If I asked you (& I am) to recall any memorable (good or bad) clothing items from your childhood, which would you remember with fondness or indeed horror?

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answer:I’ve got a season of horror/comedy to remember. The year I turned 10, my father told me he’d be giving me the government-issued Baby Bonus money to use for my clothing. It was a quarterly cheque, so I’d have money every three months. The first cheque arrived just about my birthday in June. My father took me shopping at S&R the Discount Department Store. He said I could buy what I wanted but to keep in mind this was it til the cheque that would arrive just before school started. I could wear what fit from the year before or what I bought from this cheque. I went crazy. Pink shorts, pink sweater, pink tops, pink bathing suit, pink underwear, pink jacket, pink sneakers. … and a week later I was sick of it. Went to my dad. So sorry, no more money for you. I wore pink and some way too small clothes from the previous summer for 3 months. I didn’t wear pink again until I was in my 30’s. Now I can laugh when I look back at the photos from that year. I learned a lot of lessons that summer.

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