02-12-2014 9:31 PM
It was very cold the other day. So cold I discarded my cap and wore my Russian fur hat. My late father bought that for me as a Christmas present back in 1963! That's fifty years ago! He paid the princely sum of £2.00 for it at Selfridges in Oxford Street. It's still as good as the day he bought it, I've still got the original suit I wore before I got married! Princess Anne is noted for never changing her style, wearing the same coat year after year.
Anybody here got clothes that predate mine?
02-12-2014 9:35 PM
I have my Christening gown from 1952 if that counts, but for some reason I don't wear it much.
02-12-2014 9:38 PM
The clothes I had in 1963 wouldn't fit me now Frederick as I was only 6 at the end of that year and I'll be 57 soon.
A few years ago, I bought two duffel coats - one red and one green - and I've only just started wearing them in the last week or so. They are lovely and warm and I don't honestly know why haven't worn them for the last few winters.
02-12-2014 10:06 PM
It's like the donkey Jacket. Blocks out all the freezing wind. I never realised just how effective it was until I bought one. All these fancy anoraks you buy now are all show - they look good, but they're full of cheap, synthetic material which doesn't block the wind. I'd like a good pair of gloves, but the only ones that fit me are industrial leather gardening gloves. I have wide hands, and gloves fro BHS etc. are too narrow.
02-12-2014 10:08 PM
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02-12-2014 10:51 PM
Until a couple of years ago I used to have a pink jumper. It had been my daughter's but when she didn't want it any more I had it. It was warm and comfortable. One day she mentioned that it used to be hers when she was 14. She was 40 when she pointed this out!
03-12-2014 9:58 AM
UNDERPANTS.................................................( I'm only joking............honest ).
03-12-2014 10:30 AM
I cant predate yours Fred, but my friend can
He has a shirt that he bought when he was 16
It just about still fits him now, and he is 68
I dread to think how many times it has been washed, but it is still in good nick with original buttons
03-12-2014 11:51 AM
I don't have a lot of old clothes as I tend to pass them on to charity shops or sell them if they are a good make. I do have a pair of long Dublin boots that I use for dog walking as you can fit a long thick pair of socks inside so they are toasty.
03-12-2014 1:14 PM
@5129frederick wrote:It was very cold the other day. So cold I discarded my cap and wore my Russian fur hat.
Good to see someone not fussed about wearing fur either!
03-12-2014 1:20 PM
I am very fortunate to have a fantastic Tuxedo (Jacket and Trousers) my dad bought in the 1950s and passed onto me about 20 years ago.
It's made of heavy woolen cloth and would cost a fortune for me to buy something of such quality. I have worn is to many work Christmas dinners, New Year parties and other Black Tie events, I love it!
03-12-2014 2:28 PM
03-12-2014 2:33 PM
Yer not wrong!
04-12-2014 12:00 AM
I have a coat that was my mothers. Its a genuine 40s "New Look" (and I dont mean the shop) vintage green velvet coat . Its getting a bit worn, but I still love it.
PS she is going to be 90yrs old in a few weeks.
04-12-2014 10:45 AM
I have my mum's scarves that still hold her scent & brings her close to me .
04-12-2014 11:23 PM
Am very envious, bookworm! I have got a 1940s little black dress that I bought about 20 years ago, but the garment I've had the longest is a navy vest I bought in 1968. A bit faded but still wearable!