Comfy old favourites

I have a dressing gown which I bought from M&S 33 years ago! It has washed nearly white but I love it although myDH threatens to cut a strip off the bottom as I seem to be shrinking & in danger of tripping over it. It was made in GB which unfortunately cannot be said of much today

I still have my grandfather's silk dressing gown. It's probably at least a 100 years old now and still going strong. Couldn't bear to part with it. The tales it could tell of its life :-)

Had my lilac dressing gown sometime now, so soft still.
Got a long button cardi from charity shop was a m&s one washes up a treat nice a long with buttons great to wear on chilly days with a scarf.
It's very mild here in the SE hoping we don't get a cold winter.

My lilac dressing gown which belonged to DD who threw it out as it was "SOO OLD"! She is horrified that I rescued it and after another 15 years I am still wearing it. Astonishingly it shows no signs of wear and tear and I tell her that it is cosy and like a cuddle from her!

We have 'The Bear', a grey fluffy heavy dressing gown I bought in a Debenhams sale solely because it looked so warm! Little GD likes to snuggle under it in winter, as do we if we are feeling the chills.

lemongrove - we could do a charity calendar with the pics - everyone else seems to!

Fennel I have made many a good second hand purchase over the years .Mainley quilted and or fleecy jackets
I could not in any way buy trousers
I recall on one occasion my late DH bringing home what he thought was a bargain, from a charity shop,in a pair of men's linen slacks. Instantly I returned them. No, I didn't ask for a refund.

My daughter has hung on to an old duvet cover that is very thin and soft. It must be 20 years old.

My old dressing gown is hideous but I wouldn’t part with it, I have a few old faithfuls, equally as bad, I would take them with me to the great hereafter if I could.

I have 2 jumpers that were maternity jumpers 26 years ago. I still wear them regularly and I can't bear the thought of getting rid of them because they are such good quality. I also have a similar aged shirt from M&S but it really looks it's age these days.

Sarah - I'm not so fussy! They're machine washable.

Sue01 Chelsea girl that brought back memories I had a Saturday job there lovely to hear others mention shops from the past.My old comfy is a big snuggly jumper I throw on over other tops in the colder months it cost me £7...8 years ago and it still washes up well.

Four pairs of velvet M&S trousers: two black,one purple and one brown.I live in them all winter. I pull them on and they are warm and comfy covering a multitude of sins.The older two are much better quality than the newer two.

Katek ? yes, we could indeed do a calendar.......but would anybody actually want one?I mean, apart from us lot.

I have a lovely jacket, not fleece but a bit similar I bought it YEARS ago in New Zealand, must be more than fifteen years ago, it is lovely, warm and comfy, it is now my gardening jacket, I cant bear to throw it away, there is nothing wrong with it, the colours are lovely too.

I have a wrap which I bought when we were watching Father Christmas arrive in the town years ago. It was bitterly cold and I dived into a cheapie shop and found this soft and lovely huge 'woollen' scarf.
The other day I was having a clearout and thought it was time for it to go because it was pilled and quite scruffy looking. However, it went back in the cupboard just in case I need it this winter

An old grey flannel dressing gown, can't remember how long I've owned it but I know that I bought it the year that Tony Blair came to power.
I had to shorten it due to me being on the short side as the hem dragged on the stairs - it's now rather big as I've at last managed to lose some weight. It does look like I've rifled a large lady's wardrobe but what the hell, it's comfy and has big pockets for hankies which came in very handy when I was poorly and was constantly blowing my nose while lolling about on the sofa. Can't imagine life without it.

A hand knitted cardigan really lovely thick wool. Stretched so it goes to my knees known as "poorly carrie" Any person or animal in the family wrapped this on sofa all snuggled up. Now just myself to snuggle in it whenever I want. Great'll

Should read "poorly cardie"

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Everybody should have one Marnie ?

Got to be my cosy dressing gown, not sure how old it is but my daughter is 23 and its wasnt new then. Have had plenty of new ones over the years and they hang on the back of the bedroom door til they go to the charity shop. As my daughter says you wouldnt be you without that dressing gown, she isnt adverse to borrowing it when shes under the weather.I hasten to add it does get washed regularly!!

Everybody should have one Marnie
as long as you don't have to knit it yourself

Many years ago I sent an order to a company for some thermal underwear. They sent me a free gift of a thermal cardigan.
I was absolutely horrified when I saw it. Ugly, and far too big.
Then one day, whilst gardening in the cold I put it on as I wasn't bothered about ruining it.
It now sits on the back of my chair in the kitchen, looking a bit battered, but is now cherished.
It is so snuggly that as soon as I feel chilly, I put it on.
It is like wearing a hug.
I now dread the time that it finally wears out.

I have an old grey furry dressing gown that DH says makes me look like a cross between Yoda and the grim reaper- he loves me really! - it is absolute heaven on a cold night.