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My former company got rid of its formal dress code back in 1998. I kept a few jackets and nice pants as long as they still fit me, as I was gaining some weight and went up a few pants sizes. The casual attire I wore for the next 10 years to work I wore outside of work.
When I began square dancing again in 2001, I resumed wearing my button-down, long-sleeved shirts until I could acquire some more appropriate button-down shirts.
When I ERed in late 2008, I did a purge of a lot of my old work-only clothes including anything which had become too worn out or didn't fit me. I kept a few formal shirts and a suit and a few sport jackets for weddings and funerals. I have limited closet space in my small apartment, so I was running out of space.
Then in late 2017 (when the tax law was about to change which doubled the Standard Deduction), I did another purge of more clothes, especially stuff I hadn't worn since my working days. This followed a scary event when a closet clothing rack collapsed from it being overloaded. Now I have ample closet space and enough formalwear for special events, without any chance of a clothing rack collapsing.
My square dancing sadly ended in mid-2018, so I haven't had to wear those shirts any more.
When I began square dancing again in 2001, I resumed wearing my button-down, long-sleeved shirts until I could acquire some more appropriate button-down shirts.
When I ERed in late 2008, I did a purge of a lot of my old work-only clothes including anything which had become too worn out or didn't fit me. I kept a few formal shirts and a suit and a few sport jackets for weddings and funerals. I have limited closet space in my small apartment, so I was running out of space.
Then in late 2017 (when the tax law was about to change which doubled the Standard Deduction), I did another purge of more clothes, especially stuff I hadn't worn since my working days. This followed a scary event when a closet clothing rack collapsed from it being overloaded. Now I have ample closet space and enough formalwear for special events, without any chance of a clothing rack collapsing.
My square dancing sadly ended in mid-2018, so I haven't had to wear those shirts any more.