What is your oldest piece of clothing?

Certainly not

I have several things that are over twenty years old, and they are not just house wear either.

DD1 has a top that my mum gave to me when she'd had it for fifteen years. I had it for about twenty on top of that. It looks lovely on DD.

#embracebeautifulage

I gave a navy blue, cotton tank top, purchased from Wallis in Northampton with money I earned as a Saturday girl in Littlewoods in 1956 to my granddaughter. Apart from slight fraying at the hem, it is still almost as "good as new"

I gave a navy blue, cotton tank top, purchased from Wallis in Northampton with money I earned as a Saturday girl in Littlewoods in 1956 to my granddaughter. Apart from slight fraying at the hem, it is still almost as "good as new"

Um not sure why I posted the message twice. Must be trigger happy.

I have several items over 25 years old, including a beautiful coat, an evening jacket and a handmade satin and lace camisole which cost £95 then!
It's getting tighter though

Ella There are items in my wardrobe that go back umpteen years. I may never wear them again, but that doesn't mean that I do not continue to enjoy them.

Some thin driving gloves.
I got them in London about 30 years ago and they have gone tatty.
They kept my hands warm and I could pull my season ticket out of my pocket with them on.
I do not use the train or the bus so much now but I would buy another pair if I could find some somewhere.

Frank

I have a tee-shirt from San Francisco that my daughter bought be in 1988.
25 years old! I don't wear it anymore and it has a small hole in it, but part with it? No way!

Does my 48-year old wedding dress count?

Gagagran - NO!!! (Unless you wear it these days? )

I have stuff going back 15+ years, including a beautiful fair isle cardigan I bought in Scotland before my mother died, so 17 years old. Some of the things are very tired and must have been pretty baggy in those days however!

Bags I'd say that top is vintage rather than just old. Therefore very trendy

Wearing a bra I bought in Texas in 2001. It is the only really comfortable bra I have ever had.

Don't know if a baby's bib counts but I have the one my father sent home for me during WW2. It's beautifully embroidered with the name "Tunis" and palm trees, and lives in a little similarly decorated case.

I have a pair of baby mittens I knitted at school when I was ten.

I remember the anguish. #I'vedroppedastitchMiss

Still have my wedding dress and going away outfit but don't wear them! I do however still wear a sundress I bought in a sale in Belgium in 1988, it comes out every summer.

gracesmum well all I can say is "if only". I bet not many Grans can still fit into their wedding dresses!

A fair isle cardigan (Kaffe Fasset pattern)which I knitted in 1980s was packed away in loft.On a recent visit brought down and my DD1 raved about it- took it back to London where long patterned cardigans are selling well on Ebay.She is wearing not selling!
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I can still fit into my 41 year old Ossie Clark, cream, wedding dress...but it is quite droopy and ties at the back. My Dad said it looked like an old woman's nightdress....now there's an idea

I have a jersey that my Gran knitted for me to go ski-ing when I was 16. it is as good as new, mainly because I haven't worn it much as I was a really skinny schoolgirl. I am now a rounded almost 72!!!
I cannot throw it out so shall pass it on to whichever grandchild wants it, if anyone wants such a thing nowadays.

Around about 1970, my friend next door but one was about to throw out a lovely emerald green jumper, so I said that I`d have it. I wore it on a regular basis until a couple of years ago when it went into a charity bag, still pretty much OK, apart from the sleeves going a little baggy at the cuffs. My current oldest item is a royal blue sparkly jumper that my eldest daughter bought me for Christmas 1987, but not worn for a while.

A pink suede skirt and waistcoat I had made in 1969; a purple embroidered hooded Indian top worn in my 'hippy' days circa 1966; my silk, sequin covered Rumak & Sample wedding dress from 1973. Also have a crewel (?) embroidered fitted linen dressing gown my Dad brought home to my Mum from Calcutta in 1945. Needless to say it only fits a very slim size 10 so no good to a large size 14! I have lots more but all relegated years ago to the dressing up box. Seems I just can't get rid of anything - ever hopeful they may be desirable antiques one day

Oops' just read 'oldest piece of clothing' - went a bit overboard with my list

Your list, Gally sounds lovely and fascinating.

Much more interesting that what I'm still wearing on my walks; a kagool for those non-wet but windy days, that my son stopped wearing when he was about 15. That makes it around 24 years old. Love it. It couldn't be more comfortable. A true 'wash and wear' item!

I still have the dress I was christened in, made of parachute silk,