Hello to all,
My head went gray ten years ago, and my beard followed it a few years later. As age settled into my bones, it also created a need for comfort in my clothes. Some of my favorite garments came from as early as the 1980s when I bought them as a young man. It was the style of the day, and some still hold its appeal all these years later.
The shirts and pants, primarily blue jeans, left over from a bygone era, found a spot in my closet. The still-stylish clothes were comfortable, and I preferred to wear them daily. They wrapped my body like an old friend to greet me in the morning. Hawian-style shirts that never go out of fashion and dress jeans that now fit more comfortably as everyday wear clutter the center of the closet. The business casual moved to the far ends of the closet in favor of comfort clothes. Suits have been pushed so deep into the closet that it will take an archeologist to find them.
It started a couple of years ago when a pair of old jeans, circa 1985, caught Tammy’s eye. She no longer saw a man sporting stylish jeans but an old man wearing torn and worn-out jeans. I argued they were fashionable, and the kids today pay hundreds of dollars for jeans like the ones I wore.
The woman in charge of the house ignored this argument. I said goodbye to the old jeans with a heavy heart. I wanted to burn them on a funeral pyre, but again, the person I have called boss for thirty years nixed this idea. The sounds of a lone trumpet played Taps in my head as my old friend jeans faded into the trash can. The crashing of the lid matched the crushing blow to my heart as I said goodbye.
I typed this week’s blog in jeans shorts from circa 1990. She noticed the tear in the back pocket where the knife had resided for all those years, and then she mentioned the bare threads hanging from the hem. I fear the days are numbered for this comfort clothing that is older than our marriage. It will probably survive the summer but does not look suitable for 2025.
Perhaps I will start a support group for old men saying goodbye to equally old comfort clothes.
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God bless,
Danny Mac
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