Shop on the net
The World Wide Web never looked so good…

Second hand market shopping is so hip it hurts, but if you find the hustle and bustle too much hassle check out www.clothesagency.com. Pick up a piece of vintage couture or get a pair of Jimmy Choos to strut straight to your door for a fraction of the regular price. There’s Gucci for grooms and designer labels for little ones. It is virtual shopping heaven!

 Zara and Camilla raid their wardrobes for charity 
Zara Phillips and Camilla Parker-Bowles have dipped into their wardrobes to help raise money for charity. They are among a host of celebrities who have donated items of clothing to a fundraising auction for the Asian Tsunami appeal.
Princess Anne’s daughter Zara chose the black Moschino evening gown she wore to the premier of Sea Biscuit, while Camilla’s black jacket and skirt, designed by Valentino Garavani, has a special place in her heart – she wore it on one of her first official royal outings, to Somerset House in November 2000.
The pair are among more than 70 celebrities taking part – Madonna has donated a belt; Kate Winslett a gown designed by Ben de Lisi for the New York premiere of Finding Neverland; and Claudia Schiffer a Gucci trousersuit.

To feed your shopping habit without receiving a call from the bank manager, check out a factory outlet     store – or, if you're totally broke, log onto www.clothesagency.com where you can sell your old wardrobe to fund a new one.

CHERIE BLAIR said she would "never again" use eBay after she discovered that nosy people could see exactly which shoes she had bought at the internet auction house. She will therefore be delighted to learn of a website dealing in cast-off designer clothes, launched by an aristocrat who claims to make discretion her watchword.
"We are far more anonymous than eBay," says Lady Apsley, who will do no more than hint to Mandrake that ‘well-known faces’ have already used the website.
"They come to us because they feel safe," says Sara Apsley, “And that is what we intend to ensure, that if they wish to remain anonymous – then that is exactly what will happen.”

 Fashionable alternative to eBay

There is a new player on the e-tail market. The British www.clothesagency.com is the brainchild of Lady Sara Apsley. The Gloucestershire-based Lady Apsley has provided all would-be wheelers and dealers in fashion with an easy alternative to the sophisticated eBay.

The website is dedicated to fashion, offering visitors the opportunity to buy and sell fashion and accessories. For a mere £1.25 you can list the items you wish to sell for 28 days. The site evens provides a Top Drawer Service to pick up the clothes to sell on the internet, if you don't want to do it yourself. With this service they charge a flat fee of 30% for any article sold over £100 and 40% for any item under £100.

A donation from the commission goes to the Alzheimer's Society, so you will be assured of doing a good deed while being commercial.

According to Lady Apsley, the site has accrued over 5,000 members since it was founded less than a year ago. She told reporters that the sellers have formed a community in which they feel safe to do business, and she encourages them to have a returns policy to enhance customer satisfaction.