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zwingo t1_j5uj4ta wrote

Reply to When mom says "Buy a size larger so that it fits later as well" and it works for 9 years. by brokebaritone

I come from a relatively tall family (mom and dad are both at the 6’ mark) with an older brother of 8 years who was around 6’ at the time this happened. We went to England to see family, went to a Newcastle match while there, and I reallllly wanted a goalkeepers jersey. This is back when they were made by Adidas and pretty damn good quality. Thing is dad made me get one that came down to damn near my knees.

Well, that was at least 15-20 years ago (currently in my late twenties) and now at 6’5” I still wear that jersey on a weekly basis, and it fits perfectly. Like exactly where I’d want the waist to fall, arms are the perfect length, right amount of space for my body. Like he nailed the sizing right there, just guessed what I’d turn in to as I grew.

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brokebaritone OP t1_j5u8w9w wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in When mom says "Buy a size larger so that it fits later as well" and it works for 9 years. by brokebaritone

I never wear this at home. I dont fold it. I hang it inside my cupboard always. I'm extremely cautious when wearing this outside - never actually dropped food, cut, smudged or tripped while wearing this. I avoid it when I'm supposed to do a phyisical activity. The cloth has loosened and stretched a bit though.

Mom doesn't wash it often. But when she does, she always hand-washes it with cold water and air dry it. I dunno if it helps but she uses a fabric softener with it, I guess. Also its good quality fabric on its own. Even I'm surprised this lasted 9 years and counting.

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