What are the oldest items in your wardrobe that you still regularly wear?

[Madamblueshoes]

Is there such a thing as a classic wardrobe or capsule wardrobe or do things just date in your view. I would love to have a stylish classic wardrobe but i can't help thinking style changes ever so slightly. For me, my oldest thing is a Maxmara camel coat which was spendy and 15 years later is still lovely but a bit ... i don't know ...dated!

I've said this before in here, but I still have and wear most days, a gorgeous red/pink rose patterned chiffon-type dressing gown that I bought from La Senza in the late 80s for my honeymoon! I've had two more husbands since then, which proves that dressing gowns are essential and long-lasting, whilst husbands are not 🥰🤣

My Asda dressing gown is still going strong from 2005

I've gradually gone from a size 10 to a 16 so a lot of my old clothes don't fit but I have a navy wool aquascutum coat that DH bought for me in 1994 that I have worn for formal occasions or going on on cold days and nights ever since. It is a classic shape and I still love wearing it. I also have a Barbour from 1992 which has seen better days but works for dog walking and gardening still.

I wear my mothers maternity dresses routinely now (after falling for them in my first maternity)
I wear a shirt that my mum wore before having kids
I wear a red leather jacket I bought when I started working for gap in 1997
Until last year I wore lots of clothes esp jeans that I bought in my uni days, but perimenopause had made me fat.

I also hardly buy anything and everyday clothes are worn until they are shredded beyond repair

A Black long sleeved square neck Biba Tshirt with the Biba logo on in silver. I bought on a school trip to London in 1973.. l was 15 years old.
Doesn't fit me.. size 8.. but I've kept it.

A couple of dresses that my grandmother made.
Probably on the 60's. I wear them both occasionally.

Levi 501s . About 15 years old.

A denim jacket that’s around 10 years old. I’ve lot a fair bit of weight since then so I think it might get replaced this summer.

I really wish I’d kept hold of a suede jacket that made its way to the charity shop around 15 years ago. It was expensive, but it was too small for me then and I didn’t think I’d ever wear it again. It would fit now though, and would work perfectly with my wardrobe these days.

My beloved X Files t-shirt was relegated to a pyjama top some years ago but still makes me smile everything I wear it. A few of my other teenage t-shirts are similarly nightwear.

I have two woollen skirts from the St Michael days of M&S (these are 80s I think). They belonged to my mother and I wear them every winter.

I have a black wonderbra I bought in Canada in December 1995...

An original Chelsea Girl t-shirt that belonged to my Mum
A top I bought from M&S in late 80's early 90's which has St Michael printed on the label.
A black bias cut skirt from John Lewis in the 90's
A Wham Choose Life t-shirt from the 80s

1890's white top with white work on it (very fine white embroidery)

1920's shoes

About 10 1930's dresses

YSL sunglasses from 1990.
A fabulous pair of Russell & Bromley gladiators from the same year.
Have a few bits of clothing from then but they don’t fit!
Accessories do though!

I still wear a horse riding top on a very regular basis that my mum gave me in my teens. I am now in my 50s. I also still have a t shirt my Dad got me when I was 20 which I still wear but infrequently.

I have a couple of coats from the 1990s, my 'best coat' which I rarely wear now and a walking jacket. I think they must have been pretty loose when I had them as I'm at least a couple of sizes larger now. I've got various shoes/boots I've had for ages but none of my clothes are more than 10 or so years old as I've put weight on/changed shape.

I have a black linen dress that I bought from Monsoon in 2004 that I still wear.

Actually I have a T shirt which I wore to travel on a few holidays in the mid-2000s, initially as a coincidence but I then named it my lucky T shirt and wear it every time I fly. I've had to repurpose it as a waistcoat as it no longer fits me but I do still wear it every time I get on a plane!

A black slash neck jumper from Bay Trading, bought in the late 90s. Somehow it has fitted when I was both a 12 and an 18.

I have a Miss Selfridge skirt from the 80s, bought in the sale, it’s a size 12 but fits snugly now (I’m an 8-10 in today’s sizes). I also have a ton of clothes from the 90s, which my DD has plundered. I’ve put on a bit of weight so much of it is a bit tight on me now, luckily DD is the size I was then so fits into it all.

I have a vintage Max Mara camel skirt from the 70s, but that was bought fairly recently, so not sure if it counts?

I have underwear from M&S from the late 80s which is only now falling apart, but then I have knickers bought last year that are already disintegrating. Nothing lasts anymore!

My summer dressing gown (St. Michaels aka M & S) is probably 30 years old .

I wear a few things still from the 80s: some karate trousers that come out every summer, some Doc Martens (although they're now relegated to odd jobs as I got paint on them which won't come off) and a wool jumper that's still the warmest piece of knitwear I own.

From the 90s/early noughties, I have some velvet flares, Gap Long n' Lean jeans, some M&S flat lace up ankle boots and a long denim skirt. However I've not worn these constantly over 30 years - they were stored away until quite recently.

I also still wear some vintage 1930s-1960s things that I've had for over 30 years but I'm not sure if they count as they're old enough to be immune to trends.

But generally, yes I do think that everything dates, including the so-called classics, e.g. even on a 'timeless' white shirt the shape and the collar and the general fit will change. However some things/styles do come back regularly and when they do, you sometimes forget they've ever been away - and that would be my definition of timeless.

As for what you can do about it - I try and put clothes away now when I'm bored with them, provided they're in good condition and still fit. And I no longer buy something because I think it'll be an investment because I've learned the hard way that that's mostly marketing talk.

I’ve a grey/silver cardigan that I bought from top shop in about 1995 and I don’t wear it as I let my DD borrow it and she wears it all the time. Cheap as chips, still wearing well.

Some great replies thanks everyone and an enjoyable trip down clothing memory lane... wham t shirts and all!! I agree with floisme above that things change oh so slightly second time around but I'm going to hang on to my so-called investment pieces from now on xx

M&S dressing gown 2011 still going strong. Necklace given me on my graduation 2010 and a red H&M hoody I keep at my mum's house from circa 2004. Other than that I didn't really keep any clothes from my younger years. It took me a while to find what I liked and anything I did like I wore to death at the time so it is sadly no more.

Pearl Jam band tee circa 1993. It's very delicate now so I hand wash only. I also have a pair of docs from 1999 that I still wear and a Fendi baguette from 2001 and another from 2003 that are still firmly in my bag rotation.

A pure wool, fully lined black skirt from Next that I bought in 1985 - it comes out for the occasional funeral. I am currently too fat wide around the middle for it to fit comfortably.
A black and white kilt from Laura Ashley, c1990, also reliable funeral wear.

I also have a silk two-piece that my DM made for herself in about 1988. I haven't worn it in years, but if one of my DC ever announces a sudden marriage and parents to present themselves tomorrow, that will be out of the wardrobe and onto my body.