Cancer Research UK

A real little find of a charity shop! If you’re looking for a mix of young, up-​and-​coming designer one-​offs with classic second-​hand top designer buys then Cancer Research UK on Marylebone High St is the place for you!
As you walk in you get a real sense that this is no ordinary charity shop (for one it doesn’t have the musty smell you sometimes experience when walking through the doors of a high street charity shop!). All the clothes are laundered, ironed and well presented.
A good range of classic designer dresses, suit jackets, tops and skirt separates from names such as Dior, Chanel, Miu Miu and Diane Von Furstenberg. Definitely worth a visit and a good browse for when you’ve got time on your hands to try and buy!
There’s a separate rail of one-​off customised designer tops by eco-​couture designers reVamp. All of the garments and accessories are created from recycled stock which comes in through the shop. Very green and eco-​friendly and a great way to stay up-​to-​the-​minute aswell as highlighting the benefits of reclaimed and vintage fashion.
reVamp aim to help lessen some of the environmental impact created by the fashion industry by sourcing existing materials to create new designs — not a bad philosophy at all!
From floral print dresses to trinket jewellery pieces, each item has been carefully handcrafted using existing materials to transform each piece into something special and unique.
Definitely worth a visit and a good browse for when you’ve got time on your hands to try and buy!

This is probably THE BEST charity shop in London! It is the best one I have ever been to. You know all those ball gowns that get worn once and then left in the back of a closet well… when the women get around to getting rid of the old gowns to make way for the new ones, the old ones end up here. We are talking worn once beautiful dresses here people! How about a pair of sling back heals by Coach for £40… not bad right? If you are looking to update your wardrobe on a budget, this should be your first stop.

If someone told you there was a place in London where you could pick up a pair of unused patent leather Louboutin ankle boots, retail value £500, price £80 you’d say they were high — or talking about the first day of the hallowed Selfridges sale — right? If someone told you that purchasing said Louboutins was, in fact, an act of altruism, you’d doubtless think they were out of their mind.
Cancer Research UK’s Marylebone High Street branch is just this blessed place. The daddy of all charity shops being one that turns up such gems as heels by Miu Miu, dresses by Diane Von Furstenberg and the occasional vintage piece so sublime you’d be hard pressed to find its equivalent at the unrivaled Alfie’s Antique Market.