Jim,
I feel your pain! Two years ago after being a stay-at-home mom for 15 years I went back to work in an office. At the outset I invested in a classic tailored outfits in good-quality, wool, cotton and and linens. I keep my clothes in good repair and have them cleaned regularly, so most of these garments still have a lot of good wear left in them. Here's what I'm going to do when I reach goal:
One pair of my size 4X underpants (unworn) with the words "NEVER AGAIN" written accross them is getting professonally framed and hung on my kitchen wall.
Whatever can be altered, I'm taking to the tailor.
Knit shirts and tees I'll be using as pajama tops in future.
Clean used cotton undies will be torn up and used as polishing cloths for the car. (You could use your undershirts for this.)
The rest I'm giving to an organization that helps people on welfare to get jobs. It teaches folks how to make a good impression at interviews and gives them lightly-worn suitable interview and workplace clothes.
Have you thought about your shoes? When I lost a big chunk of weight on phen-fen a few years ago, my shoe size went down a size-and-a-half.
Dixie
