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LONDON -- A 50th wedding anniversary986 Archivessomething worth celebrating in style.

And celebrate is precisely what Carole-Ann and Jim Stanfield did -- by donning the same outfits they wore on their wedding day in 1966.

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The couple from Kingsbury, Warwickshire, was "gobsmacked" when they discovered their wedding clothes still fit after 50 years of marriage.

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The couple's suit and dress had been gathering dust in the attic of their home, where the clothing remained untouched for five decades.

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The outfits were found in the loft after their granddaughter Hayley asked to see wedding photos -- from the couple's wedding day on Oct. 1, 1966.

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"When Hayley discovered we still had our wedding outfits, she said we should try them on to see if they still fit," Mrs Stanfield told The Telegraph.

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"Jim went up and dug them out. Hayley insisted we put them on but I said no, they’d been in the loft and they were dusty and smelly," the 71-year-old continued.

Jim, 74, and Carole-Ann met in 1962 at a working men's club and they've been together ever since.

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Carole-Ann and Jim decided to don their outfits and host a party for all their friends and family in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary.

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