the reviews, the sizing is off.

[Delmette2.0]

17. My Grandmother's agate ring. 1930's

[3catwoman3]

18. A Gerry brand red down winter jacket...

...that my now-husband wore to the Sapporo Snow festival in 1979. We met in Japan, while we were each stationed at Yokota Air Base, he as a pilot and me as the base pediatric nurse practitioner. It was a great trip.

He no longer wears the jacket. I snuggle up in it on days when the house feels just a bit chilly but not chilly enough to bump up the thermostat setting.

And, seeing post 17 above, I do wear my maternal grandmother's engagement and wedding rings, from 1919 and 1920, on my right ring finger. Each is engraved with my grandparents' initials and the dates they were given to her by my grandfather, 12/31/191, and 6/05/1920. They are among my most treasured possessions.

He was a dentist and she was a nurse. They met when she cared for him after he was hospitalized with facial burns from an explosion in his office's dental lab. My mother was the oldest of their 4 children, and also became a nurse, so I am the 3rd generation of nurses in my family.

[broiles]

19. A leather jacket I got in Argentina in 1989.

[rsdsharp]

21. My wife still wears 2-3 T-shirts she bought on our trip to China in 1991.

The women who sold them to her were laughing at her. They thought she had seriously overpaid when she forked over the equivalent of $1 each for the shirts.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

22. A black half slip from the mid 90's.

Still in excellent shape too.

[Cracklin Charlie]

23. I wore something really old this morning.

It belonged to my mother. You may never have heard of a “shift”, but, it’s kinda like a house dress/robe thing, may be a southern thing, very lightweight.

I would guess it’s from about 1970, pink cotton with big yellow and orange flowers, two missing buttons, and one pocket held on with a safety pin. I wear it all the time.

I also have a shirt of my dads that I wear in the summer. It may even be older than the shift.

[Marthe48]

26. We called them muumuus

They were popular for awhile in the mid-sixties. I had a couple that were made to wear in public. I bet it is comforting to have those clothes

[Cracklin Charlie]

39. Not exactly.

Do muumuus have buttons or zipper openings in the front? Mine is more like a lab coat without lapels, with 4 big orange buttons down the front (2 missing), with big patch pockets. I thought muumuus were a slip over the head garment.

I love it as much for its versatility, as I do it’s connection to my mom. I should make a pattern from it.

[Marthe48]

40. It's been so long

I don't remember. You first description brought my muumuus to mind, but you have your coverall in hand and easier to tell the difference

[I_UndergroundPanther]

27. My knee high DocMartins

I took really good care of them and treat them as my special boots.
I clean and oil them every 6 months . I get taps put on them to protect against heel wear. They are nearly in perfect condition.

They got the embroidered tag too.

And I have purple Doc Martins from back
then and they have a little wear but they are still intact and wearable to this day.

[Elessar Zappa]

34. How long have you had the boots?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

38. Since the mid 80's

[Polly Hennessey]

28. Two white camisoles from the 1980s.

A third one had to be thrown away because the spaghetti strap broke. Originally, they were bright white now they are a drab white. I have other new camisoles why won’t I throw my old ones away. I don’t know???

[Bayard]

29. T-shirts

From concerts.....Don Henley, Sting, and good lord--Michael Bolton.
I also have ones my sister gave me...Close Encounters of the Third Kind, from when the movie came out. Bill and Opus for President/VP.

[ProfessorGAC]

31. I Thought Of One Thing

Then you counted rings.
So, the oldest wearable is my wedding ring. 42&1/2 years. I've had it off a under a dozen times.
3 times for an MRI, the rest when I was at a manufacturing site dealing with powdered enzymes.
So, maybe 60 hours it's been off since March of '82.
For clothes, I bought a really good, winter-lined black leather jacket. Still have it, it's in great shape, & I wear it when temps get down to 10° or colder. It's REALLY warm.
I've had it since the late 80s. Not sure which year, though.

[2naSalit]

32. Oingo Boing Sweatshirt...

From a concert back in 1989, I think. Other than that I have a pair of sheepskin/fleece lined mittens I still use when it's really cold, bought those in 1984.

[IcyPeas]

33. I took a screen printing class in the 80s. I still have 2 tanktops that I designed.

I don't wear them often because I want to preserve them somewhat.

[Different Drummer]

35. My church sponsored a 5K run in 1994.

I still have--and wear, weather permitting--a t-shirt I got on that day. Various businesses sponsored the printing of those shirts, and it's interesting to look at the business logos and see which ones are no longer in operation or are operating under names other than their original names.

[Chipper Chat]

36. Fraternity sweatshirt from 1958

I cut off the sleeves in the eighties. Then my mom tried to throw it in the trash about 1988 but I found it and reclaimed it. It is still on the shelf and my closet

[FakeNoose]

41. A Pittsburgh Steelers t-shirt that I bought after they won their first SuperBowl in 1975

The logo is still on there but it's screenprinted, so some of the ink has flaked off over the years.

[Marthe48]

42. Fun reading the replies

I usually feel bad when I have worn something out. But I never regret giving clothes away. If they are in good shape to pass along, it means they weren't my favorite.

[Boomerproud]

43. A t shirt from about 1978 that was hand designed.

It has a drawing of Sigmund Freud with a pink face and underneath it says Pink Freud. Some idiot years ago confronted me saying "Why are you wearing a shirt with Lenin on it?" Lol.

[Laffy Kat]

44. I have a pair of inexpensive earrings from my strawberry phase when I was 15.

Little strawberry posts. So many memories: concerts, drive-ins, school functions, boyfriends.

[Aristus]

45. I have a necktie that I bought nearly thirty years ago.

Still wear it on the regular. It’s beautiful. Pierre Cardin teal and navy blue lozenge pattern over silver.

[debm55]

46. I have this red felt jacket that my Grandmother bought in Mexico. It has a cactus and two dancers on

the back in felt. I really don't wear it out, because I feel like it is insulting to Mexicans. It's from the 60's. But I still have it.

[LudwigPastorius]

48. I've got a Ralph Steadman T shirt with...

this on the front of it.



It was given to me by an old girlfriend in 1987, and I just haven’t been able to part with it.

(I didn’t wear it a lot, so it’s still in really good shape.)

[Marthe48]

49. very cool

[SoBlueInFL]

50. I have a handknit sweater bought on a trip to the UK that is 36 years old. Looks new!

Edit: Numerical typo