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24. I've sewn them twice

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 06:42 PM

Sep 2012

But basically, I can't give them up because I've waded in them, climbed in them, gotten groceries in them, and have worn them damn near everywhere for 12 summers, and I'm not inclined to give up on them. They still look great, despite the rugged treatment and the miles they have seen.

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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