A pair of shorts my mom made me back in high school. The threading on the seams finally started fringing around my mid-40s.
I have other clothing that I rarely ever wear from my high school days because they are too formal.

I have vintage pieces that are 100 yrs old.
Things I purchased new? I have items from highschool, I’m mid 50s.

Anonymous wrote:I have a ski sweater that my dad bought in Switzerland in 1963. It’s in perfect condition. Shows you how quality work holds up.

I have my dad's college letter sweater from the 50s . . . 100% wool, beautifully made, and not a single pill or sign of wear. They don't make things that way anymore.

An Ellesse sweater from 1987.

I have a ski sweater that my dad bought in Switzerland in 1963. It’s in perfect condition. Shows you how quality work holds up.

Denim jacket from HS - I am 58

My father's Pierre Cardin jacket in really plush, good quality green corduroy.

My parents lived in Paris in their early 20s in the '70s. At the time, anyone who was slender enough could shop the sample sales of couture houses, and the prices were not the outrageous ones of today. They didn't earn a lot, but they bought some nice pieces. This is one of them.

My mother's pieces did not survive, because she wore them to death. She had an interesting job as a young adult; she presented well, so she was hired by a luxury watchmaker to shop at other jewelers' and watchmaker's places and bring back watches so they could reverse-engineer them. She walked about Place Vendôme looking like a million dollars - which she most decidedly did not have

A blue LL Bean Norwegian sweater that I've had since high school, so it's vintage is somewhere in the mid-80s. It's indestructible, and you'd never know it was 40 years old.

A class t-shirt I got on my first day of college in 2002.

A pair of Gap long and lean jeans from 1999. The hems are ratty but they're fine for around the house.

An old t shirt that my younger brother tie dyed for me when he worked at a hotel kids camp. It’s 28. It has a few holes but I can’t bear to toss it.

Nike workout pants - 25 years and counting! Great mesh material - loose cut fit. I can't believe they've held up this long.

My grandmother’s Kanjivaram saree that’s over 80 years old. I’ve had to have it restored by a weaver but the silk is still lustrous.

I have a North Face fleece jacket that’s about 20 years old that a still wear a lot. And a button down shirt from J. Crew that I bought around the same time.

Mine is an old raincoat that I just cannot part with.