Am I mad to keep clothes for my daughter?

[Margotshypotheticaldog]

Just doing a big clear out of the wardrobe. I have gorgeous shoes that my old lady feet can't cope with anymore, I cannot bear to get rid. Ditto some beautiful strapless cocktail dresses and a couple of really funky coats that don't (currently) fit me. Am I kidding myself that my now 10 year old dd is ever going to want this stuff??

Yanbu however DO NOT mention them until she's at the age she might be interested.

You never know what size or shape she will end up and it would be horrible if you've trailed these outfits for years and it doesnt work out.

Maybe, but in my late teens I loved being able to try on my mum’s ‘vintage’ posh frocks. I even wore one she’d made herself in the 60s for a themed NYE party when I was 18.

Do it! My mum kept a loft full of what is now amazing vintage clothing and I love dipping into it to wear

DD18 asked me yesterday if I had any vintage clothes from the 80's or 90's that she could try! Sadly the answer was no in my case but I wish I had some nice bits to offer.

My dd's are always looking for reasons to borrow my clothes. Not particularly trendy wardrobe here!! Ime your dd's will love your stuff!!

Yes I think its a lovely idea

Yes, I'm keeping a few things for DD, but then she's 12 now and is actually already fitting some of the stuff that doesn't fit me any more (I'm very short, she's going to be taller than me). In the longer run though I think she is going to be a totally different shape - it's already clear she's going to be bustier than I am!

I have inherited clothing from lots of people, but mainly my great aunt (who died in 1985). I keep them carefully, wear them still (now 64) and will pass them on in due course with my own cherished expensive garments to a younger woman who will derive a similar enjoyment. Sadly, I don't have a daughter of my own, so DS has to find the right partner.

Do it! Either she will wear them, or will use them for dressing up, or as memories. Lovely idea

My DD (22) is always trying to plunder my wardrobe, especially the 90s and 00s stuff. I’m making a concerted effort to lose two stone to then see which bits I’ll keep and which bits she can have permanently. She has bigger feet than me, though, so the moment that happened, I cleared out spare shoes.

It’s hard to predict what will appeal when, but if you have the space, store some of it for a bit longer.

Mine has been extremely vocal about wanting my old afghan coat, also an embroidered velvet dress, since she was about 13, and she hasn’t budged from that (she borrows both regularly) so you might not have to wait long to have an indication of what will appeal.

Keep them!! My mum saved all my goth/lace/Vintage clothes that I loved. My teenage dd is currently wearing half of them!

Yanbu to want to but I am 95% confident that she won't be interested because the style is all wrong or she's a different size. I tried to persuade my dd that my evening dress would be perfect for her leavers ball - she refused!

I would of loved my Mum to keep some bits for me when she was younger, definitely do it!

Another vote for keeping it if you have the space! My mum had so many gorgeous pieces in the 70s/80s which she let go of, when the styles came back into fashion again my sis was devastated she couldn't wear them!!

My daughters wear my clothes from the early 90s. They are both the same height as me, we wear the same shoe size & weigh within 5kg of the same weight. It’s great. They love my super cool jeans from 94. I have clothes from 85 onwards.

Ah great, an almost unanimous keep them. I thought I was being silly and sentimental 😊
And lol at 90s being vintage!! Some of the dresses are good quality classic styles, but Even if she never wears I would be happy for her to play dress up and guffaw at her old Ma's fashion sense.

I'm less sure about keeping all the old diaries.... There's some stuff in there that I should probably take to my grave 🙈🙈

And lol at 90s being vintage!!

I know! I feel ancient suddenly.

Good lord, burn the diaries! Never let anyone see them!

If you have the space, then do it.

Both my dds have worn things that were once mine. My dds are very different from one another - one wore things I had in a couple of times as she HATES clothes shopping and it saved her having to buy something. The other wore a couple of things as she loved the style / look / couldn't believe I had something so nice

Fashion has a way of coming back round. If they're good quality, keep them. Don't tell her until she's old enough to appreciate and want them.

Keep it all if you have space!
We have some of the letters my grandparents (now dead) wrote to each other during the war and they are so precious to us. Put the diaries in a box for your kid's kids to find after you're long gone!

@shittingthreeeyedraven

Good lord, burn the diaries! Never let anyone see them!

Even the royals burn diaries, historical significance be damned. Princess Margaret put a load of the Queen Mum’s private papers in a dustbin brazier and apparently Diana’s mum and sisters were shredding for days after her death.

If it’s good enough for royalty..

I was so glad my mum kept that stuff. Even if you just laugh about it later. Plus it'll sell more when vintage.

DD12 is not a fan of dresses so I see little point in buying her something once for a special occasion, never to be work again...she's a tall 12 and I'm petite, so at the last family celebration she wore one of my dresses and looked so lovely in it, and she liked the idea of it being mummy's dress.