Are you be tempted by a leather jacket donated by Sienna Miller or by designer items sold at a fraction of their price? If the answer is yes, then head up to Mary’s Living and Giving Shop, a pop-up charity shop opened from the 4th to the 27th of June in Westfield.
Bayswater pumps donated by Mulberry
Why go there ?
Because the idea comes from Mary Portas, the woman credited with turning Harvey Nichols into the modern fashion powerhouse it has become, now the successful presenter of the BBC series Mary Queen of Shops.
Because Mary, in partnership with Grazia magazine, has filled the charity shop with amazing high street and designer items, with participating brands and shops including Mulberry, Matches, Harvey Nichols, Topshop, Gap and French Connection.
Because there will be designer handbags from £50, must-have pieces from £20 and current high street clothing at a fraction of the retail price.
Because it also offers a chance to pursue some clothes and accessories having belonged to celebrities, as many items were donated by famous people including Sienna Miller, Jamie and Jools Oliver, Peaches Geldof, Meg Matthews and Luella Bartley.
Because (last but not least), all the money raised by the shop is going to charities, including Save the Children. The idea is to get people to “Shop Neutral”, by helping others through guilt-free shopping and by encouraging them to donate their own unwanted clothes every time they shop.
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