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Here's the deal.
Name the articles of clothing you have that
1. Your wife has not made you throw away
2. You have buried in back of the closet
3. You might be able to FIT IN (eventually)

Age of poster going to win (45 here) but you young ones who are close to this subject we can debate if your going to keep it or not

Example.
I still have seven jeans (Levi's) from high school W32 L32 (1989). I wear now W40 L32. False impression I can get back into them eventually
Rusty brand T-shirts
Maui and Sons

No Boxers. No socks. No undershirt. No military issue (I've Elvis collar BDU's)

Name Brand

Dress button up shirts from Structure

No foot wear. I still have my first issue cruit boots (90)


Concert shirts (80-90's)

I've a black Rusty surf shirt from '87 I still wear
I recently had to throw away a Kia surf shirt being it was holey and the wife easily ripped it apart

Age: 30


I have 2 pair of Levi's jeans from high school that fit all three categories They are 34X32s, and the rear pockets have holes large enough I can fit my thumbs in them, on both of the top corners of both pockets

For #2, I have a slew of T-shirts ranging in size from S-L from my old Marzocchi and Specialized shirts, to the band shirts that my wife has appropriated.

#3, I have 3 pair of rugby shorts that, if I'm honest, don't actually fit (I could argue that they fit so tightly so as to present the opposition with less fabric to tackle me by ) I also have a game jersey from my first rugby club that I can't wear right now, and even when I played there, this shirt was "extra schmedium" on me, but someday I'll be able to rock it at practice again. I have 2 or 3 cycling bibs hanging up that I need to slim down to fit back into as well.

I also have my basic issued BDUs in a box somewhere, as well as my DCU issues from the first deployment. Most of my ACU stuff is also around, but has probably also been appropriated for use.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:
Age: 30


I have 2 pair of Levi's jeans from high school that fit all three categories They are 34X32s, and the rear pockets have holes large enough I can fit my thumbs in them, on both of the top corners of both pockets

For #2, I have a slew of T-shirts ranging in size from S-L from my old Marzocchi and Specialized shirts, to the band shirts that my wife has appropriated.

#3, I have 3 pair of rugby shorts that, if I'm honest, don't actually fit (I could argue that they fit so tightly so as to present the opposition with less fabric to tackle me by ) I also have a game jersey from my first rugby club that I can't wear right now, and even when I played there, this shirt was "extra schmedium" on me, but someday I'll be able to rock it at practice again. I have 2 or 3 cycling bibs hanging up that I need to slim down to fit back into as well.

I also have my basic issued BDUs in a box somewhere, as well as my DCU issues from the first deployment. Most of my ACU stuff is also around, but has probably also been appropriated for use.

My wife acquired my old school army PT shirts.
Not the new reflective kind.
She made me throw away most of my old OD green socks I wore on deployments. I saved two pairs though.

No high school jock straps people

Just turned 30 at the beginning of April.

I have a Quiksilver hat from junior high that's so filthy it changes colors when it gets scraped.

A Gilbert flak jacket that didn't really fit when I bought it 9 years ago, and needs to be replaced due to wear.

A bunch of old hockey, rugby, and football jerseys. All of them fit, but I can't wear them anymore.

And, most importantly, Under Armour ColdGear with a heavily bloodstained sleeve from the time I split open my eyebrow.

That blood stain shirt gives it character

Age 41

Lol I still have my OD green socks from the army in my A bag.

I have a 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick division T-shirt in my dresser

Hunting pants and coats that my father bought me when I was 12
A fishing shirt my grandma made me when I was 6 with all my fish trophy patches and a 1980 US hockey Roni the Racoon patch.

Age 33.

British army BDU trousers that fit all three qualifiers. The way my waist is going I'm not sure if I'll ever get them on again...

British Bulldog t-shirt that is so tight I'm surprised it hasn't torn open yet, but I love the graphic.

Old grey and black stripe jumper from the mid-90's that has holes and paint splashes but is too comfy to throw out.

41 here.

The Wife doesn’t try to get me to get rid of clothes.

I’ve got stuff in my closet from a few closets ago. When we moved into out house in ’99, I rented a u-haul and cleared out all my stuff from my parent’s house. Including some long-sleaved colored gaks with a stripe pattern that may have been in style once, and may have fit once. But they did the closet swap, from the back of one to the back of another.

I’ve got the gamut of jeans, from 30 to 40 waistline. I wear a 35, The 40’s getting tight were one of the driving forces to loose weight. I’ve also got a pile of “large” t-shirts which I can fit into, but generally prefer a roomier XL. But I can bring myself to toss years of accumulated cool shirts. I have enough trouble getting rid of ones that are worn out.

Every year I wear the tuxedo I was married in to an anniversary dinner out with The Wife. Some years I've needed to wear other pants. Been OK the last few though. We’ll see how this year goes Friday.

I’ve got a number of shirts from former workplaces that I should just toss. But if they are clean on laundry day, they can be called to duty.

I have parts of my old dirt bike racing leathers from when I was a kid. I do believe they are older than the city they are located in.

 Nevelon wrote:
41 here.

The Wife doesn’t try to get me to get rid of clothes.

I’ve got stuff in my closet from a few closets ago. When we moved into out house in ’99, I rented a u-haul and cleared out all my stuff from my parent’s house. Including some long-sleaved colored gaks with a stripe pattern that may have been in style once, and may have fit once. But they did the closet swap, from the back of one to the back of another.

I’ve got the gamut of jeans, from 30 to 40 waistline. I wear a 35, The 40’s getting tight were one of the driving forces to loose weight. I’ve also got a pile of “large” t-shirts which I can fit into, but generally prefer a roomier XL. But I can bring myself to toss years of accumulated cool shirts. I have enough trouble getting rid of ones that are worn out.

Every year I wear the tuxedo I was married in to an anniversary dinner out with The Wife. Some years I've needed to wear other pants. Been OK the last few though. We’ll see how this year goes Friday.

I’ve got a number of shirts from former workplaces that I should just toss. But if they are clean on laundry day, they can be called to duty.

My current wife made me throw away my Miami Vice Tuxedo from my High School Prom

Age 26.

1) Super old, was originally white but now is a light gray band t-shirt with holes in the stomach and armpits. Comfy as hell.

2) A motocross shirt from my badass days of barely being able to ride a 250 CC. Note: I can still barely ride a motorcycle.

3) Black long sleeve t-shirt with a cassette player on it and the words "Player" in white from highschoole.

Holy Crap. I have two Dyna racing pants when I use to ride BMX in the 80's. I forgot all about that till you mention your shirt Jr. Mostly flat lane tricks. I never got into the pike.

Age: older then anyone who has posted yet

Clothes, sorry if its old and doesn't fit it goes to goodwill, my wardrobe is constantly changing. but then again my closet space is minimal at best.

pushin' 40

I still have my Pantera T-shirt, "I'm Broken" single, from '94. Still in pretty great shape. Still black even.

Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine from junior high.So '90 or so? It's seen some hard times and is barely hanging in there. Definitely grey rather than black now.

I still have two pairs of cargo pants from high school that are tucked under the bed, big tears in em, waist 34, length 32. I can STILL wear em. Bam! I'm 30. So...these pants are quite literally half my age.

Also have an Alkaline Trio shirt that is more good than shirt.
And I wonder why I get checked at security every time I fly... .D

41

I have a martial arts (judo/hap ki do) gi from a couple semesters of hap ki do in college (1995 maybe 96).

Always wanted to get back into it...but never have..and commuting 1hr + one way isnt convenient

Age 32 I have a pair of pajama pants that have been sewn back together for more years then my kids have been alive. They are just comfy and I can't get rid of them

None sadly. While I'm still a pretty fat lardass, I was like triple fudge lardass in high school and the immediate years thereafter. It got to the point where there was no belt in the world mighty enough to keep my old pants up, and my old shirts were basically dresses. It all got tossed at some point.

Age 21....
Just a lot of skinny jeans and band tees I'm going to try and keep.

 poppa G wrote:
Age 21....
Just a lot of skinny jeans and band tees I'm going to try and keep.

Yeah, good luck with that.

Asterios wrote:
Age: older then anyone who has posted yet

I think he is calling you out Frazz!

Age: 28 (29 next month)

Clothes: I got two pair of pants a year for christmas from one set of grandparents from when I was 16 until 20. It ended in 8 pairs of pants. I can wear all but two pair. Most of them have enormous holes in them, primarily in the crotch area. but still wearable, or at least I still wear them and I don't give a gak about it.

Just pushed past 38.

I have an impressive collection of t-shirts from previous races (I use the term loosely, organized city-wide jogging runs). Some I will never fit into anymore, since I started rock climbing. Chest is way too large nowadays.

I still have a priest's cassock from when I was goth. I now weight double what I used to when I fit in it. Still, it's with my cosplay stuff, the wife will never find it.

I am about a week from turning 32 ....

I still have like three shirts from high school - my last pair of pants from back then finally gave up the ghost last year, despite me losing weight. I have two pairs of skechers shoes from like tenth grade that are still going strong; they took a four year break while I was active duty but are back as my mainstays.

But really, it's a Dickies jacket that I got in probably 2004 that I like the most; it's pretty beat up at this point but I like it. I finally started calling it properly broken in probably three years ago.

I'm 30,

... i still have converse Chucks that look more like chew-toys for a dog - with parts of the Sole missing, squeaking on each step. I just can't throw them away.

I still have myriads of old and worn-out bras in the back of my closet - they don't do their job, unless this job is stabbing you violently in the chest.

A 28/34 Flared Jeans.. i'll maybe fit into them with a running jump. Or break my hip. Either would be rather painful.

Age 37

1. Old non concert Dropkick Murphy's tshirt, that I still wear around the house, and has more holes than swiss cheese.

2. My riding Jersey and MX pants which I plan on using again someday when I get off my rear and save up for a new dirt bike.

3. Nothing non Army related, but all my old DCUs, BDUs, and ACUs which I "outgrew" as I started getting older. I really only have just a few articles of civilian clothing, since all my money goes to little spikey plastic killers of imperium scum.


Oh and 2 helmets which sit and collect dust.

35

I have an old beat up shirt I won at a club level racing event. To keep entry costs down t-shirts were given out for 1st in class finishers. I have others from around that era, but this one is falling apart at the seams. I keep telling the wife I'll get rid of it after I wear it one more time. Since I'm laundry master of the Monkey Ranch I keep on washing and wearing it. There's nothing like an old beat up cotton shirt with holes on a hot summer day. All the shirts were L or XL so that a winner wouldn't have to worry about their shirt being too small, so it still fits.