Amethyst
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What is the oldest clothing you still wear to public places? (I'm not talking about the 40-year-old T-shirt that belonged to your dad and you wear it when you're painting the bathroom).
On Tuesday, I wore my green suit to work that I only wear on or around St. Patrick's Day (yes, I'm Irish-American and you may kiss me). This suit was first worn in 1986.
I realized that I have quite a few items in my closet from the mid to late 80's and early 90's (my Brooks Bros phase). All are classics, that still look good on a now middle-aged woman; no weird overpadded shoulders or super-short skirts.
Then I realized, I still wear a few tops from the late 1970's. One is a wine-colored long-sleeved blouse of some synthetic fabric with gold threads all through it, from India. It's light, cool, and I love the color.
The pencil-skirts are long gone (I'm not built like a pencil any more) but there is still an amazing amount I can wear comfortably.
Well, I thought these must be the oldest still-being-worn-out-where-people-can-see-them clothes in the world, until retired husband pointed out that he has been going to the store while wearing some bell-bottomed jeans from 1971 - of course they are all the rage, now.
What great old clothes do you still wear?
On Tuesday, I wore my green suit to work that I only wear on or around St. Patrick's Day (yes, I'm Irish-American and you may kiss me). This suit was first worn in 1986.
I realized that I have quite a few items in my closet from the mid to late 80's and early 90's (my Brooks Bros phase). All are classics, that still look good on a now middle-aged woman; no weird overpadded shoulders or super-short skirts.
Then I realized, I still wear a few tops from the late 1970's. One is a wine-colored long-sleeved blouse of some synthetic fabric with gold threads all through it, from India. It's light, cool, and I love the color.
The pencil-skirts are long gone (I'm not built like a pencil any more) but there is still an amazing amount I can wear comfortably.
Well, I thought these must be the oldest still-being-worn-out-where-people-can-see-them clothes in the world, until retired husband pointed out that he has been going to the store while wearing some bell-bottomed jeans from 1971 - of course they are all the rage, now.
What great old clothes do you still wear?