A few days ago I bought a pair of trousers which are a very good fit and look as well as trousers can look on an oldie. Mrs H thinks they look good anyway.
I did suggest keeping them for those occasions where we choose to look slightly smarter than usual but Mrs H disagreed. She pointed out that I’d only paid £3.50 for them at a charity shop so I may as well use them as every day mooching around trousers.
Fair point.
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Trousers are odd things. When you purposefully set out to get a pair that look smart, they can end up making you look like a sack of spuds. But it's often the case that an old or second-hand pair can look good. There's no pattern to these things. Trousers are a law unto themselves.
Life with trousers, and shirts etc, used to be easy. Each year buy a couple of pairs to wear at work (smartish/tidy), relegate the older ones to weekends and stuff (still fairly tidy), relegate the even older to gardening, decorating and car maintenance (scruffy). It all started to go pear shaped (as did I) when designers decided to keep changing designs so my usual standard annual purchases appeared too skinny or missing the traditional pockets etc - redesigned in the name of 'fashion' rather than comfort and convenience. Then I retired and the entire pass-down system failed anyhow.
I've sworn a mighty oath (when I remember) that whenever I find shoes or clothes that fit really well and suit me I'll go back in a few days and buy another set.
Otherwise if I leave it a few months those items will have been taken off sale, because of one of the following:
1) Fashion
2) The original items were from a short production run
3) It's the wrong season
4) There's no demand (what am I, limp lettuce?)
5) We don't do them any more
Wrong logic.
Anything, including breeks, are worth what it would cost to replace with an equivalent. Provided you still have a want or need
Sam - although the sack of spuds look is comfortable.
Woodsy - that's how I used to organise things. I still do to some extent, but as you say styles change. Pockets seem to vary a lot and aren't always just where they should be.
DJ - I've been doing that lately with T-shirts, the trouble is I now have too many. They all fit well though.
Doonhamer - it's the psychology of it I suppose, always knowing you are wearing £3.50 charity shop trousers.
I once bought a pair of corduroy trousers from a charity shop, cost me 50p. They lasted many a winter walking and rambling in the countryside.
Otherwise it's just 501's and clarks desert boots. Easy.
Anon - I've just retired a good pair of corduroy trousers I used to wear all the time during winter. Not when we were out walking though because they didn't dry very quickly after a spot of rain.
I mooch in track suit botts. I won't wear a T-shirt.
dearieme - I mooch in track suit botts in the house and garden, but not when we go out.
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