What is your oldest piece of clothing?

I was really disappointed JessM because I tried on various dresses in Biba but they were going through a very droopy, sludgy phase and they all looked awful on me. I've still got a beautiful long silver dress from Biba and I sometimes wonder why I didn't just wear that, I suppose you just feel that a wedding dress should be bought specially

My lucca lamb hat and muff from my wedding day 43 years ago.

A silk shantung dress with red smocking made by my mother in 1932. I also have a studio photo of me wearing it. What is it about old clothes? My 23 year old grandson was quite moved recently when he tried on his great, great grandad's top hat.

Just remembered i still have the peach coloured coat I wore at my son;s wedding over 20 years ago!

I have a beautiful classic black velvet long evening dress which I bought when I was 25. I am planning to wear it for my 70th birthday party this year and I have no doubt that its good looks will be admired! I need to go down a size in the next five months though.

i too worked at littlewoods [northampton] and purchased a white jumper with my earning. it felt good.

My wedding dress!!

There's are some seriously vintage pieces here - does having one's wedding dress (in the loft) count? Or is it garments that you could actually wear? I regret throwing out lots of things which I thought (wrongly) at the time I would never want to wear again, but then again, they would be a bit of a tight fit!! I do still have my "going away" handbag from 43 years ago however.

My oldest piece of clothing has just gone to the charity shop - I realised as I sorted through that I had so many very old items in very small sizes, so I took the decision to have a clear out. I can actually see into my wardrobe now! British Heart Foundation kindly came and collected it all.

My 1970's off white (didn't qualify for a white one) Biba wedding dress which I eventually embroidered our names and date on a piece of it and framed it. A couple of my Mum's head squares which I spray with her favourite perfume from time to time. Just to smell her.

I have a red jumper that my (ex) in'laws got me for Xmas about 25 years ago. It is very baggy and long now, but is worn on a regular basis for chilly nights curled up on the sofa...the ultimate 'sloppy joe'!
I also have a black wool cocktail dress with scooped fur neck that was my mothers, as well as her beaver lamb fur coat. The dress I haven't been able to get into for many a year, but I do sometimes wear the coat around the house because it is so warm and comfy, and it smells of Mum! It's full-length and silk-lined. Certainly not something I would ever buy or wear normally, but it was Mums and I can't part with it.
They are both around 75 years old and in perfect condition.

A friend gave me a silk scarf by Lanvin in 1967 which started me off on only having scarves with hand rolled edges. I have one that one of my brother's wives gave my mother 39 years ago and I can still smell her perfume when I wear it.one of my brother's other wives asked for it when mother died but I couldn't find it and when I had sorted out her personal belongings he was divorced again.

My black wedding dress from Monsoon from 1978 - can't get into it now! and a crepe and satin beautiful green Ossie Clark button through dress that is SO small I wonder how I ever wore it in 1968!
Very evocative..

A christening gown, made by my mother 73 years ago and used for all the babies since except my mother's first, which was twins.