Such a hidden gem! The staff are wonderful, the overall selection of items is unmatched, and the…read moreprices are remarkable. I adore this shop.

Really cute selection of women's clothing upstairs! Items and men's clothing downstairs. I thought…read morethey had picked a wonderful selection of modern clothes for quite cheap. Large selection of books and some knifty trinkets. I bought a very cool princess rubber duck!

A small charity shop with quite a bit a variety for its size - very close to the South Kensington…read moreTube station. I'm sure most people come in here looking for the locals' cast-offs... and while there are a couple of slightly interesting pieces, this shop is certainly not a bevy of buried fashionista treasure. But you're a die-hard thrift store browser, I would definitely recommend persistence when it comes to this place - from what I can tell, they have a good influx of stock, and if you get here early, there's certainly a chance you'll find something worthwhile before it all gets picked over. In addition to clothes (and shoes), there's also a decent selection of books and accessories, as well as some home accents. Men should also know that there's a section for them as large as the women's - pretty unusual for such shops! If you have any interest in browsing charity shops, definitely stop in if you're in the area - it's so small it certainly won't take you long to have a look around!

My mom and I popped in here to see what items they had. They had decent stuff but the blonde woman…read morebehind the counter was beyond unfriendly. Everytime I looked up she was glaring at me and making it obvious there was some form of issue. She hovered around me looking at the racks and every-time I walked away from a rack she hurriedly went through and checked every Single item. It was like she thought I was stealing although I had not done anything to indicate such. Recommend literally any other charity shop, I can assure I've never had an experience like this before

You can tell by the pair of Jimmy Choo's in the window, that this charity shop has a little extra…read moreflair. Although the name is a little hard to read from the outside, because it's not up yet. You can find the shop by address or the letters that read "Ollamar Travel" in spray paint. There was a nice selection of coats and a few lovely dresses when I visited. I also found cute table top accessories, candle holders and pull out organizers that look like dresser draws. You can also donate your old clothing in-store.

It makes sense to shop in charity shops in affluent areas such as Chelsea…read more I got a beautiful silk top in here for £14 last week. I also spotted a beautiful suit by YSL for £80 but alas it wasn't my size. I love how they wrap your clothes in paper and put a little Oxfam sticker on it. For me the little details mean so much I also discovered a band of clothing which is on sale here called Junky styling a brand by two sisters who make clothes from recycled materials. There was a dress on sale here which was beautifully made from old trousers with red and white lining.

Fulham is a good quarter for charity shopping as they do have high quality stock for reasonable…read moreprices. I am talking of prices between £2-£10! As a fashion student I was working on a shirt project - what better place to find various shirts to a reasonable pricing - they gave me a special discount for it. This charity shop has less dressy things but more casual items, such as cardigans, hats, shirts, pullovers...From Mango, M&S to Missoni and Rocha. The staff is very friendly and you have to remind yourself they all do it on a voluntary basis. If you are getting rid of some of your old clothes, shoes or fan...make your way there and they are grateful for your contribution!

From the owner: FARA Charity Shops sell a wide range of well selected, high quality and good value items in our…read moreshops across London - all generously donated by FARA supporters. Filled with designer/high street men's and women's clothing and accessories, books, media, bric-a-brac, and small furniture, our shops and friendly shop teams raise funds for FARA's vitally needed programmes helping some of Romania's most vulnerable children and young people. Donations always welcome. Open seven days a week.

I'm not a big fan of vintage, so it's unsurprising that I left without buying anything. But if you…read morereally like vintage, and you really like designer brands (Hermes, Prada, etc) there's a pretty good selection here. They tend to label the pieces with gigantic tags that includes the brand name, year, and price. Downstairs is a Bargain Basement, and I seriously felt like I was going to get murdered there due to how small the room is and how low the ceiling are. If I'd gone missing, nobody would ever know... but seriously though, there's some more interesting stuff to browse through downstairs. I saw some Salvatore Ferragamo women's shoes.

"I got you babe. I got you babe." As I walked in the door, this is what Retromania informed me…read morewith the crooning voices of Sonny and Cher. No matter how hard they tried to convince me, however, I managed to evade the fingers of 'being got' in the elusive game of shop tag. What i mean by such convoluted words is that although Retromania was fine, it failed to get my attention in any way. A bit over priced with hats between 10 and 60 pounds, a Gianni Frattini dress at 100, and a slightly stained 30's-style dress at 70, I was not enchanted just like a Snow White who didn't eat her apple. Retromania's got your run-of-the-mill vintage and your run-of-the-other-mill "is it really worth this much?" prices. On the reverse-run-of-the-mill, the shop does have a good, funky feel to it and their music selection which went from Sonny and Cher into the Beatles was unobtrusively nice. Now like Ionesco, I'll write "I'm waiting for the aqueduct to come and see me at my windmill," because that involves very non-run-of-the-mill mill situations.

I get in an age where some of my friends get married. What I have not realised being invited to…read morethose individual romantic weddings, I always need to get an new dress, shoes, bag etc. This can be stressful in London, especially if you do not really have the budget to go mad with it. There is one place where my friend and I rock up, this is the Fara Charity Shop on New Kingsland Road. This place has stock over tow floors where you can find good bargains for their designer selection.I spend ages trying on different dresses. They had a beautiful long Ralph Lauren vintage dress and proper cashmere scarves as well as well cut jackets. Taming myself I opted for the Karen Millen dress finally, a designer where I always find squeezing myself into there very tight fitted frocks. But i managed somehow - (except forgetting to hold on my breath in the wedding photoshoot). Did I ever left the shop that day? After the shopkeeper told me several times over in a polite manner they are closing now. What I have is the shopping mania - I can't help myself.