I buy a lot of my clothes on eBay - I’m only comfortable wearing cotton and linen. And when I find pants, especially, that fit comfortably I buy them in quantity. I live in a body altered by treatments for advanced cancer and live breast free. There are certain brands and sizes that I feel good wearing and almost none of them are made anymore. I buy duplicates of favorite tees and sweaters. I have a bunker of storage containers for clothes I know I will wear for the rest of my life and aren’t being made anymore. My body isn’t going to change much and my color preferences won’t either. I indulge myself with scarves and earrings…
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I’ve been buying Italian shoes when they go on sale since 2006. I have to give up heels. I’m in the process of consigning and donating all my dress shoes and boots that aren’t flats. I had collected over 40 pairs in near perfect condition.
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Comfort rules! Your use of scarves and earrings is like my gravitation to bowties. A pair of khakis and a light blue button down is ho hum, but add a bright bowtie and it rocks!
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Mine either, but you only live once. I haven’t been to NYC in over 2o years, which helps.
I have really skinny feet. Hard to find heels in a narrow size, except for this one Italian brand 
But I’m a flats girl these days. I don’t want to trip and go sprawling, and I don’t have to dress up for work anymore.
ETA: those Italian shoes - I’ve had pairs of them not only re-heeled, but resoled. It’s the shoe equivalent of having your copper retimed. The shoes have to be worth it, and you need a really good cobbler.
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Addicted to bow ties!
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I’m still wearing my clothes from the 90’s, some are from the 80’s (!). Most of them are in good condition and people gasp when they hear how old my clothes are but don’t look it. Nothing trendy, simple/classic in style, no stand out colours either. Helps that I take good care of my things and myself (clothes still fit me).
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I realize I may have been an instigator, but this thread has stayed alive by moving on to clothing. It got me to thinking of other things and considering which I would prefer to be older and which I prefer newer. I generally appreciate the solidity and craftsmanship of older wood furniture. There are certainly some excellent modern options like Thos. Moser, but they are very expensive. I always prefer old rugs. Old guitars and other wooden instruments are prized for several reasons, one being that aging affects tone, but we seem to be in a renaissance of lutherie. For their greater safety, lower emissions, and overall better performance, I prefer newer cars to most old ones, but I still dream of a 356. Old bamboo fly rods are special, but modern graphite and fiberglass are easier to use. New fly reels are marvels. I’d be torn if offered an old Hardy or their new Ultraclick. One of the things I love is that rare maker of anything that has endured, perhaps not unchanged but largely so. Hudson Bay and Pendleton blankets come to mind, as to Pelikans and many other fountain pens. Old stereo components, especially turntables, are still much sought for good reason, but the new things, especially speakers, are equally good and likely technically superior. Old books hold tremendous charm, but I confess to preferring newer books that have supple, bright pages. Last of all, old boats. Sure, an old wooden sailboat means spending your winter sanding, scraping, varnishing, painting, and repairing. It is a labor of love.
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Pelikans and many other fountain pens
[/quote]. I have quite a stash.
I agree about newer cars; at my age I want all the safety features they can cram in. And I’ve never fished with anything other than a bamboo pole, so I can’t compare.
I don’t understand the allure of throw away faddish, trendy stuff. I’m all too happy to splurge, but I want something that isn’t immediately disposable. And that extends to the kitchen, the house, the wardrobe, and whatever else I can list, but I need another cup of (good) coffee.
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The one safety feature of older cars that I really miss is visibility. I had a 1970 BMW 2002 and could see pretty much 360 degrees. Today the roof pillars are like a tunnel behind you.
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I get you. It did have good Vis. but without all the modern Safety Features e.g.: Crush Zones, Shoulder Harnesses, Braking and Traction Systems, it wasn’t really “safer”
Sold mine last year 
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OMG. There was one just like that, in my apartment garage, when I was in school. I thought it was the coolest car I’d ever seen. Same color!
It was/is 
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I’ve had some shoes resoled, too.
The shoes I have are at the level where I would resole them if I could use them. I’m selling or donating them instead, so someone else can use them.
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Very cool, but I’d take the Alfa version…
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My daughter was the 2nd owner of a ‘67 MZB, both front and back windshields were curved at corners, such wonderful visibility. The body was really tough steel, too.
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Had one on my paper route , but it was this creamy bluish grey that I loved. I would have made an offer, but i don’t think I made enough at the age of 12 to swing it.
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