Give up clothes for good
24-03-2010
The auctions run for one week only, commencing on Thursday 25th March 9am closes Thursday 1st April at 3 pm, so don’t be an (April) fool and miss out on this opportunity! the auction is run through Ebay in partnership with budget brand retailers TK Maxx and HomeSense with proceeds going to the UK’s biggest charity Cancer Research UK. ‘Give Up Clothes For Good’ is a bi-annual campaign to help raise valuable funds for life-saving research into childhood cancers.
The public have the chance to bid on celebs most covetable items of clothing including Gossip girl Leighton Meester supermodel, Tyra Banks , Heiress and it girl Nicky Hilton and the Duchess of York , among some of the famous do-gooders shifting there gear for good
Items available include designer handbags, coats, dresses as well as signed items. Up for grabs are Iconic items such as dresses worn to prestigious events such as film premiers, music festivals and fashion launches!! Pieces expected to cause the biggest buzz are celebs ‘favorite’ pieces including Sharon Osbourne’s Burberry coat, Comedian David Walliams Tom Ford suit and singer Duffy’s Lollapalooza festival dress.
Not only are celebs donating items but the general public are also being encouraged to part with any unwanted pocessions and hand them in to unwanted quality clothing and households goods to any TK Maxx or HomeSense store between the 5th-25th April.
We are able to give Fashion Capital viewers the first chance to bid live on eBay for these A-list celebrity outfits so get online and go to www.tkmaxx.com/ebay on March 25th and get involved! Have a browse over the list of items available for your viewing below:
Sharon Osbourne – Burberry coat
Jade Jagger
Jenson Button – Signed t-shirt
Duffy – Dress worn at Lollapalooza Festival, Chicago
David Walliams -Tom Ford designer suit, including waistcoat
Nicky Hilton – Dress worn at her New York fashion week debut
Rupert Grint – Signed black t-shirt and converse all star trainers worn at his Hollywood walk of fame induction
Tyra Banks – Purple Katherine Malandrino dress
Leighton Meester – Dress worn at the 500 Days of Summer premiere
Nancy Dell’Olio – Black Donna Karan trench coat (plus other designer items)
Miquita Oliver – Balenciaga dress worn at T4 On the Beach
Duchess of York – Issa London electric blue smock dress (plus other designer items)
Lucy Davis – Dina Bar-el floor length evening dress worn at the LA Awards ceremony
Lorraine Kelly – Matthew Williamson purple sequin cardigan and matching pencil skirt
Kara Tointon – Dress worn at the Television and Radio Industries Club Ceremony 2008
Barbara Hulanicki – Coccinelle handbag
Nicky Clarke – Black leather shit by June Goh
Michelle Gayle – Dress worn on Reborn in USA final