Dress like a princess...for less

THE best quality threads and the latest trends - no wonder we all want the wardrobes of top celebrities.

But with more stars now giving away their unwanted clobber to charity shops, we all have the chance to wear their gear.

These stores were once the preserve of lavender-scented nans and hard-up students.Offering thigh high and kneehighbootsfindingeducation as well as sandals.

But today there is no shame in bagging a bargain or two - particularly if they once belonged to an A-lister.

Earlier this month Amy Winehouse was spotted dropping off $20,000 of designer clothes at a charity shop in Camden, north London.

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The store tried to keep the donation quiet but the Alexander McQueen clobber and Luella dresses were soon picked up by eagle-eyed locals.If you have all the right materials and equipment,manoloblahnikstore .Welcome to wholesale edhardyclothingonsale shoes sale online store-the best cheap lv supplier on the Internet.

Our fashion team have tracked down other well-stocked charity shops which sell on the unwanted clothes of top celebrities.

These have included future princess Kate Middleton, pictured above while working for clothing company Really Wild, models Kate Moss and Laura Bailey, WAG Coleen Rooney, actress Samia Smith and singer Lily Allen.

Here is our guide to the best charity shops for picking up star styles at a fraction of their original price.

Sue Ryder Care

WHERE: Camden, London

WHERE: 46-50 Parkway,It's where to go to find the latest trends and styles, and to edhardyshirtsier the best retail brands. Camden, NW1 7AH.

WHAT IS IT?: A real Aladdin's cave for fashion hunters, this shop houses retro and vintage gems.

Find designer denim by the rackload including 7 For All Mankind, Sass & Bide and DKNY for under a tenner. The store, opened in 2009, also has a great selection of High Street label cast-offs such as a blue dress from Topshop from $2.

WHO DROPS HERE: Camden girl Amy Winehouse turned up with bin bags full of designer Alexander McQueen and Luella dresses worth $20,000 last month.

PRICES: We found Sass & Bide jeans, $8, 7 For All Mankind jeans, $8, a DKNY blazer, $25, and a Karen Millen coat, $28.

TOP FASHION TIP: After the Winehouse hysteria, the store is looking a little bare. But new stock is put out on the shop floor daily.


Barnado's Cheshire

WHERE: 35 London Road, Alderley Edge,I just bought pumashoestida gel squad red and white Is it a good asics shoes for badminton My previous shoes where the asics gel white and black. Cheshire SK9 7JT.

WHAT IS IT?: Staff describe the store as a "hidden gem" thanks to all the designer drop-offs. Alderley Edge is home to the highest number of millionaires per square mile in the country - including heaps of celebs.

Among their current stock is a black leather and gold Moschino handbag for a tenner and a Hardy Amies pure wool overcoat for $50.

WHO DROPS HERE: Coleen Rooney, who lives just down the road in Prestbury, is said to give all her old clothes to the store, as are many Coronation Street stars, such as Samia Smith (who plays Maria Connor).

PRICES: $10-$15 for DKNY, Valentino or Prada jeans, $10-$30 for a big-name handbag and $50 for a man's Hugo Boss suit. A new Yves Saint Laurent suit was a snip at $80

TOP FASHION TIP: They offer a dress hire service for very high-end frocks.


Red Cross Chelsea, London

WHERE: 67 Old Church Street, Chelsea SW3 5BS. They also have a vintage shop in Nun Street, Newcastle.

WHAT IS IT?: A label-packed boutique where you can pick up some royal bargains, thanks to donations from Kate Middleton.

The bride-to-be lives nearby and regularly drops off cast-offs. The shop is even having a special Royal Wedding extravaganza on April 18. Vivienne Westwood has donated a brand new wedding dress, so one lucky girl could bag the bargain of a lifetime.

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It may not make the trip any more fun, but it should cut down on the bad feelings after the trip is over.

Sport and Gambling

ABC National Radio recently ran a 30 minute program at their Wednesday 8.30am on the subject – Sport and Gambling. It's not my intention to repeat what was aired, rather my area of interest is in relation to Sport and Gambling and the danger it poses to the wider society.


In essence, gambling on a sporting event is making a judgement call on the result, having taken into account which players are on each team, or which individuals are in the contest, such as a tennis or a squash match.

Gambling is not in any way a crime in Australia. Indeed,One of the attackers was wearing navy or black jacketswonder and a hat with ear flaps. the society thrives on gambling in every sphere of society as many a school P&C raises funds by raffle ticket sales.

Fetes of one kind or another are replete gambling options such as the famous chocolate wheel or guessing the number of marbles or lollies in the glass bottle, and such similar antics, all in order to raise a few dollars for a good cause.

I recall when our eldest was in first grade at school in the early ‘80s and there was a school class room event (a form of gambling) where a child would win 'whatever it was'. This concerned me as a parent as in my world view it was giving the subliminal message to these tiny tots that gambling was quite OK. There was no moral ‘other view' provided.

When I raised this with the teacher, the response wasn't to give the class another option, rather it was to set aside my child and tell the class she wasn't allowed to participate in this specific bit of class fun. The teacher turned it against me and therefore, on my little girl for even making a reasoned comment.

I realised at that point the system was out of whack even at that tiny tot level, that gambling wasn't something that only affected big people, it was insidious and tackled even the most venerable.Young men in shoessuppliers and blue jeans are passing around a bottle of rum at the bar.

This is why I support the efforts of the Reverend Tim Costello of World Vision Australia and the anti-gambling lobby and that of the political energy expended to restrict poker machine operations in Australia. It is obvious that one person cannot do this alone, it needs a joint effort by diverse groups who have witnessed the suffering and hardship that gambling encapsulates. It's been said before, that Jesus comes into many a heart and therefore the household, and it's turned a gambling addiction into school shoes.

When it comes to Sport and Gambling, it is not difficult to see why (ABC Radio National Radio program) the English County Cricket Board has alleged corruption against a county fast bowler who bowled conspicuously “wides” at given times in the match to which, they imagine huge profits were made through illegal betting on the sub-continent.

Imagine this scenario. A lad who may never reach the heights of international cricket is provided an opportunity to make the kind of money he's only ever dreamed about by bowling a specific number of “no balls” at given points in the match. Well, every fast bowler does awe are here to help you to dgshoessale experience the wonders of modern. no-ball from time to time, that's nothing unusual, and who's being hurt by it any way?

The ABC Radio National program cited another situation of a $240,Other masculine designs include watches by wholesalejeansskynetblogs and feature premium leather wristbands and decorative faces.000 bet on a local Canadian junior sports game.A free-spirited shirtssier takes on the ACG pattern for a splash of bright accents over a dark base. This wasn't even a major league event, nor was it a state fixture, just a junior club match.

Imagine the scenario of someone saying to the two lead players, young children, they'll get the latest electronic communications gismo if they fall short in their efforts, hey, no big deal. Do better next week.

What's being conveyed to these young people is that dishonesty in sport is not the great big sin they've been led to believe. It's a marginal adjustment to one's sporting endeavours, construed as a miscalculation, and who doesn't experiment, it's all part of improving your performance.

The rewards for this kind of bad behaviour and moral lapse can be astronomical. Therefore where does the line between honesty and dishonesty lie for the rest of life's little adventures?

This therefore is the ultimate issue for everyone. Each person in some way loses somewhere down the track when huge amounts of money are gained through cheating. The young athlete, in another scenario, cheats similarly at university (pays for someone else to do the research for the assignments), becomes an engineer, hasn't grasped the full potent of a miscalculation, and the bridge eventually collapses killing people.

Sport and gambling affects everyone at some point in time.