I'm sadly realizing that today may be the day I finally have to say goodbye to some of my favorite clothes. You see, I've probably had these particular clothes longer than a lot of people have been married. First up, is my navy blue checkered pair of shorts. They are SO comfortable, are very decent in length, match so much and, best of all, they have wonderful, deep pockets. I love pockets! I knew they were getting worn around the waistband, but nobody sees that but me. Then today, I realized there is NO give to the elastic anymore. It has all give out! Such a sad day. I don't really remember the day I bought the shorts, but I know they came from a Liz Claiborne Outlet and at the time I thought they were expensive. My only justification was that they would go with everything. Man, have I gotten my money's worth out of them! I don't really remember the last time I was at a Liz Claiborne Outlet, but these are probably older than some of my kids.
The other garment is my navy blue cotton sweater. I wear it all the time when I get cold in my sewing room. It's just heavy enough to take off the chill until the next hot flash hits and I remove it and put it on my chair again. The sweater is NOT as old as the shorts, but I knew when I bought it that I really liked it. My only solace to this sweater is that I have a tan one just like it that is not in as bad shape yet.
I know I will be on the lookout for my next comfort clothes to replace these.
I'm actually sitting here wondering what I can make out of the scraps (good parts with no holes) of these two garments. I can at least save the buttons from the sweater for my button box.
