I have been cleaning today and found some old clothes of mine.
I have been cosidering donatig them to goodwill but some maybe I should keep just in case I need to crawl in a basement or somthing.

It gave me pause to stir while I was looking at them. It made me remember how much I disliked wearing them.
I never liked those clothes, even the stylish ones. tehy never felt like me, and I always felt like I was wearing them out of requirement rather than enjoyment.
They are good clothes, but they just never did feel right.
So now I dont know what I will do with them.
I probably will donate the ones that are good. And keep a pair of old pants or two for sliding (a type of skateboarding). The rest I suppose I will toss, if they aren't any good or worth donating.
What about the rest of you?
Ever get a few jackets from those you love that you would no longer wear?
I have my dads Charhart field jacket  and I will keep it because it reminds me of him (sigh ) what bout the rest? I have a few nice jackets that I would never really wear unless I had to because they are not me. Perhaps I will just hang on to them for a while and see if it (one in particular) comes in handy.
Hhm. 

Do you guys do anything in particular with your old stuff? hang on to it? Give it away?
I think it would be interesting to make a patchwork quilt out of my old clothes. That would be nice..^_^
Sarah

The patchwork quilt idea sounds cool. I used to have a gym bag that was made that way. I don't have to worry about my old clothes though. I'm sure my ex sent them to Goodwill a long time ago.

Karen Lyn

I give them to the lady that cleans my flat.

Gave it all to my wife's nephews and their friends.

I kept a suit for a few months when I first started transitioning... just in case. But that too went before long.

I have nothing left From Before

~Kate~

Greetings,

Originally I donated them to the local thrift store...now when I find the rare piece of "yuck" clothing...it now just goes straight into the trash can...wasteful I know...but I don't want them around at all.

Peace and love,
Isabelle St-Pierre

I gave them to Good Will.

Cindi

I am not FT yet but still got prepped for it by giving to Goodwill 13 bags of clothes I wouldn't give my friends or family. I gave my brother some of my pants & a few cuff links. I gave my bro in law some diesel jeans. A lot of the cuff links and some other pants and shirts are going to Guymade from Susan's I figure I might as well give some of my stuff to a valued friend too! I've adopted a somewhat androgenous style so I don't have many guy clothes left. Once I transition, I'll probably have 2 bags of clothes to give away and that's it.

In the end, don't just assume no one will want your things. Invite family & friends to go through and take what they want before giving to charity Meghan

I gave tons and tons of clothes, dozens of pants and dozens of shirts, 2-3 coats, etc, most in pretty good shape, to my best friend. He won't have to buy clothes for the next 10 years!! The clothes was in pretty good shape because I had so many that I could wear something different for 3-4 weeks and not have to do laundry!! I don't know why I bought so much clothes; its not even that they were that different from each other.

What my best friend couldn't wear I sent to goodwill.

Some more expensive pieces I sold, like a leather coat I sold for $150 that had cost me $500.

I still have a very expensive $1000 dollar suit and pant combo I'm soon to depart with for $200.

I gave all my clothes to a charity shop.

When I transitioned I ceremoniuosly cut up and burned all the ties, no man should ever be forced to wear them.

Rebecca

REally?
Couldn't you have it taylored into a Womens Pantsuit?
Might be worth it over a thousand dollar suit.

Quote from: Cindi Jones on January 06, 2008, 01:16:37 AM
I gave them to Good Will.

Cindi

ditto. 

I gave to goodwill also. Just remember to get a receit.
Sheila

I threw my old clothes in the trash, 90% of it was worn out anyway.

Men's and women's suit are so different in cut that retailoring would be expensive and hard.
The suit was also way too large which makes the retailoring so much harder. I estimate
at least $200-250 to make it look half decent on my now size 10 frame.

Anyway, I've got bad memories related to it, so better it go.

I take them to my local Parish. 

tink

I kept a couple of fuzzy sweatshirts for days like this (it's raining), but everything else went straight to Goodwill. And it's a write off too.

Well, except for my biker leathers, the boy clothes all went to charity, a long time ago. I do have a pair of grubbies for painting, cleaning, but they are girl's. Anything I don't want anymore goes to charity shops, unless it cant be repaired of has paint on it. Haven't decided what to do with my leathers, don't have a bike anymore (yet), but I think trading the black for a color would be fun.

you can take boy blue jeans and sew them in to a really cute looking skirt.
heck, even my clothing can transistion with me ;-)

I've given clothes to local churches. There's also Sylvia's Place in NYC, they get clothing to trans people in need. I'll donate to them next time I have clothes that I don't need anymore. http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=messageboard.viewThread&entryID=42994049&categoryID=0&IsSticky=0&groupID=101086791&Mytoken=A5EEDC3E-1DAA-43AD-8781CF031330252849150910

y2g

My old guys cloths I donated them to some of the (trans) men I knew.  Gave them to goodwill, and threw them out.

I have  girl cloths that I just don't like got packed away in my closet.  I don't wear them anyway.