Old but still plenty of life in them.

I shall be out tonight with a friend who loves buying clothes.
She can afford it and it is entirely her choice but so wasteful to me.
I shall be wearing trousers only worn once but the camisole I shall have on under a loose shirt bought last spring is so old I couldn’t date it but certainly 20 years old.
Last week I washed and put away 3 padded jackets which take me through winter.
The newest is about 5 years old and the others certainly getting on for 10.
While they are in good condition I shall carry on.
My friend feels happy and fulfilled wearing new and I find that fine.

I wear what makes me happy, despite when the clothes were acquired

Just to add I shall be 86 in less than a month.
I should be very vain indeed to think people actually notice what I wear.
Little white haired old lady is all they see but at least I don’t smell of Lavender water and moth balls😉

It is wasteful. I’ve got clothes much older than yours that I wear regularly. I couldn’t care less if someone’s seen me in them a good many times. If they’re clean, fit well and suit you that’s fine. I stopped buying clothes for the sake of having something new many years ago.

tanith I totaslly agree with GMS. Some tops I possess I have had for 20 years and do I care? Not a lot. Where I live there are few shops where I can pop in to see what is on offer and I am not a fan of buying clothes online.

My first reaction when the new personal trainer at the gym told us how old he was I’ve got clothes older than you

I have many classics which I bring up to date with seasonal on trend items.

I have clothes that are 10+ years old and I still wear them. I tend to buy classic styles that don't really date, so luckily they still look OK. I really wish I could buy new clothes - but the fashions at the moment (and over the last few years) really don't suit me - I am only 5' tall and these voluminous dresses and tops just bury me. I prefer fitted tailored clothes, but just can't find any!

I don’t know exactly how old some of my clothes are. I have a top from 1992 (I know that because I bought it for a specific holiday) and I know I have some clothes that pre-date that. And lots that’s at least 15-20 years old.

I can’t imagine caring that people have seen me in some things before.

My wardrobe is full of ancient garments; most are second hand - (at least) - as I discovered the joys of shopping in charity and vintage shops in the 1960's. Things were 'built to last' in those days....and often beautifully made. Mind you, I have succumbed to the charms of Lucy & Yak in recent years, not only because of the fabulous colours and designs but they make things in corduroy which vanished from all possible sources, including t'internet for what seemed like decades, probably because of it's durability.

I’ve got a Mac by a British company, famous for its checked lining. I bought it in 1989 and I expect it to ‘see me out’. I’m 72.

I update basic things like t shirts and every day trousers. There are many smart and dressy clothes in my wardrobe going back 25 years plus which I still wear when the occasion arises. No I don't like buying clothes for the sake of it and am not worried about what is in and out of fashion just about being comfortable and feeling good in the clothes that I have.

To be honest, if you’re thinking of donating them to a Charity Shop, they will just go in the rag bag.

Nobody will buy them and the shop won’t want them taking up room on the rails.
People only buy “as new.”

Might as well hang on to them and wear them now and again.

Gosh! Some of my clothes are twenty years old and rising. I try to match things together and usually find something that looks fine. If an item is really threadbare/decrepit, I pass it on to the Salvation Army who arrange for it to be recycled.

My wardrobe is a mixed bag of secondhand, stuff over 20 years old and a few things bought in between. I've just spent two weeks taking in 6 pairs of jeggings that were too big for me and making a long maxi skirt into a midi wrap skirt. I'll carry on wearing them until they are too scruffy.

I can see no virtue in having wardrobes and drawers full of clothes you never wear. I keep clothes as long as they are fit to wear and I enjoy wearing them. Some items I have had for decades, other items find their way to a charity shop within a year or two.

What I do not do is stash clothes. All my clothes can be hung up or stored in one standard wardrobe and one large chest of drawers. I find having too many clothes, confusing and worrying. I do not buy new clothes unless I can see a clear place for them among the outfits I wear regularly.

I try to buy in charity shops and have had some renowned successes, but often when clothes shopping I am looking for something quite specific, a sweater a particular colour and style, not easy to do at a charity shop, but good for buying on ebay or other vintage sights.

We're in the process of clearing out my inlaws' house and it's breaking my heart to see the amount of clothes they've had for years - brand new, never worn, many with the tags still on them. Many items were given as birthday or xmas presents, but never worn - and most are good quality, well-known brands. My daughter remarked that she could only ever remember her granny wearing the same four or five things, over and over again. I took ten large black bin bags full of clothes to our local recycling centre, where there are clothes banks. It's such a shame.

Saved ‘for best’ I expect. So sad.

It depends.
The trouble with summer clothes is that they are not worn nearly as much as winter clothes but they are worn in hot sun and they tend to fade, particularly the uniform for Ladies of a Certain Age, navy blue and white stripes.

Has anyone had bunion surgery, I'm looking at the recovery of the traditional method, versus the keyhole option, which is only available privately.
Which option seems best, they say keyhole but has anyone got experience of this. The cost for 1 foot is around £5,000, so not cheap

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Lathyrus

To be honest, if you’re thinking of donating them to a Charity Shop, they will just go in the rag bag.

Nobody will buy them and the shop won’t want them taking up room on the rails.
People only buy “as new.”

Might as well hang on to them and wear them now and again.

Rubbish !!!
That might be the case in the charity shop you work in, do you? But it’s not the case in the one I’ve worked in for years.

It is said that we wear 20% of our clothes 80% of the time.

Certainly true in my case, I have too many things that were expensive mistakes but I keep just in case, not knowing what the just in case actually is.

Oh ok.

We wouldn’t be able to sell clothes with “plenty of life” that were dated unless they’d strayed into vintage. Even then they’d have to be pretty much as new.

But we have got several competing charity shops in town so buyers are spoilt fo choice.

I have a long wide tartan scarf which was part of an outfit by Emcar. It had a straight red and green tartan skirt, short almost mini, and a dark green tunic top. It would be sixty years old and sadly only the scarf remains. 100% wool and very warm.
And I still wear it in the winter. Most of my clothes are between 5 and 20 years old and still look fine. Well they do to me!! I like Seasalt now and have a few oldy bits as well.