It is very difficult for most women, and many men, to clean out their closets. When I say clean, I mean sort the good from the baggy and ugly, and donate the stuff that hasn't been worn for years to charity. An article in The New York Times this weekend is going to make tossing out the old even more difficult. The fashion article reported that clothing manufacturers are flipping through their old catalogues for ideas. Eddie Bauer, for example, is reintroducing jackets that the company supplied to pilots in the Second World War. The retro fashions are becoming popular because the Americans are feeling uncertain about their economy. The article states: "Brands are combing their archives in the hope that old clothing styles with a classic feel will assuage consumer anxiety in shaky times. With some Americans feeling as if they can’t trust government, Wall Street or big business, the brands are betting their heritage lines will evoke memories of better times — and help pry open shoppers’ wallets." And we know what happens across the border creeps into Canada soon rather than later. So I will hang on to those old things...just in case.