I am basicly trying to say I have been wearing this before you existed.

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farhankhan2007

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Could someone please let me know if these sentences are grammatically correct and natural?.
I am basicly trying to say I have been wearing this before before you existed.

1) I have been wearing this type of clothes long before you existed.

2) I have been wearing this type of clothes since before you existed.

3) I have been wearing this type of clothes even before you existed.

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Do you mean before you were born?
 

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"I have been wearing this style (of clothes) since before you were born."
 

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I like "before you were [even] born" and "before you [even] existed" equally.

Also, note the correct spelling of "basically".
 
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