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LynneSin

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2. I have an old cardigan that my grandmother wore forever

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 05:18 PM

Sep 2012

Something she probably got from the sears catalog. I don't wear it (too small) but I have it in my cedar chest. I also have 2 of my dad's favorite sweaters and one of his favorite shirts - probably from the late 70s.

Oldest that i bought for myself? I still have the purple shirt I wore for my high school class photo. I got it from the Limited and it's a gorgeous shirt (mom paid alot for it but she also thought it looked great on me). I don't fit in it now but if I could i'd still wear it - it's that nice of a blouse. About 3 years later a friend gave me a wool skirt that looked amazing with it (purple and green houndstooth). I still have that too.

I also have a pair of 15 year old Dr Martens that I still wear today. I need to find a shine kit for it.

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Oldest garment you own? [View all] ohiosmith Sep 2012 OP

Pristing, huh? How come? Scuba Sep 2012 #1

"Pristine". Cause I only wore them twice. ohiosmith Sep 2012 #3

I have an old cardigan that my grandmother wore forever LynneSin Sep 2012 #2

Oh! Oh! You just reminded me. I have the neckerchief I wore in the scouts more than fifty years ago. ohiosmith Sep 2012 #5

I also have a set of Docs that are 14 years old Aerows Sep 2012 #20

My dad gave me a 2 sport coats he bought in 1974. bamacrat Sep 2012 #4

Very cool! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #6

I have two Welsh woolen shawls that my great-grandmother wore. geardaddy Sep 2012 #7

That's cool. We have an old Hudson's Bay point blanket that we use as decorative throw. ohiosmith Sep 2012 #9

I love that design! geardaddy Sep 2012 #14

2 pairs of my grandfather's shoes made in the 1910's by John Lobb in London. mulsh Sep 2012 #8

Nice stuff! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #11

Well, a couple of pairs of Levi's that my wife wears now, and my brown leather "body armor" vest. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #10

Groovy! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #12

My bell bottoms were like a boy's size six. I doubt my balls would fit in them now. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #13

I would fit into my Levi's Aerows Sep 2012 #18

Hell, she just turns them into booty shorts. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #25

I had two pair of 24" Aerows Sep 2012 #28

She's got some "butt shot" booty shorts with holes. She usually just wears a thong. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #29

I would say some accessories from the 40s. Beacool Sep 2012 #52

I bought a red Kaliyana dress when I was in my mid twenties. I still have applegrove Sep 2012 #15

Like it! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #16

The link was just to the store. My dress is not featured. Those slides are of applegrove Sep 2012 #21

I own a pair of 12 year old Aerows Sep 2012 #17

Cool! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #19

I've sewn them twice Aerows Sep 2012 #24

I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 pairs of 1940s era Ball Band shoes. Jetboy Sep 2012 #22

That's pretty neat! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #46

I have a size 4, quarter length ladies leather trench coat Aerows Sep 2012 #23

Nice! ohiosmith Sep 2012 #49

My christening shoes nt LiberalEsto Sep 2012 #26

Do they still fit? ohiosmith Sep 2012 #50

A wool sweater my mother bought for me in Norway in about 1965. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #27

majority of my clothes are twenty years old. got a waffen ss smock and other german loli phabay Sep 2012 #30

Oooh, a Yellow Submarine ripoff. rug Sep 2012 #31

Probably an old army PT t shirt from 1983 or 84. bluedigger Sep 2012 #32

I have a sweater from 1963. And my majorette boots, same era! femmocrat Sep 2012 #33

! blue neen Sep 2012 #37

Yes, pom poms and all! We made them from a skein of yarn. femmocrat Sep 2012 #57

I have 2 of my grandfathers fedoras Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2012 #34

Whoa, hey! I worked for Kinney Shoes in high school OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #35

Own or can still wear? hobbit709 Sep 2012 #36

Those actually look like a Peter Max design. blue neen Sep 2012 #38

They are Peter Max. Someone on eBay is trying to sell a pair for $1,500.00. ohiosmith Sep 2012 #39

I guess you can see how that seller does... blue neen Sep 2012 #40

I have the layette set my mother crocheted HeiressofBickworth Sep 2012 #41

My grandmother's purse from 1944 DearHeart Sep 2012 #42

A shawl my mother crocheted for me TexasBushwhacker Sep 2012 #43

I have or I should say had... AnneD Sep 2012 #44

A fringed suede poncho Summer Hathaway Sep 2012 #45

Fred Flintstone's necktie... pipi_k Sep 2012 #47

I have an Asian silk robe that belonged to Maine-ah Sep 2012 #48

Wow, that's cool!! Beacool Sep 2012 #53

No, I don't wear it....afraid to wear it, I would rather preserve it. Maine-ah Oct 2012 #61

Nice stuff. Beacool Oct 2012 #65

I have an Eisenhower Jacket my father-in-law wore in WWII Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #51

The oldest garment I own that I ever wore myself Silver Swan Sep 2012 #54

Virgin Lamb's Wool Sweater from 1950-something Taverner Sep 2012 #55

A handkerchief from my great-uncle Turbineguy Sep 2012 #56

My tallit sakabatou Sep 2012 #58

not sure if this counts Bombero1956 Sep 2012 #59

I have my great-great grandmother's lavender silk tatted night cap and slipper. MerryBlooms Sep 2012 #60

The t-shirts my first-year law school section passed out hifiguy Oct 2012 #62

Navy pea coat. rrneck Oct 2012 #63

Oakland Invaders t-shirt from '83 - never worn. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #64

I've got a set of 1930's tails from MGM along with a beaver top hat. Kablooie Oct 2012 #66