Oh go ahead and start wearing them again!
After all .....
......... Everything Old is New Again!
Never had any of these, but around the same time I had some of the fabric panel vests.
I'd buy them and embellish with embroidery, then stitch them up.
I even have a couple that have been stitched but never sewn.
I have been contemplating cutting them up and making them into a quilt.
However, what to do about all the cut threads?