Fashion For World Aids Day Charity

Everyone loves a bit of vintage. Especially when they are glorious pieces previously worn by celebrities. Such is the case with the Terrence Higgins Trust charity where celebrities emptied their closets and donated their frocks in support of World Aids Day.

With prices starting at £1, the possibility of picking up a bargain, a rummage through the offerings on the rails at Topshop in Oxford Street last week offered a peek into the wardrobes of some of Britain's most famous women. Mrs Blai donated a white Burberry trouser suit (size 14) that she wore for a photo call in Downing Street after her husband's election victory in 2001 and again while posing for the Blairs' Christmas card that year. It will cost the lucky buyer £100.

Shoppers could snap up an original Chanel beige suede jacket for £160, once the property of model Yasmin Le Bon - if they don't mind the black felt-tip mark on the left sleeve. Le Bon also donated a vintage Forties-style polka-dot chiffon dress - a bargain at £160 and, amazingly, a size 12, which suggests it was part of her maternity wardrobe.

Other vintage designs that would fetch thousands at auction nestle on the racks alongside less desirable items - including a pair of cast-off Stars and Stripes boxer shorts, a Tommy Cooper-style fez for a fiver and a fetching collection of nylon Seventies nighties (from advisedly anonymous donors). Sadie Frost has contributed a trademark floral baby-doll dress for £65. Model Laura Bailey, photographer Poppy de Villeneuve and the entire Vogue fashion team have also offloaded their out-of-season stock.