From Rags To Riches

11.30AM, RADIO 4

These days, a hunt through the rails of a charity shop will yield pretty slim pickings. You’ll find a lot of clothes that no one could have wanted in the first place, but the classy clothes have been creamed off. Amber Butchart looks into the world of vintage fashion, hears how the quality stuff ends up in auction houses, and reveals how second-hand clothes now grace the pages of glossy fashion magazines.