So i walked into a shop and olivia colman sold me a t-shirt...

As thousands take on Oxfam’s challenge to buy purely pre-loved this month, Closer speaks to the charity shop pros…

Shop of the month Open Monday to Saturday, ...

WE MEET THE INDIVIDUALS WHO USE THEIR CREATIVE TALENTS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OTHERS, THROUGH FASHION AND JEWELLERY TO INTERIORS

ADORED BY THE LIKES OF BEYONCÉ AND KATE MOSS, TOPSHOP CEMENTED ITS PLACE AS AN ICON OF THE BRITISH HIGH STREET. AS THE BRAND MAKES ITS ELECTRIFYING COMEBACK, TAMISON O’CONNOR LOOKS AT WHAT ITS FUTURE HOLDS

ALEXA CHUNG HAS BEEN MANY THINGS – MTV GIRL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BALLET-FLAT AFICIONADO – BUT SHE REMAINS, FOREVER, A BRITISH STYLE ICON. IN CONVERSATION WITH NICOLA COUGHLAN, SHE REFLECTS ON THE INDIE-SLEAZE ERA (’IT REALLY WAS AS FUN AS IT LOOKED’) AND REVEALS HER NEXT MOVE

Carol had it all – so why did she feel something was missing?