Clothes that stand the test of time

[Black Sheep]

Just had a sort through of some boxes of stuff my mum brought across from her house (now I've got my own house I need to house my own stuff etc)


Found a biking top made by my mum in 2002 still as good as ever, used to get worn lots for mountain biking and an old Tshirt made from scraps of material for me to wear under a wetsuit back in about 1995 that's been worn heck of a lot since I used to live at the water sports centre in the summer holidays!

also got a number of pairs of jeans she made, the older ones are just starting to wear out after 10 years!

Can't buy this sort of quality, except for the C&A trousers I've got for hiking that have lasted since 1998!

 

[ColinJ]

A friend of mine bought a leather motorcycle jacket and wore it for over 25 years. He then sold it on eBay to a biker in Japan for more than he had originally paid for it!

 

[galaxy]

I have a Assos jscket that is over 25 years old, its like new.

Mind you has not fitted for 24 years.

 

[luckyfox]

My levi's must be close to 20 years old and yet I haven't aged a day...

 

[tyred]

Losing 4 1/2 stone a few years prompted a change of wardrobe, otherwise I would probably have some long term clothing too as I don't like to waste.

 

[Doseone]

[QUOTE 3190301, member: 259"]Have they stopped squeaking yet?[/QUOTE]
Ha ha, no they don't squeak, but I've had 20 years of being able to walk through any acid or alkali that I like!

 

[Hicky]

I've got loads of clothes that are +10 yrs old....them clothes owe me nothing but the memories are priceless!!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I still have my Anchor Boys jumper (circa 1986) and Junior Section jumper (circa 1988) from the BBs' somewhere.


They don't fit, seeing as I was 6 when I started, and they were already hand me downs (I started in 1988) before anyone asks!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I also probably have some old School jumpers somewhere, and I certainly have some old ties!!

My Dad still also has his old School tie from the '60s

 

[luckyfox]

Forgot about converse, quite a few old pairs, they'll live forever.

 

[stephec]

My daughter wears my old Levi's denim jacket from about 1984, complete with rip from a sign on a lamppost but minus the Bon Jovi back piece!
I also have a leather biker jacket from the same era but it's too big for me (too big back then too, but "oversized" was fashionable in those days!)[/QUOTE]

Were you a Bros fan?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I look out for high quality vintage suits... I have two 3-piece bespoke suits made for the same guy from the early 1960s, in perfect condition, they only needed the trousers altering a bit. The even spookier thing is that he had the same initials as me. I also have several pairs of shoes that are older, lots of vintage ties, several tweed jackets fromthe 50s and 60s, as well as a beautiful double-breasted tweed overcoat from the same period, and a late Victorian frock coat.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I still have my Goodmayes Wheelers jersey from about 1989,