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Mary Portas to open 15th Living & Giving Shop for Save the Children

Howard Lake | 2 September 2014 | News

Fashion entrepreneur Mary Portas will open the fifteenth of her Living & Giving Shops this week in London’s Islington. The new shop, at 138 Upper Street, will feature items donated by premium and luxury brands and retailers.

All profits from sales in store go directly to Save the Children.

Items on sale at its opening on Saturday 6 September include jewellery from Lestie Lee and Me & Zena, handbags from Sarah Forsyth, lighting and homeware from Pedlars, womenswear from Whistle & Wolf, Tiffany Rose and Lagom, tailored menswear from Thom Sweeney, and a collection of luxury men’s shoes from Mayfair cobbler Mr Hare.

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Cinema look in the redesign

The shop, a former bank, has been redesigned by interior designer Kate Monckton to look like a derelict picture house. This is a reflection of the area’s role in cinema history: Islington was once home to nearby Gainsborough Studios where Alfred Hitchcock started his career as a film director in the 1920s.

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Shop guru Mary Portas at the opening of mary’s living and giving shop in Westfield shopping centre, London. A new concept in charity shopping, mary’s living and giving shop supports three charities including Save the Children.

Mary Portas said:

I am thrilled to announce the opening of the newest edition to our Living & Giving shops.  Upper Street is a fabulous location and close to the heart of London’s creative industries. We are looking forward to getting to know our neighbours and creating a unique place where locals can get together and shop in an exciting new space.”.

Save the Children is appealing for more donations from residents, fashion houses and local artisans, as well as for local volunteers to work in the shop.

The charity is offering to everyone who brings a bag of donations on the opening weekend a goody bag filled with products from Neal’s Yard, Candy Kittens and Plenish cold-pressed organic juices.

How much have the shops raised?

Since the first Mary’s Living & Giving Shop for Save the Children opened in 2009, the shops have raised enough money to fund:

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