Question of the day - Thursday 11 June

[GemsGem]

Hey everyone !

Todays question is ....

What is the oldest item of clothing you own ?



I think the oldest piece of clothing I have is a pair of jeans from the late 90’s. I can still just about squeeze into them, but, only just

 

[NY cat man]

I have a campaign hat from WWI, made in 1917

 

[Katie M]

My school choir shirt from 2006. The choir director decided on tie-dye that year. I still wear it as a junk shirt.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I have my mother’s wedding dress. But my personal item is a pair of boxer shorts I got to wear as pjs in high school. I bought them at a National Junior Classical League convention and they say “Semper Ubi Sub Ubi” “Always wear underwear.”

 

[EmersonandEvie]

The first thing that comes to mind is a cat sweater that belonged to my mom. She has photos of herself wearing it in the 80s or 90s (her hair was permed, so I'm guessing it was around then!)

 

[LTS3]

Probably my high school senior year class t shirt. I remember it was way too large for me at the time. Now it fits pretty well. Or it just shrunk in the wash over the years

 

[susanm9006]

I have a dress coat from the 80’s that I used to wear when I was working but it rarely comes out of the closet since I retired. Next oldest are two sweatshirts with quarter length arms that are about fifteen years old. They just don’t seem to wear out and they are perfect for fall and spring .

 

[maggiedemi]

Probably my many pairs of sweatpants. But I'm in the process of getting out of my sweatpants and back into jeans. So I will probably get rid of a few bags of them.

My mom has tons of old clothing in her hoarding clutter. I found a coat that was so old, it had rigormortis. It snapped in half when I tried to fold it! So that thing was probably older than me.

 

[Mia6]

I have my mother’s wedding dress. But my personal item is a pair of boxer shorts I got to wear as pjs in high school. I bought them at a National Junior Classical League convention and they say “Semper Ubi Sub Ubi” “Always wear underwear.”

What is NJLC?

 

[posiepurrs]

My wedding dress (43 years) but clothes that I actually wear is a sweatshirt that my best friend gave me for my birthday about 25 years ago. It is getting ratty but is so comfortable I keep wearing it in cool weather.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

My high school letter jacket, I think. It's 18 years old at this point and my weight has fluctuated so much in the last two decades, that it's really the only thing that I've kept.

 

[aliceneko]

My christening gown which dates back to the Edwardian period. Not that it has fitted me for a while of course!

 

[Norachan]

I have a grey hoodie I borrowed from my sister about 20 years ago. She'd had it long enough not to bother asking me for it back, so I guess that makes it pretty old.