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51. My cousin sent me a hand me down wool suit that was like pricky needles torturing my skin. Sitting in church in misery.

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Thu Sep 19, 2024, 07:25 AM

Sep 19

There was no way I could sit without getting stuck by all those wool needles. It was more like a nettle suit than a wool suit.

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Worst clothes you had to wear when you were a kid... [View all] Archae Sep 17 OP

Hand-me-downs. KarenS Sep 17 #1

I was fortunate, since I was the only boy in my family. No hand me downs. Archae Sep 17 #3

Oh I can relate! 2naSalit Sep 17 #8

I always disliked ankle socks, even as a little girl. 3catwoman3 Sep 17 #2

I agree about the ankle socks. Diamond_Dog Sep 17 #10

Little white socks! HoosierDebbie Sep 18 #20

And lace trim. ms liberty Sep 18 #26

... 2naSalit Sep 17 #4

A wool sweater from my grandparents at Christmas True Dough Sep 17 #5

Turtlenecks, panty hose and tights. I think I have something sensory going on . My clothes mucifer Sep 17 #6

I think I have something similar happybird Sep 18 #45

Girls clothing with tight elastic waists. Made my mother buy me jeans instead. Having to wear dresses to school diane in sf Sep 17 #7

In NYC I told my mom I thought we girls should be allowed to wear pants in the winter. Eventually by ?6th grade we... electric_blue68 Sep 18 #16

Pajamas dweller Sep 17 #9

Go-To-Church dresses and accompanying underwear. chowmama Sep 17 #11

We must be of a similar vintage (born in 1951). 3catwoman3 Sep 18 #14

OMG, your photos must look just like mine! Ocelot II Sep 18 #33

6, or 7 to wear a Girdle w Stockings??!!! 😮 electric_blue68 Sep 18 #18

Mandated gym apparel, usually with stripes. We weren't allowed to Tadpole Raisin Sep 17 #12

Ah, yes, gym suits. 3catwoman3 Sep 18 #15

Ours were blue, or green baggy semi bloomers? Uck! 😄 electric_blue68 Sep 18 #19

My gym shorts back then were smaller than my underwear now underpants Sep 18 #34

Polyester ANYTHING! nt synni Sep 17 #13

Tafata skirt at xmas time Figarosmom Sep 18 #17

Possibly Saddle shoes one year. 😬 Hated them! Or if not those something quite "boxy" almost just as Ugly! electric_blue68 Sep 18 #21

Saddle shoes were huge & heavy. Did you ever kick the ankle on one foot with the cement block on the other? Judi Lynn Sep 19 #52

Ow, i don't think so bc my feet/ankles tended to turn outward electric_blue68 Sep 19 #58

Bloomer-looking green one-piece gym uniform. Belted, with elastic at the bottom of the shorts. LoisB Sep 18 #22

A pink pantsuit I had to wear for Easter one year. Mad_Dem_X Sep 18 #23

At 70, I can't remember really hating any of this stuff Nittersing Sep 18 #24

Being raised by a single father, I was happy Emile Sep 18 #25

Dressed well in school. My cousin, Billy, only wore things four or five times and my aumt Jane bought ... marble falls Sep 18 #27

Absolutely corduroys AZSkiffyGeek Sep 18 #28

My husband as a boy had to wear a baby blue polyester leisure suit ms liberty Sep 18 #29

Weird Michael Jackson inspired shirt Diraven Sep 18 #30

This has gotta be the thread winner. WestMichRad Sep 18 #48

Wool snow suits that the snow stuck to in clumps. Ocelot II Sep 18 #31

Agree. Corduroy pants. And flannel shirts. WheelWalker Sep 18 #32

dress suits . finaly stated my position that i wanted blue jeans . AllaN01Bear Sep 18 #35

OMG this unearths the source of real trauma bucolic_frolic Sep 18 #36

Having to wear dresses or skirts to school every day Freddie Sep 18 #37

Short dresses, tights and knee socks. surrealAmerican Sep 18 #38

I call those short dresses the "Cindy Brady Dresses" Niagara Sep 18 #40

I liked corduroy pants when I was a kid... Niagara Sep 18 #39

Definitely hand-me-downs Bayard Sep 18 #41

My mom threw out a dress I loved. I hated the one i had to wear after. applegrove Sep 18 #42

Saddle Shoes RobinA Sep 18 #43

When my Dad was stationed in Germany, my mother bought a dirndl for my sister, and a pair of lederhosen Aristus Sep 18 #44

Jeans ProfessorGAC Sep 18 #46

Autonomy. Owning your choice(s) dlilafae Sep 18 #47

flood pants is about all I remember hating Kali Sep 18 #49

Those thin dress sweaters that my mother loved for me to wear. OldBaldy1701E Sep 19 #50

My cousin sent me a hand me down wool suit that was like pricky needles torturing my skin. Sitting in church in misery. NBachers Sep 19 #51

Starched petticoats! Silver Gaia Sep 19 #53

Charles Bronson's family was so poor, he wore his sister's dress to school. keithbvadu2 Sep 19 #54

Yes. He also starting working in the coal mines at 10 years old to contribute to his large family. Niagara Sep 22 #61

Qiana shirt: faux silk. Hot and stinky Onthefly Sep 19 #55

High-water pants. Midnight Writer Sep 19 #56

Skirt suits and dresses with tights and saddle shoes for school meow2u3 Sep 19 #57

Dresses and tights. I love jeans and pants, hate dresses! HeartsCanHope Sep 19 #59

Saddle shos in the 8th grade. All the other girls wore cute shoes. Little heels and flats Trueblue1968 Sep 22 #60