How old is your oldest T shirt?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (170422)
United States
April 20, 2024 7:56pm CST
I wore one today that is 20 years old..I know exactly how old it is as it was one of the old Navy flag shirts they have every year around the 4th. It says 2004 on it. Now, I don't think I have worn this shirt all that often, because it is not faded or anything. It doesn't look new, but it doesn't look old. I do have another one that I got at the National Zoo in Washington DC that is probably even older..but I don't know the date. It is a really cool shirt.with an in depth print, and animal representations but I think it has a rip in it or something. It was my favorite T for years. What about you? Any old ones around?
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@Juliaacv (48537)
• Canada
21 Apr
I remember what I was wearing when my Dad passed away in 2009, and I just donated that tshirt, which still had alot of life left in it a few years ago. The other one that I bought at the same time wasn't brushed fabric like that one that I donated was, and it became a 'rag' after I noticed holes starting in the seams along the top of the shoulders.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
Some wear better than others for sure. I had one that had embroidery on it. that I got in St. Michael's Maryland..kind of a wealthy sailing community on the Chesapeake Bay. It might have been made in Guatemala or something but it was a beautiful shirt. It lasted a very long time. I hated getting rid of it.
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@Juliaacv (48537)
• Canada
21 Apr
@snowy22315 I have a long sleeved tshirt that I picked up at Meijer I believe it was before my Dad passed away in 2009, probably as old as 2007 and it still looks great. The meijer brand used to be good quality.
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@marguicha (215792)
• Chile
21 Apr
My oldest T shirt is over 25 years old but now I use it as a nightgown. I love it because it has a very witty sentence about the meaning of stress
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@marguicha (215792)
• Chile
21 Apr
@snowy22315 This one is so old that the cotton is soft anf comfy.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
You sound like my sis. I wouldn't be at all surprised if she has some of that era. I used to have one from Chinatown in NYC I wore for a very long time. It was a pretty pink with red Chinese character lettering. I always assumed it said Chinatown in Chinese...maybe it said you dog or something .
. How the heck would I know?
. How the heck would I know?1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (458976)
• Switzerland
21 Apr
@snowy22315 I still have some very old clothing. Last year I was wearing a pale yellow cotton sweater, my niece asked where did I buy it because she loved... it was older than her 37 years!
I still have some very old clothing. Last year I was wearing a pale yellow cotton sweater, my niece asked where did I buy it because she loved... it was older than her 37 years!1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
@LadyDuck Ha,I have a Christmas sweater that probably is about that old. I never wear it anymore. It is kind of overly glitzy...maybe of the "ugly variety." I was telling myself last year if I wasn't going to wear it, why didn't I get rid of it?
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
21 Apr
Possibly a few. Some I've worn when cleaning assisting with chemicals and now they're bleached, but they were never favorites. I have one from a family reunion which might have been about twenty years ago. It might have the date on it, but I've not looked in a while.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
I have to admit I haven't slept just in a T shirt very often. It seems popular though. I should try it..Most of mine are not very long though.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
@MarshaMusselman I had one long one I got in a beach town years ago. I might have slept in that.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
21 Apr
@snowy22315 I didn't sleep in just t- shirts either. Although some of my PJs might look like a T-shirt even though they are longer. But they're not the same material.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
22 Apr
Interesting when they show up year after year.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
22 Apr
@JudyEv You look like you have lost alot of weight from when that picture was taken.
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@JudyEv (326093)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Apr
@snowy22315 The top is just so comfortable and it doesn't matter if it gets filthy or torn.
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@2ndchances24 (5032)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
21 Apr
I have few shirts that I've had from back in the 80's when me & husband got married
& now that I've lost most my weight I had when I went in the hosp I can wear them again
1 shirt I have is where I won it off a radio show & another I have is 1 I bought & wore
till the print has just about worn off it. (#2 shirt evil wicked mean & nasty) & # 1 shirt
is 1987 radio jam.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
@2ndchances24 I had a super cute one of cats in cowboy boots that sis got me from the Denver airport. That one didn't stand the test if time unfortunately, plus it got a rust stain or something on it.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
Those are some well aged shirts! Congrats on the weight loss!
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@2ndchances24 (5032)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
21 Apr
@snowy22315 Thank you, but it wasn't by anything NORMAL to lose
60 lbs in 1 months time, it about killed me twice, yeah I have them
put up where they are treasured for safe keeping.
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@pumpkinjam (8539)
• United Kingdom
21 Apr
I got rid of a lot of t-shirts (and other clothes) after losing weight. There was no point keeping clothes that didn't fit. However, there are a couple of special ones that I did keep. I'm not sure how old my Bob Marley one is. I have a graduation t-shirt that is 8 years old but, somewhere at the bottom of a drawer, is a t-shirt from the first concert I went to (Chris De Burgh's Notes from Planet Earth tour). If I remembered correctly, that was 2001 making the t-shirt 23 years old. My eldest son is 24 years old and was about a year and a half when we went to the concert.
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@capirani (2744)
• United States
21 Apr
I don't have any shirts that you could call a T-Shirt in the traditional sense. The last ones I owned were, I think Polo and they were men's oversized shirts for big and tall men. I wore them as baggy sleep shirts. I wore them until they fell apart, I think because I lived with my son and daughter-in-law at the time, and their washer ate clothing badly. It also tore up one of my favorite afghans. I think I got those shirts in 2006 and it was probably 2014 or early 2015 that they I threw them away. Those shirts were so comfortable to sleep in.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
I never tried sleeping in a polo. I bet they would be comfy
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@capirani (2744)
• United States
22 Apr
@snowy22315 They weren't the type with the collars and buttons. They were just regular t-shirts.. Pretty much any oversized t-shirts would be good for sleeping in.
@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
I have some pants older than that, but I can't wear them. It is a goal to be able to wear them again.
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@jstory07 (134553)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 Apr
@snowy22315 I am the same size I was when I got out of high school.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
@jstory07 Awesome! The only one that I know who was the same weight all his life was my one grandfather. He was a hard working farmer though also blessed with a good metabolism.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
Yep, I have at least a few that qualify
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@TheHorse (206374)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Apr
@snowy22315 I can often find sentimental reasons for not getting rid of an old "holy" t-shirt.
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@LindaOHio (157044)
• United States
21 Apr
I couldn't fit into any of my old T-shirts. What I'm wearing now isn't that old. Have a good day.
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@snowy22315 (170422)
• United States
21 Apr
Thanks, when I was heavier some of them didn't fit well, but that was a good 20-30 lbs ago. All my old ones fit fine now.
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