I am shocked he remembers that from 17 years ago. I have the memory of an elephant. He has zero memory.
I guess not all is forgotten
I do the same thing. Even though my memory slips on little stuff, I can remember what was worn. And good on ya for it looking better now than 17 years ago. Not many can say that.
There are moments in this life when you are so confident in the rightness of your actions, that not even for a second do you consider the option that you might be wrong.