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Fashion for All – Lydia Bright

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We believe that no matter your shape, size or budget, there is something for everyone at your local Barnardo’s shop. That’s why we’ve launched our Fashion For All campaign, showing that pre-loved fashion is for everyone and whilst shopping with us, you’ll be supporting us in our quest to raise vital funds to support vulnerable children, young people, and families across the UK.

Television personality Lydia Bright was delighted to be involved, saying – “I am very excited to be shooting with Barnardo’s – it’s a charity which is very close to my heart. My parents are foster parents, and have been for most of my life, so to be an ambassador for a fostering charity is a complete honour, and I know very well how used their services are and how important they are to children and families within the care system”.

Treasure the hunt in your local Barnardo’s store or check out our eBay store to find yourself the perfect items this summer.

Found something you love? Make sure to tag us and use #MyBarnardosFind.

Recycling Week

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Recycling Week 2021 is here. This is the perfect week to tackle a little up-cycling, re-wear something in your wardrobe or if shopping, be sure to hit up your local Barnardo’s.

To help celebrate @duckfashfashion have created something special to celebrate all things pre-loved shopping and we are obsessed.

To find out more about Recycling Week and how you can get involved, head over to Recycle Now.

And without further ado….

Fashion Revolution Week – Hannah’s Love Story

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Fashion Revolution day 5! To celebrate, we have our fifth instalment of Fashion Love Stories, and it’s a special one!

Today’s spotlight is on pre-loved and sustainability Queen Hannah. She hasn’t shopped fast fashion since July 2019, how incredible? Check out this beautiful poem she’s written one of her favourite shirts that’s been passed down from her Dad. So beautiful.

Photograph it, film it, write about it! Get involved this Fashion Revolution week and share your love story.

Fashion Revolution Week – Soph’s Love Story

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Fashion Revolution Week Day 4 is here!

Next up in our Fashion Love Stories series is the gorgeous Soph, effortlessly stylish and an absolute charity shop queen. With so many beautiful pre-loved pieces to chose from, check out just one of her clothes love stories below.

“The jacket and skirt are items that I had looked around for, for so long, as they originally sold out on ASOS and Nasty Gal. The skirt was £90 on ASOS but I managed to get my hands on it for £15 on a for sale site – and it was brand new with tags. The Nasty Gal star jacket, I picked up for £5! The outfit gives me major Debbie Harry vibes, and as she’s one of my forever style icons, I’ll always take inspiration from her.

When looking around at the charity shops, my main tips are to look around in all sections, even the men’s! I’ve bought small jackets before from the men’s section that are amazing and would’ve cost a fortune in shops. I’d also say, don’t just limit yourself to your own size, look around in all size sections as every brand fits differently, and especially for vintage pieces – the sizing has changed so much on women’s clothing in particular over the decades, labels won’t always be correct.”

These are the kind of love stories we love to hear and see, so why not get involved and tell you own? Photograph it, film it, write about it! Get involved this Fashion Revolution week and share your love story.

Fashion Revolution Week – Addie’s Love Story

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Fashion Revolution Week Day 3 is here!

Next up in our Fashion Love Stories series is the fab Addie. A curator of an amazing collection of charity shop, pre-loved and vintage treasures. Addie celebrates all things slower fashion and we are obsessed. Check out just some of her beautiful pieces including this fuchsia drop waist silk skirt, handed down by her Mum who wore it in the 80’s. It’s 40 years old and still turns heads – how beautiful.

These are the kind of love stories we love to hear and see, so why not get involved and tell you own? Photograph it, film it, write about it! Get involved this Fashion Revolution week and share your love story.

Fashion Revolution – Rhianna’s Love Story

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Fashion Revolution day 2 and Charity Tuesday all mixed into one – winner! To celebrate, we have our second instalment of Fashion Love Stories, we are putting the spotlight on the clothes we already have and falling back in love with our wardrobe.

Today’s spotlight is on the effortlessly cool, sustainable stylist, and all round babe, Rhianna. She shares a super cute story about finding the confidence to wear exactly what she loves, and we couldn’t agree more!

Photograph it, film it, write about it! Get involved this Fashion Revolution week and share your love story.

Upcycling – Top Tips

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Josephine is a hairdresser and established charity shopping pioneer thanks to her now retired YouTube channel which consisted of mainly vintage & charity Shop hauls and lookbooks. She was elected the ‘Shop Good Stuff’ Ambassador for Giving Tuesday in 2016 and has continued to spread the message of second hand love, choosing to buy entirely second hand only from January 2019.

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Crochet Love.

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Hello everyone! My name is Stevie and today I wanted to share a little bit about how I got into crocheting my own clothing and how charity shopping ties in with that! I’m a huge fan of shopping pre-loved and have been buying from charity shops for years but recently, I’ve got more and more into up-cycling, DIY projects and making my own clothing – crochet being my main craft of choice!

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Natural Tie-Dye Tees

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Tie-dye? Yes please. It’s a fun and easy way to jazz up a plain t-shirt that’s sitting in your wardrobe. The crazy talented Hannah Elliman has been experimenting with natural dyes and accidentally created this tie-dye beaut. She achieved this gorgeous pink colour by boiling avocado stones and their skins and we are obsessed. Keep […]