A homelessness charity has been “gobsmacked” by an anonymous donation of £5,000 of designer clothes.
Staff and volunteers at Shelter Scotland’s shop on Union Street, Aberdeen, were amazed when boxes of suits, shirts, jumpers and shoes — featuring brands such as Vivienne Westwood, Peter Van Holland and Hope and Glory — were handed in.
All of the items are said to be in mint condition and many have never been worn and still have their original price tags on.
Shelter said the total value of the donation is estimated to be more than £5,000, and the clothes will now be sold at the shop at reduced prices to raise money to support homeless people.
The donation includes Energie boots worth £120 and Obvious and Peter Van Holland suits worth up to £350.
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Kylie Cooney, the shop manager, said: “We’ve been gobsmacked by this generous donation and can’t thank whoever donated it enough.”
In Aberdeen alone there were 1,282 homelessness applications last year, Shelter said.