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How old is too old for clothes

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Mailfuckoff · 05/10/2018 18:10

I've recently been looking at old photos and I've realised some of my tops are 10 years plus old, they are older then my dc.
How old is too old for clothes? I've started wearing my early 2000s Jean jacket as they are back in fashion!

OP posts:

OrdinaryGirl · 05/10/2018 20:11

I think it's time to throw out some pants I bought whilst at uni. So in answer to your question, 20 years. Thanks for the prompt, OP. 😄

Mhw02 · 05/10/2018 20:18

I wear my gran's old coat sometimes (not often as it's dressy!), it was bought during the war, so is a good 75 years old.

I also still occasionally wear my old school t shirt, bought when I started first year in 1996 (my mum bought me the smallest size available, but they were big made!)

As a child I wore my auntie's hand me down duffle coat, which was about 30 years old at the time.

BikeRunSki · 05/10/2018 20:59

Next loafers which I bought in 2000 when I got my first proper job. Worn every winter since, have been soled and heeled several times.

I have a cagoule (Buffalo windshirt for the sporty amongst you) which I bought second hand in 1989 and has had at least weekly use since.

I have a vintage duffle coat from Moss Bros. Beautiful wool, with sheepskin a d satin lining, dating back to the 1960s.

DM bought me a Tintin T shirt in France 25 years ago. Only this week did I decide it was too holey and torn even for PJs.

I suspect most of my “old” clothes will largely much longer than many of my newer ones.

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Lynne1Cat · 05/10/2018 21:05

I wish I still fitted into clothes from 10 years ago......

Dontfeellikeamillenial · 05/10/2018 21:07

I thought this was going to be about enforced nakedness of the elderly confused

Me too

Igottastartthinkingbee · 05/10/2018 21:08

There was a feature on Jeremy Vines radio show today about how the UK is one of the largest consumers of new clothes. The guest was saying that W W should all purchase good quality clothing that lasts longer rather than cheap more disposable clothing. The fashion industry has a huge environmental impact. Longevity rather than recycling is the key! No clothes are too old!

PhilomenaButterfly · 05/10/2018 21:08

Me too ProfYaffle. I love your name. DD's got a cuddly green woodpecker which I named Yaffle. Professor Yaffle was great, but talked utter bollocks.

Myimaginarycathasfleas · 05/10/2018 21:09

I thought this was going to be about enforced nakedness of the elderly

I also thought this.

I’m not sure you want to go down that route, OP.

Actually, once people get really old it can be difficult persuading them to keep their clothes ON.

HopeClearwater · 05/10/2018 21:09

Racecardriver

I am still wearing clothes I've had since I was 12

This is no good unless you give us at least a ballpark figure for your age!

Kilpitlees · 05/10/2018 21:10

**I thought this was going to be about enforced nakedness of the elderly
So did I, and I was eagerly awaiting the response ... it sounds so freeing!

HopeClearwater · 05/10/2018 21:10

The guest was saying that W W should all purchase good quality clothing that lasts longer

From where though? Price doesn’t always correspond with quality. Advice welcome

Igottastartthinkingbee · 05/10/2018 21:15

hope well she didn’t offer any suggestions but I think it’s fairly obvious that she was pointing the audience away from Primark, H and M, supermarkets etc...

HopeClearwater · 05/10/2018 21:18

Ok... my son has bought several items from Calvin Klein. Not cheap. Crap quality.

Igottastartthinkingbee · 05/10/2018 21:20

Yep it’s hard to know sometimes isn’t it. I tend to look at what the clothes are made of. But not failsafe. I’ve had some Jack wills stuff that’s been rubbish.

Justwanttoweeinpeace · 05/10/2018 23:55

It's really hard to tell who is making clothes that will last and who isn't.

You might have an expensive brands buying nice-ish fabric from a rubbish factory and the colour washes out after a few goes. On the other hand some of the supermarkets/high st brands are utilising all sorts of manufacturing techniques that cut waste in the supply chain and can feed that back into cheaper clothing without having to compromise quality.

Obviously you'll never get couture at a supermarket, but an £80 price point and a £25 quid price point for the 'same' item might not be any indicator of quality.

I also find it interesting about people who believe that value (supermarket, primark etc) and mid market (M&S and Next) are differing quality. In most cases they are made in the same factories with the same fabrics from the same mills. The difference is that George is buying 20,000 at a lower mark up than M&S.

thedevilinablackdress · 06/10/2018 08:04

Fabric can be a useful indicator of quality, cotton, wool, some viscose. But you need to have a good look at the garment. Does it look like you could split peas through it? (Useful tip from DM). Turn it inside out - does it look well constructed of are there raggedy edges, wonky seams?
Menswear can sometimes be better quality, e.g. I get socks, cardigans/jumpers in M&S menswear rather than women's

ProfYaffle · 06/10/2018 18:03

"Professor Yaffle was great, but talked utter bollocks" Have you met me?

user1495884620 · 06/10/2018 18:09

Thread title reminded me of the time I was visiting my grandad in the care home and was treated to the sight of an elderly woman running down the corridor starkers.

spanishwife · 06/10/2018 18:09

I've started wearing my early 2000s Jean jacket as they are back in fashion!

Unfortunately OP, the shape of the 00s denim jacket is not in style at the moment. Not all denim jackets are made equal. If you can find an oversized 80s jacket, then that would be very in style at the moment.

QuinionsRainbow · 07/10/2018 11:57

Well, today I am wearing a sweatshirt that was the top half of track-suit outfit that I got when they were all the rage. It must be all of 25 years old, is lovely and soft and a bit faded, but shows no sign of wearing out - and I love it!

blueskiesandforests · 07/10/2018 12:02

DH still wears a few things which weren't new when we met, 18 years ago. I don't fit anything from then unfortunately and he only does because he had some seriously oversized stuff

relays is right though - quality now seems to be crap and clothes don't last so well any more, even more expensive stuff.

I did also think this was going to be about a theory that octogenarians should be naturists..

PhilomenaButterfly · 07/10/2018 21:45

Possibly ProfYaffle! 😂

PhilomenaButterfly · 07/10/2018 21:48

user 😂

purplecorkheart · 07/10/2018 21:49

I am still wearing clothes that are 16 years old. My student self used to save up and buy classic bits a few times a year. They probably looked a bit old for a student at the time but they are great now. I regularly have people ask me where I bought them and a very disappointed when I tell them they are over a decade old.

InfiniteCurve · 07/10/2018 22:00

I spent quite some time looking at this thread title and trying to work out what on earth it meant and how it applied to the still very well dressed 80+ people I meet at work..

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