following on from puzzled person's question - what's the oldest thing you own that you still wear

[hatwoman]

I too have noticed that the world and their husband seem to be head to toe in this year's clothes. I buy reasonable quality stuff - i wear it for years and I think I manage to look kind of fashionable. in a classicy sort of way (but have been wondering recently if I am sadly deluded)

the other day someone complemented me on my coat: Jigsaw c. 1999. ditto a jumper I wore the other day that dh said look nice - jigsaw c. 1998. I went to a party recently and got compliments about my black skirt with frily edge and scoop-neck top to match - Liz Clairborne 2000. My suit (the only one I own) which I still really like is also from 2000

I have tonnes of clothes of this sort of age. and older. - not scruffs relegated to sunday morning slobbing - nice stuff that I still think looks good. am I deluded? am I in fact a frump? or a very boring dresser?

what about you?

I have a lovely Episode suit from 1999 and a fantastic 'New Look' (Dior not the shop!) style grey jacket from.......1951.

I bought a satiny stretch pencil skirt in H&M about 10 years ago, if not more. I wore it to a dinner dance last night (granted, these days I need magic knickers underneath). But it was a fiver!!

a pair of very expensive knitted Dior tights i conned my dad into buying for me 12 years ago when i was a sjoodent. they have lasted well ! mostly becasue i wear them so rarely !

at moondog's jacket !

My entire wardrobe is either handmade or second hand. The oldest thing that was bought from new is probably a Mary Quant high neck black mini dress, that I bought from my mums catalogue when I was 18. It still fits and looks rather good. Needs control pants nowadays though.

I've got a lbd which was my mum's, she bought it in the 60's and everyone thinks I've gone retro!

The oldest thing I bought which I still wear is my leather jacket its over 20 years and still going strong!

Oooh Camilla, it is lovely.Given to me by my grandmother's neighbour.It was part of her first ever work suit.

I long ago realised that 'vintage' just means old or second hand.
Thus have a wardrobe full of vintage items.

i had a few bits from my great aunt, that sadly i am too hefty to fit into now, including the most elegant coat.

women were a different build 60 years ago i think !!

my mum has a burberry mac, from before burberry was everywhere, and i have my eye on that.....

Why do ppl feel the need to wear all the latest things? I've got a mate in work who throws away pretty much her whole wardrobe each year and replaces it all with brand new! Very wasteful! Sorry to go off the point there

No Spike,that is precisely the point.
I favour a few nice things than a wardrobe full of disposables.
Clothes are so bloody cheap now though compared to when I were a lass!

if you buy high fashion stuff then you feel obliged to keep up, i tend to buy classics, and buy good accesories and the odd trendy thing.

Camilla, true style NEVER looks dated, looking like a fashion victim does.
I am betting you never look dated.
Trendy

I would say 'trendy'.
MIL said 'with it' which I loved!

I still wear my mum's burberry raincoat (early 80s). I also wear coats for at least 5 yrs in a row.

thing is, if you hang onto everything , it always comes back into vogue !

although i am not sure my glittery platform trainers circa spice girls 1995 will ever see the light of day again

I've heard "cool" quite a lot, so am using that again - oh god I'm old enough to remember using it the first time (sob)

hey it's groovy, hepcats !

I say 'far out'
(It used to be ironic but now not so sure.)

Joyful, they don't say cool now, it's mint innit? I kid you not.

some lovely leather boots and an old baseball jacket from 1986

I have just given away a pair of French connection shorts that I had owned for 17 years.

I'd say a third of my wardrobe was bought last century.

Mint?
Really?
I will try it out on hip 19 year old babysitter and watch her cringe.

Ah see, I am the owner of a 14 year old, he talks properly to us but, I overhear the conversations with friends. Mint innit, WTF!

my problem is ther pregnancies weigth gains, weight losses and weight gains and weight losses again in the past few years.

i have an aquascutum coat of mom's from the seventies that i have worn a lot around 2001 2002.otherewise, stuff from the early late 90's i gave to the charity shops becasue of wight issues. if i didnt have those, then yes, i would wear them again and again.
i have lots of really dressy sari's. doe they count?

The problem I have is changing dress size every year or two...

I am now back to size 12 having got rid of all my size 12 stuff years ago and moving up thorugh 14 then 16 then 14 again with a brief foray into 12 just after DS was born and I was on a low fat diet due to gallstones and was b/f too.

So....currently I am wearing jeans which I bought when DS was newborn (from Tesco, had to go out and get them urgently as no trousers fitted), they are therefore 3.8 years old, and I think they are probably the oldest thing I regularly wear. I have evening stuff from the late '90s onwards, but don;t wear that often!

I did recently get rid of some trousers that dated from around 2000 because the cut seemed really odd. I think I have got used to low waisted and skinnier leg shapes.